Chords for Ray Charles - Mother
Tempo:
113.9 bpm
Chords used:
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Fm
Eb
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C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Db] [Ab] [C]
[E] [Fm]
[Db]
[G] [C] And I [Fm] surely still do miss my mother, doesn't matter [Db] how old that I grow.
Mother's [Eb] love will stay with me [E] all through life, no [Fm] matter where I go.
Ever since the Lord come and she left us, thoughts of [Db] her flow through me every day.
God has [Eb] taken her, but no [E] one could ever [Fm] take mother's love away.
[Eb]
Mama [Db] could be [C] strong, but you [Fm] knew that she loved you.
[Ab] She taught [Db] me how to walk [D] and talk and [Db] pray.
[C] [Abm] Since
[Bb] she's gone, all I have [Fm]
[Db] are those memories of those days.
[Bbm] And I think of the things that I [G] didn't get a chance [Ab] to say.
[Fm]
[Db]
[Eb] [E]
[Fm]
Thoughts of [Db] her flow through me every day.
God has [Eb] taken her, but no [E] one could ever [Fm] take mother's love away.
[C]
[Eb] Always [Db] there the first [C] thing [Fm] in the morning, yeah,
[Ab] making [Db] sure that I [D] got up for [Db] school.
[C] [Abm]
[Bb] Get yourself ready to go, she [D] said.
[Db] Go to class and learn some more.
[G] And remember that there's no one in the world better [Ab] than you.
That's why I miss my mama.
And I [Fm] surely still do miss my mother, doesn't [Db] matter how old that I grow.
Mother's [Eb] love will stay with me [E] all through [Fm] life, no matter where I go.
Ever since the Lord come and she left us, thoughts of her [Db] flow through me every day.
God has [Eb] taken her, but no [E] one could ever take [Fm] mother's love away.
[Ab]
[Bbm] There [Eb] ain't no blues [Ab] that haven't written.
[Fm] Oh no,
[G] [C] that couldn't make me [Fm] feel this way.
Well,
[Db] I lost [C] the one that [Fm] was there for me all [Abm] my life.
[Bbm] The day [Cm] that [Db] love took my [D] mother
[Eb] away.
[C] Oh no, I [Fm] miss my mother.
Oh, I miss my mother.
Doesn't [Db] matter how old that I grow.
[Eb] Mother's love will stay with me [E] all through life, no [Fm] matter where I go.
Ever since the Lord come and she left us, thoughts of her [Db] flow through me [Ab] every day.
God has [Eb] taken her, but no [E] one could ever take [Fm] mother's love away.
And I surely still do miss my mother, [Bbm] doesn't matter [Db] how old that I grow.
Mother's [Eb] love will stay with [E]
[Fm] me all through life, no matter where I go.
Ever since the Lord come and she left us, thoughts of her [Db] flow through me every day.
God has [Eb] taken her, but [E] no one [Fm] could ever take mother's love away.
And I surely still do miss my mother, [Bbm] doesn't matter how [Db] old that I grow.
[Bb] Mother's love will [Eb] stay with me [Bbm] all through life, no matter where I go.
Ever since the Lord come and she left us, thoughts of her flow through me every day.
God has taken her, but no one could ever take mother's love away.
[N]
[E] [Fm]
[Db]
[G] [C] And I [Fm] surely still do miss my mother, doesn't matter [Db] how old that I grow.
Mother's [Eb] love will stay with me [E] all through life, no [Fm] matter where I go.
Ever since the Lord come and she left us, thoughts of [Db] her flow through me every day.
God has [Eb] taken her, but no [E] one could ever [Fm] take mother's love away.
[Eb]
Mama [Db] could be [C] strong, but you [Fm] knew that she loved you.
[Ab] She taught [Db] me how to walk [D] and talk and [Db] pray.
[C] [Abm] Since
[Bb] she's gone, all I have [Fm]
[Db] are those memories of those days.
[Bbm] And I think of the things that I [G] didn't get a chance [Ab] to say.
[Fm]
[Db]
[Eb] [E]
[Fm]
Thoughts of [Db] her flow through me every day.
God has [Eb] taken her, but no [E] one could ever [Fm] take mother's love away.
[C]
[Eb] Always [Db] there the first [C] thing [Fm] in the morning, yeah,
[Ab] making [Db] sure that I [D] got up for [Db] school.
