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Mother's song Chords

Music by: Gregory Porter
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[Intro 1]
[D][G][D][G][Em][D][G][F#m][Bm][Em][Asus4]

[Verse 1]
[D]Lis[G]ten, and gather 'ro[Em]und me [D]children,
[G]children of a mot[D]her who[G]se life lifted up[F#m] love[Bm][Em][Asus4]
[D]Listen, [G]and gather 'ro[D]und me children,
[G]children of a mot[Bm]her who[D]se [E]life l[Em]ifted up[Am] peac[C]e
A mother [D]who taught [G]all of her chil[F#m]dren t[Em]o
love and be [G]loved by each [D]other
Hold your sister's [G]hand as she [F#m]walk s[Em] across
life and [G]look out for each oth[D]er
Carry your brother's [G]load, [F#m]don't [Em]you ever,
[Asus4]ever betray[G] him[D]
Go to the [G]store, buy [F#m]grandmamma[Em]
a pound [Asus4]of love[Bb][D]
[G]Listen, gather [D]'round me children,
[Em]children of a moth[D]er whose[Em] life lift[Bb]ed up joy[F][C][G]
[D]Lis[Em]ten, gat[G]her 'ro[D]und me children,
[G]children of a mot[Bm]her who[E]se life l[Am]ifted up hope[D]
A mother who [G]taught all of her chil[F#m]dren
[Em]to love and be loved[Asus4] by each other[D]
Hold your baby sister's [G]hand as she [D]walks
[Em]across life and look [G]out for [D]each other
Carry your brother's [G]load,
[D]don't [Em]you ever, [G]ever betray [D]him
Go to the [G]store, buy [D]grandmam[Em]ma a [Asus4]pound of love,
[Bb]I believe it's on sale[G][D][G][D][Gm][Em][D][Gm]
[F#m][D][Bm][Em][D][Em][Bm][E]
[Am][D][G][D][Em][Asus4][D][G][F#m][Em]
[Asus4][D][G][F#m][Em][D][G][F#m][Em]
[Asus4]
[Bb]Instrumental break

[Interlude 1]
[C][D][Gm][D][Gm][Edim][Fm][Cm][Eb][Bb]
[Gm][Am][C][D][Gm][D][E][F#][Bm][D][Eaug]
[E][Am][Asus4][Em][D][G][D][F#m][E][G][Em][G][D][G][F#m][Em]
[A][D][G][F#m][Em][D][Em]
[D][Bb][C][Am]

[Verse 2]
[D]Lis[G]ten, gather aro[D]und me [G]children,
[D]children of a m[Em]other who[G]se [Em]life lifted up [Bm]love[Em][G][D]
Listen, gather around me children,
[G]chi[Bm]ldren of a mother[E] whose l[Am]ife lifted up hope[D]
A mother who taught [G]all of her chil[F#m]dren t[Em]o
love and be [Asus4]loved by each oth[G]er[D]
Hold your baby sister's [G]hand as she walks
[Em]across life and [G]look [D]out for each other
Carry your brother's [G]load,
[D]don't [Em]you ever, [Asus4]ever betra[D]y him
Go to the store,
[G]buy gra[F#m]ndmamma a p[Em]ound of lo[Asus4]ve[Bb]
[C]Lis[D]ten, gat[Em]her 'round [G]me childre[D]n,
[G]chi[Abdim]ldren of [Bb]a mother whose[G] life lifted[D] u[G]p jo[Gm]y[Eb][Bb][F][C][G]
[Asus4]Listen, g[D]ather 'r[G]oun[D]d me children,
[G]chi[F#]ldren of [Bm]a mother[E] whose life li[Am]fted up peace[D]
A mother who taught [G]all of her chil[F#m]dren t[Em]o
love and be [Asus4]loved by [D]each other
Hold your sister's [G]hand as she [D]walks [Em]across
[Asus4]life and look out [D]for each other
Carry your brother[G]'s load,
[D]don't [Em]you ever, [Asus4]ever betra[D]y him
Go to [G]the store, buy [D]grandmamma [Em]a
pound [Asus4]of love
[Bb][Abdim]

[Verse 3]
[G]Listen, [D]listen, [Em]listen, [Asus4]listen, l[D]isten, listen, listen, listen, list[G]en, list[D]en, list[Em]en, list[Asus4]en, liste[D]n, listen,
listen, listen, [G]listen, [D]listen, [Em]listen, [D]listen, listen, listen, oh oh [C]oh oh [D]ahh[E]hh[Asus4][Eb][D][C]
[D]Children of a m[Em]other[G][Bm][D][Em]
[Em]whose life [Asus4]lifted up me

[Outro 1]
[G][D][Em][D]
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