My mother had a brother Chords

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[Verse 1]
[Am]My mother had a br[E]other
[Eaug]They say[C] that I was born[Am]
[F]on the day that he die[Am]d
"Someone [E]to cling [Eaug]to" she said
[C]"When all the noi[F]ses and the

[Verse 2]
shame came calling"
[Am]My mother had [E]a brot[Eaug]her
[C]I thought I knew them all,
[F]I thought I knew
But [Am]she lied
I [E]said, "Show me his [Eaug]face ag[C]ain,
[F]Tell me again why [Dm]he died"

[Verse 3]
She said he couldn't [Em]wait for
the things that [C]I've [F]seen
She said he wasn't [G]strong enough,
he never [Dm]dared to dream [C]a life [Em]like [C]mine[F]

[Verse 4]
[Am]
My mother had a [E]brother
[C]Over- sensitive and [F]kind[Am]
Seem[E]s i[Am]t all b[E]ecame
[Eaug]much too muc[E]h for him[C]
[F]It seems he took his own lif[Am]e
Mum, I can[E]'t ima[Eaug]gine the joy[C]
and [Am]pain [F]in equal mea[Am]sure
[E]Tears [Eaug]in the d[E]ir[Em]t[C]
And [F]all over your newborn [Dm]treasure

[Verse 5]
I guess he had to [Em]wait till
[C]my momma had [F]me
Guess he couldn't [G]wait another
moment [Dm]to be free
In [C]end[Em] les[C]s sky[F]

[Verse 6]
"But [Am]mama, will you tell him
from [Dm]your boy
The times they [Am]changed?"
I guess the world was getting [D]warmer
[G]And we got str[D]onger[Am]
"Mother, will you tell him [Dm]about my joy?
I live each [Am]day for him"
The sun came [C]out, [Dm]yeah
[G]And I'm[Dm] just breathing it in[Am]
[E]Yeah, [Am]breathin'

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[Verse 7]
My mother had [E]a brother[Eaug]
[G]Same de[C]sire, [Am]differ[F]ent [Am]time
Seem[E]s the empty s[Eaug]paces
[E]tor[Em] ture[E]d him[Am][C]
[F]Until he took his own lif[Dm]e

[Verse 8]
I don't [F]know why [C]I waited so long f[F]or love
I just don't [G]know what I was think[Dm]ing of
All [Em]that [C]wasted [F]time

[Verse 9]
"But [Am]mama, will you tell him
from [Dm]your boy
The times they [Am]changed?"
I guess the world was getting [D]warmer
While [Dm]we got s[D]tronger
[G][Am]
"Mother, will you tell him about [Dm]my joy?
I live each [Am]day with him"
Your son came out[C], y[Dm]eah, y[G]eah
And [Dm]I'm still breathing it i[Am]n

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[Verse 10]
[Am]And I swear now that[E] freedom is here
[C]I'm gonna tas[G]te it [C]all[F] for you[G], boy[Am]
I'm bad to the [E]bone, I'm just a little [C]torn
I'm making so [F]much love
(I'm making so [Am]much love)

[Verse 11]
So those of us who have [E]nothing to fear
[C]We've got to make damn sure
[F]that it was wor[Am]th it
I'm bad to [E]the bone,
I'm just a little [C]stoned
I'm making so much [F]love
(I'm making so much love)

[Verse 12]
I was a [Am]prisoner, but [E]he saved me
Broke into my [G]dreams [C]and said,
"Who [F]cares?"
I was a [Am]prisoner, so [E]disgrace me
I'm glad [Em]to be h[C]ome
[Em]And I do[F]n't believ[Am]e they care

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