The Mother Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[E][Em][E][Em][D][F#m][E][F#m][Em][E][Em][E]
[Em][E][Em][G][Em][A][Em]
[G][C][A][Em][G][C][Em][A][Em][G][D]

[Verse 1]
She [Em]walks bare[G]foot for [C]miles
in the [Em]late night [G]air[Em][Bm][E]
[Em]Viol[G]ins, the c[Em]olor of her [G]hair[C]
[Bm]Had [D]to tak[Em]e her [G]boots of[C]f[Am]
her [A]swollen [Em]feet[G][C]
[Em]She [A]carr[Em]ies some w[G]ater
to a [C]boy [Em]she'll never meet
[G][D][Em]
[G]Someone's [C]missing,
[A]someone's [Em]gone[G][C][A][Em]
[G]Someone's mis[C]sing,
[A]here's som[Em]eone's son[G][D]
The [Em]trees [G]will be cut [C]down,
but the [Am]forest [A]won't [Em]die[G][C]
[Am]Yeah, [A]the tre[Em]es wil[G]l be cut dow[C]n,
but these [Am]leaves [A]don't [Em]die[G][C][Bm]
[Em]Silenc[G]e came after[C] the
[A]spa[Em]rk[G][C]
[A]His [Em]eye [G]s revolve twin[C]e in[Am]
[Em]dark[G][D][Em]
[G]Someone's [C]missing,
[A]someone's [Em]gone[G][C][Am][A][Em]
[G]Someone's [C]missing,
[A]here is [Em]someone's [G]soul[D][Em][G][D][Em][G]
[D][Em][G][D][Em][G][D][F][G][Em][G][C]
[Em]
[D]We [Em]are t[G]urni[Em]ng[D]
[G]A m[B]oth[Em]er look[G]ing for a boy
[Em]among the hostages
[G]Make [Am]no mi[A]st[Em]ake,[G]
[C]not one[Am] mistak[A]e
[Em]This[G] was[C]n'[Bm]t just[C] killing[G][C]
[Am]for [A]killing's [Em]sake[G][D]
[Em]Someone [G]hea[C]rd the
[Am]mother [A]pray[Em][G][C]
[Am]As they le[E]t th[Em]e pr[G]isoners[C]
[Am]away[A][Em][G][C]
[Am]If they on[Em]ly left it c[G]lose enough
[C]to that [A]bastard, [Em]she s[G]aid[C]
[Am]Well, I'd [Em]pull [G]his [C]eyes
[Am]out [A]and [Em]tell mys[G]elf[C]
[D]She[Em] plac[Em]ed t[D]he [Em]bottl[E]e [Em]by hi[E]s stone,
[A]goodbye[Em][Em][D]
[D]They refused to let her child drink,
he refused to [Em]cry[G]
He was [Em]just a boy,
but in his heart, already a [Em]man
[E]She will never see him again