Mother Dear Chords by Styx

Tempo:
80.7 bpm
Chords used:

G

C

F

E

Am

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Styx - Mother Dear chords
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[Am] [C]
[G] [E] [Am]
[C] [G] [C] [Am] [E] [Am]
[G] [Bb] [F] [E]
[Am]
[D]
[G] [C]
[F] [G] [C]
[F] [C]
[Bb] [D] [G]
[C] [F] [Am]
Longer feelings in the city One room flat with crumbling walls
Sirens play [D] a distant melody [C] Neon shadows paint the halls
[F] [Cm] In the thirteen months I've [F] spent here [Eb] With [F] my manuscript and [Cm] rhyme
I've paid in cash for foolish pleasures Mother dear, you'd call them crime
[Ab] [D]
[G] Raise the rule, fight the night Father [C] dear, I'm [F] returning [G] tonight
Now I see, no concern Mother [C] dear, I [Dm] am talking [E] to God
[A]
[Dbm] [Ab] [N]
[C]
[E] [Gb] [Bb] [E] [Gbm]
[E] [G] [Bb] [E]
[D] [E]
[G] [B] [D]
[E] [G] [B] [Dbm] [A]
[D] Raise [G] the rule, fight the night Father dear, [Gm] I'm returning [F] [G] tonight
Now I see, no concern [Bb] Mother dear, I am [Am] talking to God
[C] I've been a Roman for so far Showing two sides of my face
I need the comfort of your will Home to your embrace
By [Cm] chance I've passed [F] before you [Cm] Don't discount [Fm] my gratitude
[Cm] You're responsible for me And of course my [F] attitude
[Gm] Raise [Ab]
[G] the rule, fight the night [Cm] Father dear, [F] I'm returning [G] tonight
Now I see, no concern [C] Mother dear, I [F] am talking [C] to God
Staying up after the [Bb] rain When [D] after rain [G] is right
Raise the rule, fight the night [Gm] Mother dear, [F] I'm returning [Am] tonight
[C]
[Gm]
[G]
[Dm] [G]
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
F
134211111
E
2311
Am
2311
G
2131
C
3211
F
134211111
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To start learning Styx - Mother Dear chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - F, G, C, B, D, E, G, E, Am, C and G in sequence. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 40 BPM before aiming for the song's 81 BPM. Given the song's key of Ab Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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[Am] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[C] _ [G] _ [C] _ _ [Am] _ _ [E] _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [G] _ [Bb] _ [F] _ _ [E] _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
[F] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
[F] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ [D] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ [F] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Longer feelings in the city _ One room flat with crumbling walls
_ Sirens play [D] a distant melody [C] _ _ Neon shadows paint the halls
[F] _ [Cm] In the thirteen months I've [F] spent here [Eb] With [F] my manuscript and [Cm] rhyme _
_ I've paid in cash for foolish pleasures _ Mother dear, you'd call them crime _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
[G] Raise the rule, fight the night Father [C] dear, I'm [F] returning [G] tonight
Now I see, no concern Mother [C] dear, I [Dm] am talking [E] to God
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
[Dbm] _ _ [Ab] _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[E] _ [Gb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [E] _ [Gbm] _ _
[E] _ [G] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [B] _ [D] _
[E] _ [G] _ [B] _ [Dbm] _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ Raise _ [G] the rule, fight the night Father dear, [Gm] I'm returning [F] [G] tonight
Now I see, no concern [Bb] Mother dear, I am [Am] talking to God _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ I've been a Roman for so far _ _ _ Showing two sides of my _ face
I need the comfort of your will _ _ _ _ _ Home to your _ embrace
By [Cm] _ chance I've passed [F] before you [Cm] _ _ Don't discount [Fm] my gratitude
_ [Cm] _ _ _ You're responsible for me _ _ And of course my [F] attitude _
[Gm] Raise [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ the rule, fight the night [Cm] Father dear, [F] I'm returning [G] tonight
Now I see, no concern [C] Mother dear, I [F] am talking [C] to God
Staying up after the [Bb] rain When [D] after rain [G] is right
Raise the rule, fight the night [Gm] Mother dear, [F] I'm returning [Am] tonight _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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