[C] [Abm]
[Bb] Get yourself ready to go, she [D] said.
[Db] Go to class and learn some more.
[G] And remember that there's no one in the world better [Ab] than you.
That's why I miss my mama.
And I [Fm] surely still do miss my mother, doesn't [Db] matter how old that I grow.
Mother's [Eb] love will stay with me [E] all through [Fm] life, no matter where I go.
Ever since the Lord come and she left us, thoughts of her [Db] flow through me every day.
God has [Eb] taken her, but no [E] one could ever take [Fm] mother's love away.
[Ab]
[Bbm] There [Eb] ain't no blues [Ab] that haven't written.
[Fm] Oh no,
[G] [C] that couldn't make me [Fm] feel this way.
Well,
[Db] I lost [C] the one that [Fm] was there for me all [Abm] my life.
[Bbm] The day [Cm] that [Db] love took my [D] mother
[Eb] away.
[C] Oh no, I [Fm] miss my mother.
Oh, I miss my mother.
Doesn't [Db] matter how old that I grow.
[Eb] Mother's love will stay with me [E] all through life, no [Fm] matter where I go.
Ever since the Lord come and she left us, thoughts of her [Db] flow through me [Ab] every day.
God has [Eb] taken her, but no [E] one could ever take [Fm] mother's love away.
And I surely still do miss my mother, [Bbm] doesn't matter [Db] how old that I grow.
Mother's [Eb] love will stay with [E]
[Fm] me all through life, no matter where I go.
Ever since the Lord come and she left us, thoughts of her [Db] flow through me every day.
God has [Eb] taken her, but [E] no one [Fm] could ever take mother's love away.
And I surely still do miss my mother, [Bbm] doesn't matter how [Db] old that I grow.
[Bb] Mother's love will [Eb] stay with me [Bbm] all through life, no matter where I go.
Ever since the Lord come and she left us, thoughts of her flow through me every day.
God has taken her, but no one could ever take mother's love away.
[N]
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[Db] _ _ _ [Ab] _ [C] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ And I [Fm] surely still do miss my mother, doesn't matter [Db] how old that I grow.
Mother's [Eb] love will stay with me [E] all through life, no [Fm] matter where I go.
Ever since the Lord come and she left us, thoughts of [Db] her flow through me every day.
God has [Eb] taken her, but no [E] one could ever [Fm] take mother's love away.
_ [Eb] _
_ _ Mama [Db] could be [C] strong, but you [Fm] knew that she loved you. _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ She taught [Db] me how to walk [D] and talk and [Db] pray.
_ _ _ [C] _ [Abm] Since _
[Bb] she's gone, all I have _ [Fm]
[Db] are those memories of those days. _
[Bbm] And I think of the things that I [G] didn't get a chance [Ab] to say. _ _ _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Thoughts of [Db] her flow through me every day.
God has [Eb] taken her, but no [E] _ one could ever [Fm] take mother's love away.
_ [C] _
[Eb] _ _ Always [Db] there the first [C] thing [Fm] in the morning, _ _ yeah, _
[Ab] _ _ making [Db] sure that I [D] got up for [Db] school.
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [Abm] _ _
[Bb] Get yourself ready to go, she [D] said.
[Db] Go to class and learn some more. _ _
[G] And remember that there's no one in the world better [Ab] than you.
That's why I miss my mama.
And I [Fm] surely still do miss my mother, doesn't [Db] matter how old that I grow.
_ Mother's [Eb] love will stay with me [E] all through _ [Fm] life, no matter where _ I go.
Ever since the Lord come and she left us, thoughts of her [Db] flow through me every day.
_ God has [Eb] taken her, but no [E] one could ever take [Fm] _ mother's love away.
_ _ [Ab] _ _
[Bbm] _ _ There [Eb] ain't no blues [Ab] that haven't written.
_ _ [Fm] Oh no, _
[G] _ _ _ [C] that couldn't make me [Fm] feel this way.
_ Well, _ _
[Db] _ I lost [C] the one that [Fm] was there for me all [Abm] my life.
[Bbm] The day [Cm] that [Db] love took my [D] mother _
[Eb] away.
_ _ [C] Oh no, I [Fm] _ miss my mother.
Oh, I miss my mother.
