Chords for mothers daughters wives.wmv
Tempo:
131.25 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
D
Am
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G]
[C] [G]
[C] [Em] [Dm]
[C] [Fm] [D]
[G] The first time it was fathers, the last time it [D] was sons
[G] And in between your husbands [C] marched away with drums [D] and guns
[G] And you never thought to question, [C] you just went on [G] with your lives
[C] Cos all [G] they taught [Am] you who to be [C] was mothers, [D] daughters, wives
[G] You can only just remember the tears your [D] mothers shed
[G] As they sat and read their papers [C] through the lists and [D] lists of dead
[G] And the gold frames held the photographs [C] that mothers kissed [G] each night
[C] And the door [G] frames [Am] held the shocked and [C] silent strangers [D] from the fight
[G] And the first time it was fathers, the last time it [D] was sons
[G] And in between your husbands [C] marched away with [D] drums and guns
[G] And you never thought to question, [C] you just went on [G] with your lives
[C] Cos all they [Am] taught you who to be [C] was mothers, [D] daughters, wives
And [G] it was twenty-one years later with children [D] of your own
[G] The trumpet sounded once again [C] and the soldier boys [D] were gone
[G] And you drove their trucks and made their guns [C] and tended to [G] their wounds
[C] And at night you kissed [Am] their photographs [C] and prayed for safe [D]
returns
[G] And after it was over you had to [D] learn again
[G] To be just wives and mothers [C] when you'd done the work [D] of men
[G] So you worked to help the needy [C] and you never trod [G] on toes
[C] And the [G] photos on [Am] the pianos [C] struck a happy [D] family pose
[G] And the first time it was fathers, the last time it [D] was sons
[G] And in between your husbands marched [C] away with drums [D] and guns
[G] And you never thought to question, [C] you just went on with [G] your lives
[C] Cos all they taught [Am] you who to be [C] was mothers, [D] daughters, wives
And [G] then your daughters grew to women and your little boys [D] to men
[G] And you prayed that you were dreaming [C] when the call-up [D] came again
[G] But you proudly smiled, you teased [C] as they bravely waved [G] goodbye
[C] And the [G] photos on [Am] the mantelpieces [C] always [D] made you cry
[G] And now you're getting older and in time the [D] photos fade
[G] And in widowhood you sit back [C] and reflect on the [D]
[G] pervasive memories
[C] As your daughters [G] changed their lives, [C] seeing more to [Am] our existence
Than [C] just mothers, daughters, [D]
wives
[G] But the first time it was fathers, the last time it [D] was sons
[G] And in between your husbands marched [C] away with drums [D] and guns
[G] And you never thought to question, you [C] just went on with your [G] lives
[C] Cos all they taught [Am] you who to be [C] was mothers, daughters, [D] wives
And you [G] believed them
[C] [G]
[C] [Em] [Dm]
[C] [Fm] [D]
[G] The first time it was fathers, the last time it [D] was sons
[G] And in between your husbands [C] marched away with drums [D] and guns
[G] And you never thought to question, [C] you just went on [G] with your lives
[C] Cos all [G] they taught [Am] you who to be [C] was mothers, [D] daughters, wives
[G] You can only just remember the tears your [D] mothers shed
[G] As they sat and read their papers [C] through the lists and [D] lists of dead
[G] And the gold frames held the photographs [C] that mothers kissed [G] each night
[C] And the door [G] frames [Am] held the shocked and [C] silent strangers [D] from the fight
[G] And the first time it was fathers, the last time it [D] was sons
[G] And in between your husbands [C] marched away with [D] drums and guns
[G] And you never thought to question, [C] you just went on [G] with your lives
[C] Cos all they [Am] taught you who to be [C] was mothers, [D] daughters, wives
And [G] it was twenty-one years later with children [D] of your own
[G] The trumpet sounded once again [C] and the soldier boys [D] were gone
[G] And you drove their trucks and made their guns [C] and tended to [G] their wounds
[C] And at night you kissed [Am] their photographs [C] and prayed for safe [D]
returns
[G] And after it was over you had to [D] learn again
[G] To be just wives and mothers [C] when you'd done the work [D] of men
[G] So you worked to help the needy [C] and you never trod [G] on toes
[C] And the [G] photos on [Am] the pianos [C] struck a happy [D] family pose
[G] And the first time it was fathers, the last time it [D] was sons
[G] And in between your husbands marched [C] away with drums [D] and guns
[G] And you never thought to question, [C] you just went on with [G] your lives
[C] Cos all they taught [Am] you who to be [C] was mothers, [D] daughters, wives
And [G] then your daughters grew to women and your little boys [D] to men
[G] And you prayed that you were dreaming [C] when the call-up [D] came again
[G] But you proudly smiled, you teased [C] as they bravely waved [G] goodbye
[C] And the [G] photos on [Am] the mantelpieces [C] always [D] made you cry
[G] And now you're getting older and in time the [D] photos fade
[G] And in widowhood you sit back [C] and reflect on the [D]
[G] pervasive memories
[C] As your daughters [G] changed their lives, [C] seeing more to [Am] our existence
Than [C] just mothers, daughters, [D]
wives
[G] But the first time it was fathers, the last time it [D] was sons
[G] And in between your husbands marched [C] away with drums [D] and guns
[G] And you never thought to question, you [C] just went on with your [G] lives
[C] Cos all they taught [Am] you who to be [C] was mothers, daughters, [D] wives
And you [G] believed them
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[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ [C] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] The first time it was fathers, the last time it [D] was sons
_ [G] And in between your husbands [C] marched away with drums [D] and guns
[G] And you never _ thought to question, [C] you just went on [G] with your _ lives
[C] Cos all [G] they taught [Am] you who to be [C] was mothers, [D] daughters, _ wives _ _ _
[G] You can only just remember the tears your [D] mothers shed
[G] As they sat and read their papers _ [C] through the lists and [D] lists of _ dead
[G] And the gold frames held the photographs [C] that mothers kissed [G] each _ night
[C] And the door [G] frames [Am] held the shocked and [C] silent strangers [D] from the _ fight
_ _ _ [G] And the first time it was fathers, the last time it [D] was sons
_ [G] And in between your husbands [C] marched away with [D] drums and guns
[G] And you never _ thought to question, [C] you just went on [G] with your _ lives
[C] Cos all they [Am] taught you who to be [C] was mothers, [D] daughters, _ _ wives _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
And [G] it was twenty-one years later with children [D] of your _ own
[G] The trumpet sounded once again [C] and the soldier boys [D] were gone
[G] And you drove their trucks and made their guns [C] and tended to [G] their _ wounds
[C] And at night you kissed [Am] their photographs [C] and prayed for safe [D] _ _
returns
[G] And after it was _ over you had to [D] learn again
[G] To be just wives and mothers [C] when you'd done the work [D] of men
[G] So you worked to help the _ needy [C] and you never trod [G] on _ toes
[C] And the [G] photos on [Am] the _ pianos [C] struck a happy [D] family pose
_ _ _ _ [G] And the first time it was fathers, the last time it [D] was sons
[G] And in between your husbands marched [C] away with drums [D] and guns
_ [G] And you never thought to question, [C] you just went on with [G] your _ lives
[C] Cos all they taught [Am] you who to be [C] was mothers, _ [D] daughters, _ wives _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
And [G] then your daughters grew to women _ and your little boys [D] to men
[G] And you prayed that you were dreaming _ [C] when the call-up [D] came again
[G] But you proudly smiled, you teased [C] as they bravely waved [G] goodbye _ _
[C] And the [G] photos on [Am] the _ mantelpieces [C] always _ [D] made you cry _
[G] And now you're getting older _ and in time the [D] photos fade
[G] And in _ widowhood you sit back [C] and reflect on the [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ pervasive _ memories
[C] As your daughters [G] changed their lives, [C] seeing more to [Am] our existence
Than [C] just mothers, daughters, [D] _ _ _
_ wives
_ [G] But the first time it was fathers, the last time it [D] was sons
[G] And in between your husbands marched [C] away with drums [D] and guns
[G] And you never thought to question, you [C] just went on with your [G] _ lives
[C] Cos all they taught [Am] you who to be [C] was mothers, daughters, [D] _ _ _ _ wives _
_ _ _ _ _ _ And you [G] _ believed them _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ [C] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] The first time it was fathers, the last time it [D] was sons
_ [G] And in between your husbands [C] marched away with drums [D] and guns
[G] And you never _ thought to question, [C] you just went on [G] with your _ lives
[C] Cos all [G] they taught [Am] you who to be [C] was mothers, [D] daughters, _ wives _ _ _
[G] You can only just remember the tears your [D] mothers shed
[G] As they sat and read their papers _ [C] through the lists and [D] lists of _ dead
[G] And the gold frames held the photographs [C] that mothers kissed [G] each _ night
[C] And the door [G] frames [Am] held the shocked and [C] silent strangers [D] from the _ fight
_ _ _ [G] And the first time it was fathers, the last time it [D] was sons
_ [G] And in between your husbands [C] marched away with [D] drums and guns
[G] And you never _ thought to question, [C] you just went on [G] with your _ lives
[C] Cos all they [Am] taught you who to be [C] was mothers, [D] daughters, _ _ wives _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
And [G] it was twenty-one years later with children [D] of your _ own
[G] The trumpet sounded once again [C] and the soldier boys [D] were gone
[G] And you drove their trucks and made their guns [C] and tended to [G] their _ wounds
[C] And at night you kissed [Am] their photographs [C] and prayed for safe [D] _ _
returns
[G] And after it was _ over you had to [D] learn again
[G] To be just wives and mothers [C] when you'd done the work [D] of men
[G] So you worked to help the _ needy [C] and you never trod [G] on _ toes
[C] And the [G] photos on [Am] the _ pianos [C] struck a happy [D] family pose
_ _ _ _ [G] And the first time it was fathers, the last time it [D] was sons
[G] And in between your husbands marched [C] away with drums [D] and guns
_ [G] And you never thought to question, [C] you just went on with [G] your _ lives
[C] Cos all they taught [Am] you who to be [C] was mothers, _ [D] daughters, _ wives _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
And [G] then your daughters grew to women _ and your little boys [D] to men
[G] And you prayed that you were dreaming _ [C] when the call-up [D] came again
[G] But you proudly smiled, you teased [C] as they bravely waved [G] goodbye _ _
[C] And the [G] photos on [Am] the _ mantelpieces [C] always _ [D] made you cry _
[G] And now you're getting older _ and in time the [D] photos fade
[G] And in _ widowhood you sit back [C] and reflect on the [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ pervasive _ memories
[C] As your daughters [G] changed their lives, [C] seeing more to [Am] our existence
Than [C] just mothers, daughters, [D] _ _ _
_ wives
_ [G] But the first time it was fathers, the last time it [D] was sons
[G] And in between your husbands marched [C] away with drums [D] and guns
[G] And you never thought to question, you [C] just went on with your [G] _ lives
[C] Cos all they taught [Am] you who to be [C] was mothers, daughters, [D] _ _ _ _ wives _
_ _ _ _ _ _ And you [G] _ believed them _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _