Chords for The Carter Family-Motherless Children
Tempo:
103.6 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
Eb
G
F
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G]
[Bb]
[Eb] [Gm]
[Bb] Motherless Children she's a hard time when the mother's dead.
Motherless Children she's a hard time when the mother's dead.
They are driven out in the [Eb] cold, got nowhere to go.
Motherless Children she's a [F] hard time when the [Bb] mother is dead.
[G] [Bb]
[Eb] [Gm]
[Bb]
Orphaned Children, she's a hard time in this world.
Orphan children sees a hard time in this world
Sister does the best she can but [Eb] she really don't [Bb] understand
Orphan children sees a [F] hard time [Bb] in 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 [Eb] but you are told to go to bed
[Bb] Orphan mother loves children sees a [F] hard time when the [Bb] mother's dead
[F]
[Cm] [Gm]
[G] [Bb]
Orphan children sees a hard time in this world
Orphan children sees a hard time in this world
Sister does the best she can [Eb] but she really don't understand
[Bb] Orphan children sees [F] a hard [Bb] time in this world
[G] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[G] [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 [Eb] do but they'll turn their back on [Bb] you
Mother loves children [F] sees a hard time [Bb] when the mother's dead
[Eb] [Bb]
[G] [Bb]
Orphan children sees a hard time in this world
Orphan children sees a hard time in this world
Sister does the best she can [Eb] but she really don't understand
[Bb] Orphan children sees a [F] hard time [Bb] in this world
[G] [Bb]
[Bb]
[Eb] [Gm]
[Bb] Motherless Children she's a hard time when the mother's dead.
Motherless Children she's a hard time when the mother's dead.
They are driven out in the [Eb] cold, got nowhere to go.
Motherless Children she's a [F] hard time when the [Bb] mother is dead.
[G] [Bb]
[Eb] [Gm]
[Bb]
Orphaned Children, she's a hard time in this world.
Orphan children sees a hard time in this world
Sister does the best she can but [Eb] she really don't [Bb] understand
Orphan children sees a [F] hard time [Bb] in 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 [Eb] but you are told to go to bed
[Bb] Orphan mother loves children sees a [F] hard time when the [Bb] mother's dead
[F]
[Cm] [Gm]
[G] [Bb]
Orphan children sees a hard time in this world
Orphan children sees a hard time in this world
Sister does the best she can [Eb] but she really don't understand
[Bb] Orphan children sees [F] a hard [Bb] time in this world
[G] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[G] [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 [Eb] do but they'll turn their back on [Bb] you
Mother loves children [F] sees a hard time [Bb] when the mother's dead
[Eb] [Bb]
[G] [Bb]
Orphan children sees a hard time in this world
Orphan children sees a hard time in this world
Sister does the best she can [Eb] but she really don't understand
[Bb] Orphan children sees a [F] hard time [Bb] in this world
[G] [Bb]
Key:
Bb
Eb
G
F
Gm
Bb
Eb
G
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ Motherless Children she's a hard time when the mother's dead.
_ Motherless Children she's a hard time when the mother's dead.
They are driven out in the [Eb] cold, got nowhere to go.
Motherless Children she's a [F] hard time when the [Bb] mother is dead. _ _
_ [G] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
Orphaned Children, she's a hard time in this world. _
Orphan children sees a hard time in this world
Sister does the best she can but [Eb] she really don't [Bb] understand
Orphan children sees a [F] hard time [Bb] in 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 [Eb] but you are told to go to bed
[Bb] Orphan mother loves children sees a [F] hard time when the [Bb] mother's dead _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
Orphan children sees a hard time in this world
Orphan children sees a hard time in this world
Sister does the best she can [Eb] but she really don't understand
[Bb] Orphan children sees [F] a hard [Bb] time in this world _
_ _ [G] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [G] _ _ [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 [Eb] do but they'll turn their back on [Bb] you
Mother loves children [F] sees a hard time [Bb] when the mother's dead
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [G] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
Orphan children sees a hard time in this world
Orphan children sees a hard time in this world
Sister does the best she can [Eb] but she really don't understand
[Bb] Orphan children sees a [F] hard time [Bb] in this world _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ Motherless Children she's a hard time when the mother's dead.
_ Motherless Children she's a hard time when the mother's dead.
They are driven out in the [Eb] cold, got nowhere to go.
Motherless Children she's a [F] hard time when the [Bb] mother is dead. _ _
_ [G] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
Orphaned Children, she's a hard time in this world. _
Orphan children sees a hard time in this world
Sister does the best she can but [Eb] she really don't [Bb] understand
Orphan children sees a [F] hard time [Bb] in 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 [Eb] but you are told to go to bed
[Bb] Orphan mother loves children sees a [F] hard time when the [Bb] mother's dead _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
Orphan children sees a hard time in this world
Orphan children sees a hard time in this world
Sister does the best she can [Eb] but she really don't understand
[Bb] Orphan children sees [F] a hard [Bb] time in this world _
_ _ [G] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [G] _ _ [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 [Eb] do but they'll turn their back on [Bb] you
Mother loves children [F] sees a hard time [Bb] when the mother's dead
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [G] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
Orphan children sees a hard time in this world
Orphan children sees a hard time in this world
Sister does the best she can [Eb] but she really don't understand
[Bb] Orphan children sees a [F] hard time [Bb] in this world _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _