Motherless Children Chords by The Carter Family
Tempo:
103.4 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
F
Eb
Gm
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Bb]
[G] [F] [Bb]
[Eb] [Gm]
[F] [Bb] Motherless children, it's a hard time when the mother is dead.
Motherless children, it's a hard time when the mother is dead.
They are driven out in the cold, [Eb] got nowhere to go.
[Bb] Motherless children, it's a [F] hard time when the [Bb] mother is dead.
[F] [Bb]
[Eb] [Gm]
[Bb]
Orphaned children, it's a hard time in this world.
Orphaned children, it's a hard time in this world.
Sister does the best she can, but [Eb] she really don't understand.
[Bb] Orphaned children, it's a [F] hard time in [Bb] this world.
Brother won't treat you like mother will when mother's dead.
Brother won't treat you like mother will when mother's dead.
You may ask for a piece of bread, you [Eb] are told to go to bed.
[Bb] Mother loves children, she's a [F] hard time when the [Bb] mother's dead.
[F] [Bb]
[Eb] [Gm]
[F] [Bb]
Orphaned children, she's a hard time in this world.
Orphaned children, she's a hard time in this world.
Sister does the best she can, [Eb] but she really don't understand.
[Bb] Orphaned children, she's a hard [F] time [Bb] in this world.
[Gm]
[F] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[F] [Bb]
Friends won't treat you like mother will when the mother's dead.
Friends won't treat you like mother will when the mother's dead.
They will tell you what to do, [Eb] but they'll turn their backs on you.
[Bb] Mother loves children, she's a [F] hard time when the [Bb] mother's dead.
[F] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[G] [Bb]
Orphaned children, she's a hard time in this world.
Orphaned children, she's a hard time in this world.
Sister does the best she can, but [Eb] she really don't understand.
[Bb] Orphaned children, she's a hard [F] [Bb] time in this world.
[F] [Bb]
[G] [F] [Bb]
[Eb] [Gm]
[F] [Bb] Motherless children, it's a hard time when the mother is dead.
Motherless children, it's a hard time when the mother is dead.
They are driven out in the cold, [Eb] got nowhere to go.
[Bb] Motherless children, it's a [F] hard time when the [Bb] mother is dead.
[F] [Bb]
[Eb] [Gm]
[Bb]
Orphaned children, it's a hard time in this world.
Orphaned children, it's a hard time in this world.
Sister does the best she can, but [Eb] she really don't understand.
[Bb] Orphaned children, it's a [F] hard time in [Bb] this world.
Brother won't treat you like mother will when mother's dead.
Brother won't treat you like mother will when mother's dead.
You may ask for a piece of bread, you [Eb] are told to go to bed.
[Bb] Mother loves children, she's a [F] hard time when the [Bb] mother's dead.
[F] [Bb]
[Eb] [Gm]
[F] [Bb]
Orphaned children, she's a hard time in this world.
Orphaned children, she's a hard time in this world.
Sister does the best she can, [Eb] but she really don't understand.
[Bb] Orphaned children, she's a hard [F] time [Bb] in this world.
[Gm]
[F] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[F] [Bb]
Friends won't treat you like mother will when the mother's dead.
Friends won't treat you like mother will when the mother's dead.
They will tell you what to do, [Eb] but they'll turn their backs on you.
[Bb] Mother loves children, she's a [F] hard time when the [Bb] mother's dead.
[F] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[G] [Bb]
Orphaned children, she's a hard time in this world.
Orphaned children, she's a hard time in this world.
Sister does the best she can, but [Eb] she really don't understand.
[Bb] Orphaned children, she's a hard [F] [Bb] time in this world.
[F] [Bb]
Key:
Bb
F
Eb
Gm
G
Bb
F
Eb
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ Motherless children, it's a hard time when the mother is dead.
_ Motherless children, it's a hard time when the mother is dead.
They are driven out in the cold, [Eb] got nowhere to go.
[Bb] Motherless children, it's a [F] hard time when the [Bb] mother is dead. _ _
_ _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
Orphaned children, it's a hard time in this world. _
Orphaned children, it's a hard time in this world.
Sister does the best she can, but [Eb] she really don't understand.
[Bb] Orphaned children, it's a [F] hard time in [Bb] this world.
Brother won't treat you like mother will when mother's dead.
Brother won't treat you like mother will when mother's dead.
You may ask for a piece of bread, you [Eb] are told to go to bed.
[Bb] Mother loves children, she's a [F] hard time when the [Bb] mother's dead. _
_ _ _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _ _
Orphaned children, she's a hard time in this world.
Orphaned children, she's a hard time in this world.
Sister does the best she can, [Eb] but she really don't understand.
[Bb] Orphaned children, she's a hard [F] time [Bb] in this world.
[Gm] _
_ _ _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
Friends won't treat you like mother will when the mother's dead. _
Friends won't treat you like mother will when the mother's dead.
They will tell you what to do, [Eb] but they'll turn their backs on you.
[Bb] Mother loves children, she's a [F] hard time when the [Bb] mother's dead. _
_ _ _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [G] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
Orphaned children, she's a hard time in this world. _
Orphaned children, she's a hard time in this world.
Sister does the best she can, but [Eb] she really don't understand.
[Bb] Orphaned children, she's a hard [F] [Bb] time in this world. _ _
_ _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ Motherless children, it's a hard time when the mother is dead.
_ Motherless children, it's a hard time when the mother is dead.
They are driven out in the cold, [Eb] got nowhere to go.
[Bb] Motherless children, it's a [F] hard time when the [Bb] mother is dead. _ _
_ _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
Orphaned children, it's a hard time in this world. _
Orphaned children, it's a hard time in this world.
Sister does the best she can, but [Eb] she really don't understand.
[Bb] Orphaned children, it's a [F] hard time in [Bb] this world.
Brother won't treat you like mother will when mother's dead.
Brother won't treat you like mother will when mother's dead.
You may ask for a piece of bread, you [Eb] are told to go to bed.
[Bb] Mother loves children, she's a [F] hard time when the [Bb] mother's dead. _
_ _ _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _ _
Orphaned children, she's a hard time in this world.
Orphaned children, she's a hard time in this world.
Sister does the best she can, [Eb] but she really don't understand.
[Bb] Orphaned children, she's a hard [F] time [Bb] in this world.
[Gm] _
_ _ _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
Friends won't treat you like mother will when the mother's dead. _
Friends won't treat you like mother will when the mother's dead.
They will tell you what to do, [Eb] but they'll turn their backs on you.
[Bb] Mother loves children, she's a [F] hard time when the [Bb] mother's dead. _
_ _ _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [G] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
Orphaned children, she's a hard time in this world. _
Orphaned children, she's a hard time in this world.
Sister does the best she can, but [Eb] she really don't understand.
[Bb] Orphaned children, she's a hard [F] [Bb] time in this world. _ _
_ _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _