Chords for Ray Charles - Mother with lyrics
Tempo:
114.15 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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And [Fm] I sure still do miss my mother, doesn't [Db] matter how old that I grow, Mother's love [Eb] will stay with me [E] all through life, no [Fm] matter where I go.
Ever since the Lord called when she left us, thoughts of her [Db] flow through me every day, God has [Eb] taken her but no [E] one could help but [Fm] acknowledge.
[Eb] Mama could [Db] be strong [C] but you knew [Fm] that she loved you,
[Ab] she taught me [Db] how to walk and [D] talk and [Db] pray, yeah.
[C]
[Abm] [Bb] Since she's gone all I have [Fm] [Db] are those memories of those days, [Bbm] and I think of the things that I didn't [G] get a [Ab] chance to say.
And I [Fm] sure 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 life, no [Fm]
matter where I go.
Ever since the Lord called when she left us, thoughts of [Db] her flow through me every day, God has [Eb] taken her but no [E] one could help but [Fm] acknowledge.
My mama's love always [C] there [Eb] [Db] the first [C] thing [Fm] in the morning, yeah, [Ab] making [Db] sure that I [D] got up for [Db] school.
[C]
[Abm] Get [Bb] yourself ready to go, she [Fm] 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] sure still do 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 called when she left us, thoughts of her [Db] flow through me every day, God has [Eb] taken her but no [E] one could help but [Fm] acknowledge.
There [Ab] [Bbm] [Eb] ain't no blues [Ab] that have been written [Fm]
enough [G] that [C] could make me [Fm] feel this way.
Well, [Db] I [C] lost the one that [Fm] was there for me [Abm] all my life, [Bbm] the [Cm] day the [Db] Lord took my [D] mother [Eb] away.
[C]
And I [Fm] sure still do miss my mother, [Db] doesn't 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 called when she left us, [Db] thoughts of her flow through me [Ab] every [Db] day, God has [Eb] taken her but [E] no one could help but [Fm] acknowledge.
[Db]
[Eb] [E]
I [Fm] lost the one that was there for me all my life, the day the Lord
[Db] took
[Eb] [E] my mother away.
[Fm]
And I sure still do miss my mother, [F] [Bbm] doesn't matter [Db] how old that I [G] grow, Mother's love will stay with me all through life, no [Db] matter [Eb] [Gb] where I go.
Ever since the Lord called when she left us, thoughts of her flow through me every day, God has taken her but no one could help but acknowledge.
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And [Fm] I sure still do miss my mother, doesn't [Db] matter how old that I grow, Mother's love [Eb] will stay with me [E] all through life, no [Fm] matter where I go.
Ever since the Lord called when she left us, thoughts of her [Db] flow through me every day, God has [Eb] taken her but no [E] one could help but [Fm] acknowledge.
[Eb] Mama could [Db] be strong [C] but you knew [Fm] that she loved you,
[Ab] she taught me [Db] how to walk and [D] talk and [Db] pray, yeah.
[C]
[Abm] [Bb] Since she's gone all I have [Fm] [Db] are those memories of those days, [Bbm] and I think of the things that I didn't [G] get a [Ab] chance to say.
And I [Fm] sure 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 life, no [Fm]
matter where I go.
Ever since the Lord called when she left us, thoughts of [Db] her flow through me every day, God has [Eb] taken her but no [E] one could help but [Fm] acknowledge.
My mama's love always [C] there [Eb] [Db] the first [C] thing [Fm] in the morning, yeah, [Ab] making [Db] sure that I [D] got up for [Db] school.
[C]
[Abm] Get [Bb] yourself ready to go, she [Fm] 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] sure still do 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 called when she left us, thoughts of her [Db] flow through me every day, God has [Eb] taken her but no [E] one could help but [Fm] acknowledge.
There [Ab] [Bbm] [Eb] ain't no blues [Ab] that have been written [Fm]
enough [G] that [C] could make me [Fm] feel this way.
Well, [Db] I [C] lost the one that [Fm] was there for me [Abm] all my life, [Bbm] the [Cm] day the [Db] Lord took my [D] mother [Eb] away.
[C]
And I [Fm] sure still do miss my mother, [Db] doesn't 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 called when she left us, [Db] thoughts of her flow through me [Ab] every [Db] day, God has [Eb] taken her but [E] no one could help but [Fm] acknowledge.
[Db]
[Eb] [E]
I [Fm] lost the one that was there for me all my life, the day the Lord
[Db] took
[Eb] [E] my mother away.
[Fm]
And I sure still do miss my mother, [F] [Bbm] doesn't matter [Db] how old that I [G] grow, Mother's love will stay with me all through life, no [Db] matter [Eb] [Gb] where I go.
Ever since the Lord called when she left us, thoughts of her flow through me every day, God has taken her but no one could help but acknowledge.
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And [Fm] I sure still do miss my mother, doesn't [Db] matter how old that I grow, Mother's love [Eb] will stay with me [E] all through life, no [Fm] matter where I go. _
Ever since the Lord called when she left us, thoughts of her [Db] flow through me every day, God has [Eb] taken her but no [E] one could help but [Fm] acknowledge. _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ Mama could [Db] be strong [C] but you knew [Fm] that she loved you, _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ she taught me [Db] how to walk and [D] talk and [Db] pray, _ yeah.
[C] _ _
[Abm] _ [Bb] Since she's gone all I have _ [Fm] [Db] are those memories of those days, _ [Bbm] and I think of the things that I didn't [G] get a [Ab] chance to say. _ _ _
And I [Fm] sure 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 life, no _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
matter where I go.
Ever since the Lord called when she left us, thoughts of [Db] her flow through me every day, God has [Eb] taken her but no [E] one could help but [Fm] acknowledge.
My mama's love always _ [C] there [Eb] _ _ _ [Db] the first [C] thing [Fm] in the morning, _ _ yeah, _ [Ab] _ _ making [Db] sure that I [D] got up for [Db] school.
_ _ _ [C] _ _
[Abm] Get [Bb] yourself ready to go, she [Fm] 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] sure still do 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 called when she left us, thoughts of her [Db] flow through me every day, _ God has [Eb] taken her but no [E] one could help but [Fm] acknowledge.
_ _ _ There _ [Ab] _ [Bbm] _ _ _ [Eb] ain't no blues [Ab] that have been written _ [Fm] _
enough _ [G] that _ _ [C] could make me [Fm] feel this way. _ _ _
Well, [Db] _ _ I [C] lost the one that [Fm] was there for me [Abm] all my life, [Bbm] the [Cm] day the [Db] Lord took my [D] mother _ [Eb] _ away.
_ [C] _
And I [Fm] sure still do miss my mother, _ _ [Db] doesn't 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 called when she left us, [Db] thoughts of her flow through me [Ab] every [Db] day, God has [Eb] taken her but [E] no one could help but [Fm] acknowledge. _ _ _ _
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I [Fm] lost the one that was there for me all my life, the _ day the Lord _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [E] my mother away.
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _
And I sure still do miss my mother, [F] [Bbm] doesn't matter [Db] how old that I [G] grow, _ Mother's love will stay with me all through life, no [Db] _ matter [Eb] [Gb] where I go.
Ever since the Lord called when she left us, thoughts of her flow through me every day, _ God has taken her but no one could help but acknowledge. _ _ _
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And [Fm] I sure still do miss my mother, doesn't [Db] matter how old that I grow, Mother's love [Eb] will stay with me [E] all through life, no [Fm] matter where I go. _
Ever since the Lord called when she left us, thoughts of her [Db] flow through me every day, God has [Eb] taken her but no [E] one could help but [Fm] acknowledge. _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ Mama could [Db] be strong [C] but you knew [Fm] that she loved you, _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ she taught me [Db] how to walk and [D] talk and [Db] pray, _ yeah.
[C] _ _
[Abm] _ [Bb] Since she's gone all I have _ [Fm] [Db] are those memories of those days, _ [Bbm] and I think of the things that I didn't [G] get a [Ab] chance to say. _ _ _
And I [Fm] sure 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 life, no _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
matter where I go.
Ever since the Lord called when she left us, thoughts of [Db] her flow through me every day, God has [Eb] taken her but no [E] one could help but [Fm] acknowledge.
My mama's love always _ [C] there [Eb] _ _ _ [Db] the first [C] thing [Fm] in the morning, _ _ yeah, _ [Ab] _ _ making [Db] sure that I [D] got up for [Db] school.
_ _ _ [C] _ _
[Abm] Get [Bb] yourself ready to go, she [Fm] 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] sure still do 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 called when she left us, thoughts of her [Db] flow through me every day, _ God has [Eb] taken her but no [E] one could help but [Fm] acknowledge.
_ _ _ There _ [Ab] _ [Bbm] _ _ _ [Eb] ain't no blues [Ab] that have been written _ [Fm] _
enough _ [G] that _ _ [C] could make me [Fm] feel this way. _ _ _
Well, [Db] _ _ I [C] lost the one that [Fm] was there for me [Abm] all my life, [Bbm] the [Cm] day the [Db] Lord took my [D] mother _ [Eb] _ away.
_ [C] _
And I [Fm] sure still do miss my mother, _ _ [Db] doesn't 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 called when she left us, [Db] thoughts of her flow through me [Ab] every [Db] day, God has [Eb] taken her but [E] no one could help but [Fm] acknowledge. _ _ _ _
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I [Fm] lost the one that was there for me all my life, the _ day the Lord _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Db] took _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [E] my mother away.
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _
And I sure still do miss my mother, [F] [Bbm] doesn't matter [Db] how old that I [G] grow, _ Mother's love will stay with me all through life, no [Db] _ matter [Eb] [Gb] where I go.
Ever since the Lord called when she left us, thoughts of her flow through me every day, _ God has taken her but no one could help but acknowledge. _ _ _
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