Chords for Transatlantic Sessions 4 (2009) Motherless Children - Rosanne Cash
Tempo:
118.25 bpm
Chords used:
G
Eb
Gm
C
Bb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] The song is the thing.
I think everybody [Eb] is there to serve that, [G] to support and facilitate what she's doing.
And so, [Em] that's our [F] job, you know.
[C]
[G]
Motherless children have a hard time when the mother is gone.
Motherless children [Eb] have a hard time [G] when the mother is gone.
Motherless children have a hard time.
[Eb] There's all that weeping [F] and all that crying.
[C] Motherless children [Bb] have a hard time [G] when the mother is gone.
Father will do the best he can when the mother is gone.
Father will do [Eb] the best he can [G] when the mother is gone.
Father will do the best he can.
[Eb] But there's so many things he just [C] don't understand.
Motherless children [Bb] have a hard time [G] when the mother is gone.
[Eb] [Gm]
[G]
[Cm] [Eb] [G]
[Gm]
[G] [Gm] [Eb]
[F] [Bb] [C]
[Bb] [G]
[G] People say a sister will do when the mother is gone.
People say [Eb] a sister will do [G] when the mother is gone.
People say a sister will do [Eb] when she'll get married, [D] turn her back on you.
[C] Motherless children [Bb] have a hard time [G] when the mother is gone.
[C] Friends will treat you [Eb] like your mother will [G] when your mother is gone.
Friends will treat you [Cm] like your mother will when [G] your mother is gone.
Friends will tell [Gm] you what to do, [Eb] then they'll turn [F] their back on [C] you.
Motherless children have [Bb] a hard time when the mother is gone.
[G] [Eb]
[Gm]
[Gm]
[G]
[Eb] [Gm]
[Cm]
[G]
[D] [F] [Gm]
[G] [G]
[N]
I think everybody [Eb] is there to serve that, [G] to support and facilitate what she's doing.
And so, [Em] that's our [F] job, you know.
[C]
[G]
Motherless children have a hard time when the mother is gone.
Motherless children [Eb] have a hard time [G] when the mother is gone.
Motherless children have a hard time.
[Eb] There's all that weeping [F] and all that crying.
[C] Motherless children [Bb] have a hard time [G] when the mother is gone.
Father will do the best he can when the mother is gone.
Father will do [Eb] the best he can [G] when the mother is gone.
Father will do the best he can.
[Eb] But there's so many things he just [C] don't understand.
Motherless children [Bb] have a hard time [G] when the mother is gone.
[Eb] [Gm]
[G]
[Cm] [Eb] [G]
[Gm]
[G] [Gm] [Eb]
[F] [Bb] [C]
[Bb] [G]
[G] People say a sister will do when the mother is gone.
People say [Eb] a sister will do [G] when the mother is gone.
People say a sister will do [Eb] when she'll get married, [D] turn her back on you.
[C] Motherless children [Bb] have a hard time [G] when the mother is gone.
[C] Friends will treat you [Eb] like your mother will [G] when your mother is gone.
Friends will treat you [Cm] like your mother will when [G] your mother is gone.
Friends will tell [Gm] you what to do, [Eb] then they'll turn [F] their back on [C] you.
Motherless children have [Bb] a hard time when the mother is gone.
[G] [Eb]
[Gm]
[Gm]
[G]
[Eb] [Gm]
[Cm]
[G]
[D] [F] [Gm]
[G] [G]
[N]
Key:
G
Eb
Gm
C
Bb
G
Eb
Gm
_ _ _ [G] The song is the thing.
I think everybody [Eb] is there to serve that, [G] to support and facilitate what she's doing.
And so, [Em] that's our [F] job, you know. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Motherless children have a hard time when the mother is gone.
_ _ _ _ Motherless children [Eb] have a hard time [G] when the mother is gone.
_ _ _ _ Motherless children have a hard time.
[Eb] There's all that weeping [F] and all that crying.
[C] _ Motherless children [Bb] have a hard time [G] when the mother is gone.
_ _ _ Father will do the best he can when the mother is gone.
_ _ _ Father will do [Eb] the best he can [G] when the mother is gone.
_ _ _ Father will do the best he can.
[Eb] But there's so many things he just [C] don't understand.
Motherless children [Bb] have a hard time [G] when the mother is gone. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ People say a sister will do when the mother is gone.
_ _ _ _ People say [Eb] a sister will do [G] when the mother is gone.
_ _ _ _ People say a sister will do [Eb] when she'll get married, [D] turn her back on you.
[C] _ Motherless children [Bb] have a hard time [G] when the mother is gone.
[C] _ _ _ _ Friends will treat you [Eb] like your mother will [G] when your mother is gone.
_ _ _ _ Friends will treat you [Cm] like your mother will when [G] your mother is gone.
_ _ _ _ Friends will tell [Gm] you what to do, [Eb] then they'll turn [F] their back on [C] you.
Motherless children have [Bb] a hard time when the mother is gone.
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[Eb] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
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[D] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Gm] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
I think everybody [Eb] is there to serve that, [G] to support and facilitate what she's doing.
And so, [Em] that's our [F] job, you know. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Motherless children have a hard time when the mother is gone.
_ _ _ _ Motherless children [Eb] have a hard time [G] when the mother is gone.
_ _ _ _ Motherless children have a hard time.
[Eb] There's all that weeping [F] and all that crying.
[C] _ Motherless children [Bb] have a hard time [G] when the mother is gone.
_ _ _ Father will do the best he can when the mother is gone.
_ _ _ Father will do [Eb] the best he can [G] when the mother is gone.
_ _ _ Father will do the best he can.
[Eb] But there's so many things he just [C] don't understand.
Motherless children [Bb] have a hard time [G] when the mother is gone. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ People say a sister will do when the mother is gone.
_ _ _ _ People say [Eb] a sister will do [G] when the mother is gone.
_ _ _ _ People say a sister will do [Eb] when she'll get married, [D] turn her back on you.
[C] _ Motherless children [Bb] have a hard time [G] when the mother is gone.
[C] _ _ _ _ Friends will treat you [Eb] like your mother will [G] when your mother is gone.
_ _ _ _ Friends will treat you [Cm] like your mother will when [G] your mother is gone.
_ _ _ _ Friends will tell [Gm] you what to do, [Eb] then they'll turn [F] their back on [C] you.
Motherless children have [Bb] a hard time when the mother is gone.
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[D] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Gm] _ _
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