Doesn't [Db] matter how old that I grow. _ _
[Eb] Mother's love will stay with me [E] all through life, no [Fm] matter where _ I go.
Ever since the Lord come and she left _ us, thoughts of her [Db] flow through me [Ab] every day.
God has [Eb] taken her, but no [E] one could ever take [Fm] _ mother's love _ away.
And I surely still do miss my mother, _ [Bbm] doesn't matter [Db] how old that I grow.
Mother's [Eb] love will stay with _ [E] _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ me all through life, no matter where I go.
Ever since the Lord come and she left us, thoughts of her [Db] flow through me every day.
_ God has [Eb] taken her, but _ [E] _ _ no one [Fm] could ever take mother's love away.
And I surely still do miss my mother, [Bbm] doesn't matter how [Db] old that I grow.
[Bb] Mother's love will [Eb] stay with me [Bbm] all through life, no _ matter where I go.
Ever since the Lord come and she left us, thoughts of her flow through me every day.
God has taken her, but no one could ever take mother's love away. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
[E] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ And I [Fm] surely still do miss my mother, doesn't matter [Db] how old that I grow.
Mother's [Eb] love will stay with me [E] all through life, no [Fm] matter where I go.
Ever since the Lord come and she left us, thoughts of [Db] her flow through me every day.
God has [Eb] taken her, but no [E] one could ever [Fm] take mother's love away.
_ [Eb] _
_ _ Mama [Db] could be [C] strong, but you [Fm] knew that she loved you. _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ She taught [Db] me how to walk [D] and talk and [Db] pray.
_ _ _ [C] _ [Abm] Since _
[Bb] she's gone, all I have _ [Fm]
[Db] are those memories of those days. _
[Bbm] And I think of the things that I [G] didn't get a chance [Ab] to say. _ _ _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Thoughts of [Db] her flow through me every day.
God has [Eb] taken her, but no [E] _ one could ever [Fm] take mother's love away.
_ [C] _
[Eb] _ _ Always [Db] there the first [C] thing [Fm] in the morning, _ _ yeah, _
[Ab] _ _ making [Db] sure that I [D] got up for [Db] school.
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [Abm] _ _
[Bb] Get yourself ready to go, she [D] said.
[Db] Go to class and learn some more. _ _
[G] And remember that there's no one in the world better [Ab] than you.
That's why I miss my mama.
And I [Fm] surely still do miss my mother, doesn't [Db] matter how old that I grow.
_ Mother's [Eb] love will stay with me [E] all through _ [Fm] life, no matter where _ I go.
Ever since the Lord come and she left us, thoughts of her [Db] flow through me every day.
_ God has [Eb] taken her, but no [E] one could ever take [Fm] _ mother's love away.
_ _ [Ab] _ _
[Bbm] _ _ There [Eb] ain't no blues [Ab] that haven't written.
_ _ [Fm] Oh no, _
[G] _ _ _ [C] that couldn't make me [Fm] feel this way.
_ Well, _ _
[Db] _ I lost [C] the one that [Fm] was there for me all [Abm] my life.
[Bbm] The day [Cm] that [Db] love took my [D] mother _
[Eb] away.
_ _ [C] Oh no, I [Fm] _ miss my mother.
Oh, I miss my mother.
Doesn't [Db] matter how old that I grow. _ _
[Eb] Mother's love will stay with me [E] all through life, no [Fm] matter where _ I go.
Ever since the Lord come and she left _ us, thoughts of her [Db] flow through me [Ab] every day.
God has [Eb] taken her, but no [E] one could ever take [Fm] _ mother's love _ away.
And I surely still do miss my mother, _ [Bbm] doesn't matter [Db] how old that I grow.
Mother's [Eb] love will stay with _ [E] _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ me all through life, no matter where I go.
Ever since the Lord come and she left us, thoughts of her [Db] flow through me every day.
_ God has [Eb] taken her, but _ [E] _ _ no one [Fm] could ever take mother's love away.
And I surely still do miss my mother, [Bbm] doesn't matter how [Db] old that I grow.
[Bb] Mother's love will [Eb] stay with me [Bbm] all through life, no _ matter where I go.
Ever since the Lord come and she left us, thoughts of her flow through me every day.
God has taken her, but no one could ever take mother's love away. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _