Chords for Brandi Carlile - New Song The Mother Part 2? Cayamo 2018

Okay, well, it's so funny, like, I was gonna tell this story and it kind of segues right out of that song.
I was taking a bath with Evangeline tonight, I put my room out all day at the _ beach.
And you know, my wife Catherine isn't here, Evangeline misses her mommy real bad.
And we're like three days in now, _ she goes, Mama, I'm Mama. _ _
_ She's like, Mama, I really miss Mommy.
How many more sleeps?
And I'm like, but you know, I think it's like five or six more sleeps.
And she's like, that's too many sleeps.
And I'm like, I know, it's too many sleeps.
She goes, but I also really don't want to get off the boat.
_ _ And I go, I know, baby, it's too many sleeps, but I don't really want to get off the boat either.
And she goes, _ well, sounds like you're gonna have to talk to God about that.
_ _ I _ _ didn't even know where that came from. _ _
_ And actually, I'm gonna play you a little half song.
I started writing this song about 20 minutes ago.
I sang it to Margo. _
And I don't know, I kind of, I love being on this boat so much, you know.
All these people, I don't know if you know this, Margo, but it's been like 11 years.
So they've seen me grow up, get married, have kids, now they're seeing my kids grow up.
_ _ And, oh, I _ had a little bit too much to drink last night, Margo.
Me too.
_ I just remember wandering _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
around.
I woke _ up this morning feeling kind of funny, and I wrote a verse and a chorus about that.
_ _ _ _ So this is gonna be a serious song.
I think this is serious.
And actually, what I want to do is I want you to write the second verse for us to actually do this together.
Yeah, let's record this together. _ _ _ _ _
So, yeah, you're witnessing the beginning of another lifelong collaboration here on this boat.
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_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dbm] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [Dbm] _ _ _ I [B] know it's getting better, but right now things aren't looking great.
_ _ My ceiling's still spinning from the [B] night that went too late.
_ _ _ The night that went too late.
I used to sleep this often just to [A] let the shame [B] haunt away.
_ But I hear the sound of tiny feet, [E] and I think [B] I heard my name. _ _ _ _
[A] It's not that I don't love you, I wouldn't [B] touch the hands of time.
_ [A] It's not that I don't long to feel your [B] tiny hand [Eb] in mine.
_ [E] I'm not a [Gb] perfect woman, [B] Lord, I don't [Am] wish it all away.
_ But my name can be Mama today.
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I'm gonna do it. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Huh? _ _ _ _
Yeah, yeah, I'll do that.
I'll just say it.
I'm not just talking shit.
[F] I'll go right into my song about [Ab] Evangeline, actually.
This could be the sister song to that one, but I really think we could do something [Bbm] with that.
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_ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _
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_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Welcome to the end of being alone inside your mind.
You're tethered to another, and you're worried all the time. _
You [Eb] always know the melody, but [Bb] you never hear the [Db] words.
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
_ [Ab] She's fair, and she's quiet, Lord, but she doesn't look like me.
She made me [Db] love the morning, and she's a holiday at sea.
_ [Eb] And New York streets are as busy [Bb] as they always used to be.
_ [Ab] But I am the mother of [Eb] _ _
[Ab] Evangeline. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ The first things that she took from me were selfishness and sleep.
She [Db] broke a thousand heirlooms I was [Ab] never meant to keep.
_ She [Eb] filled my life with color, [Bb] canceled plans, and trashed my car.
_ [Ab] But none of that was ever who we are.
[Eb] _
_ _ _ [Ab] Outside of my windows are the mountains and the snow.
I [Db] hold you while you're sleeping, and [Ab] I wish that I could go.
All [Eb] my rowdy friends are out [Bb] accomplishing their dreams.
But I am the mother of _ Evangeline.
[Ab] _ _ And they [Eb] still count their _ _ [Ab] coffee and their time.
[Ab] And [Eb] they still enjoy their _ _ [Db]
skeptics and the [Ab] wine.
Oh, [C] but all the wonders I have seen, [Bb] I will see a second time. _ _
_ [Ab] From inside of the ages through your [Eb]
eyes.
_ _ And you are not some accident where no one fought it through.
[Ab] The world that stood against us made us made to fight for you.
And when [Eb] we chose your name, we knew [Bb] that you'd fight the power too. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] You're nothing short of magical and beautiful to me.
Oh, I'll never hit the big time without you.
So _
_ [Eb] they can keep their treasure [Ab] and their ties to the [Bbm] machine.
_ [Ab] _ Because I am the mother of [Eb] Evangeline.
[Fm] _ _ _ _
They [Bb] can keep their treasure and their ties to the [Db] machine.
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[Ab] _ _ I am the mother of [Eb] _
Evangeline. _ _ _ _ _ _
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