Chords for Motherless Children - cover Dave Van Ronk
Tempo:
117.1 bpm
Chords used:
A
Am
D
E
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] [Am]
[B] [A]
[G]
[A]
[Am] [A]
[B] [A]
[Bm] [A]
Motherless children have [D] a [Am] hard time when your [A] mother is dead.
[E] They
[A] haven't got any place to [D] go, you know they're wandering [Am] around from [F#] door to door.
[B] [Am] Motherless children [D] have a [Am] hard time when your mother is [A] dead.
Some people say [D] that your sister [Am] will do when your [A] mother is dead.
Some people say that your sister will do when your mother [E] is dead.
[A] Some people say that your sister will do [D] soon as she's married, [Am] turn her back on you.
Motherless [D] children have a [Am] hard time [A] when your mother is dead.
Your daddy will do the [D] best [Am] he can when your [G] mother is [A] dead.
Your daddy will do the best he can when your [E] mother is dead.
[A] Your daddy will do the best he can, [D] but there's so many [Am] things your daddy [F#] can't [B] understand.
[A] Motherless [D] children have a [Am] hard time [A] when your mother is dead.
Your wife or your husband [D] will be good to [Am] you when your mother is [A] dead.
Your wife or your husband will be good to you when your mother [E] is dead.
[A] Your wife or your husband will be good to you, [D] but nobody loves you [Am] like your mother do.
Motherless children [D] have a [Am] hard time [A] when your mother is dead.
Dig my grave [D] with [A] a bloody spade [G] when I'm [A] dead.
Dig my grave with a bloody spade when [C#m] I'm [E] dead.
[A] Dig my grave with a bloody spade, [D] at least [Am] make sure that the [F#] digger gets paid.
[Am]
Motherless children [D] have a [Am] hard [A] time when your mother is dead.
Jesus will be [D] a mother [Am] to [B] you when your [A] mother is dead.
Jesus will be a mother to you when your mother [E] is dead.
[A] Jesus will be a mother to [D] you, trials and [Am] tribulations he'll [F#] see you through.
[Am] Motherless [G#] children [D] have a [A] hard time when your mother is dead.
[Em]
[Bm]
[B] [A]
[G]
[A]
[Am] [A]
[B] [A]
[Bm] [A]
Motherless children have [D] a [Am] hard time when your [A] mother is dead.
[E] They
[A] haven't got any place to [D] go, you know they're wandering [Am] around from [F#] door to door.
[B] [Am] Motherless children [D] have a [Am] hard time when your mother is [A] dead.
Some people say [D] that your sister [Am] will do when your [A] mother is dead.
Some people say that your sister will do when your mother [E] is dead.
[A] Some people say that your sister will do [D] soon as she's married, [Am] turn her back on you.
Motherless [D] children have a [Am] hard time [A] when your mother is dead.
Your daddy will do the [D] best [Am] he can when your [G] mother is [A] dead.
Your daddy will do the best he can when your [E] mother is dead.
[A] Your daddy will do the best he can, [D] but there's so many [Am] things your daddy [F#] can't [B] understand.
[A] Motherless [D] children have a [Am] hard time [A] when your mother is dead.
Your wife or your husband [D] will be good to [Am] you when your mother is [A] dead.
Your wife or your husband will be good to you when your mother [E] is dead.
[A] Your wife or your husband will be good to you, [D] but nobody loves you [Am] like your mother do.
Motherless children [D] have a [Am] hard time [A] when your mother is dead.
Dig my grave [D] with [A] a bloody spade [G] when I'm [A] dead.
Dig my grave with a bloody spade when [C#m] I'm [E] dead.
[A] Dig my grave with a bloody spade, [D] at least [Am] make sure that the [F#] digger gets paid.
[Am]
Motherless children [D] have a [Am] hard [A] time when your mother is dead.
Jesus will be [D] a mother [Am] to [B] you when your [A] mother is dead.
Jesus will be a mother to you when your mother [E] is dead.
[A] Jesus will be a mother to [D] you, trials and [Am] tribulations he'll [F#] see you through.
[Am] Motherless [G#] children [D] have a [A] hard time when your mother is dead.
[Em]
[Bm]
Key:
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Am
D
E
B
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_ Motherless children have [D] a [Am] hard time when your [A] mother is dead. _ _ _
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_ _ [E] _ _ They _ _
_ _ [A] _ haven't got any place to [D] go, you know they're wandering [Am] around from [F#] door to door.
[B] _ [Am] Motherless children [D] have a [Am] hard time when your mother is [A] dead. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Some people say [D] that your sister [Am] will do when your [A] mother is dead. _ _
_ Some people say that your sister will do when your mother [E] is dead. _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] Some people say that your sister will do [D] soon as she's married, [Am] turn her back on you.
_ Motherless [D] children have a [Am] hard time [A] when your mother is dead. _ _
Your daddy will do the [D] best [Am] he can when your [G] mother is [A] dead. _ _
Your daddy will do the best he can when your [E] mother is dead. _ _ _
_ _ [A] Your daddy will do the best he can, [D] but there's so many [Am] things your daddy [F#] can't [B] understand.
[A] _ Motherless [D] children have a [Am] hard time [A] when your mother is dead. _ _ _
Your wife or your husband [D] will be good to [Am] you when your mother is [A] dead. _
Your wife or your husband will be good to you when your mother [E] is dead. _ _ _ _
_ [A] Your wife or your husband will be good to you, [D] but nobody loves you [Am] like your mother do.
_ Motherless children [D] have a [Am] hard time [A] when your mother is dead. _ _ _
Dig my grave [D] with [A] a bloody spade [G] when I'm [A] dead. _ _
Dig my grave with a bloody spade when [C#m] I'm [E] dead. _ _ _ _
[A] Dig my grave with a bloody spade, [D] at least [Am] make sure that the [F#] digger gets paid.
[Am] _
Motherless children [D] have a [Am] hard [A] time when your mother is dead.
_ _ _ Jesus will be [D] a mother [Am] to [B] you when your [A] mother is dead.
_ _ _ Jesus will be a mother to you when your mother [E] is dead.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] Jesus will be a mother to [D] you, trials and [Am] tribulations he'll [F#] see you through.
[Am] _ Motherless [G#] children [D] have a [A] hard time when your mother is dead. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ Motherless children have [D] a [Am] hard time when your [A] mother is dead. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ They _ _
_ _ [A] _ haven't got any place to [D] go, you know they're wandering [Am] around from [F#] door to door.
[B] _ [Am] Motherless children [D] have a [Am] hard time when your mother is [A] dead. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Some people say [D] that your sister [Am] will do when your [A] mother is dead. _ _
_ Some people say that your sister will do when your mother [E] is dead. _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] Some people say that your sister will do [D] soon as she's married, [Am] turn her back on you.
_ Motherless [D] children have a [Am] hard time [A] when your mother is dead. _ _
Your daddy will do the [D] best [Am] he can when your [G] mother is [A] dead. _ _
Your daddy will do the best he can when your [E] mother is dead. _ _ _
_ _ [A] Your daddy will do the best he can, [D] but there's so many [Am] things your daddy [F#] can't [B] understand.
[A] _ Motherless [D] children have a [Am] hard time [A] when your mother is dead. _ _ _
Your wife or your husband [D] will be good to [Am] you when your mother is [A] dead. _
Your wife or your husband will be good to you when your mother [E] is dead. _ _ _ _
_ [A] Your wife or your husband will be good to you, [D] but nobody loves you [Am] like your mother do.
_ Motherless children [D] have a [Am] hard time [A] when your mother is dead. _ _ _
Dig my grave [D] with [A] a bloody spade [G] when I'm [A] dead. _ _
Dig my grave with a bloody spade when [C#m] I'm [E] dead. _ _ _ _
[A] Dig my grave with a bloody spade, [D] at least [Am] make sure that the [F#] digger gets paid.
[Am] _
Motherless children [D] have a [Am] hard [A] time when your mother is dead.
_ _ _ Jesus will be [D] a mother [Am] to [B] you when your [A] mother is dead.
_ _ _ Jesus will be a mother to you when your mother [E] is dead.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] Jesus will be a mother to [D] you, trials and [Am] tribulations he'll [F#] see you through.
[Am] _ Motherless [G#] children [D] have a [A] hard time when your mother is dead. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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