Chords for I Pity the Mother and the Father (When the Kids Move Away)
Tempo:
102.9 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[E] [A]
I pity the mother and the father [D] until [A] they're gone.
Their life weren't complete, still they must [E] carry on.
[A] So many families [D] separated [A] today.
And I pity the mother and the father [E] when the kids move [A] away.
They wanted so bad [D] for you to [A] have it.
Didn't they give you everything, but they did [E] the best they could.
[A] And they know that you must move [D] away with the family [A] of your own.
So I pity the mother and the father when the children are gone.
[D] No welfare check [A] or government plan.
It is the pain in the heart of a lonely [E] man.
[A] Or a lonely woman, forget all that you might have left today.
Just pity the mother and the father when the kids move away.
[E] In olden [A] days, a family [D] never strayed too [A] far from home.
One or two might move away, but the rest would [E] carry on.
[A] But we're scattered to the [D] wind in this old [A] world today.
And I pity the mother and the father [E] when the kids [A] move away.
Come [D] here, good job, in a [A] nursing home.
And say I love you, mama and daddy, when you're [E] all alone.
A [A] man or a woman, forget all [D] that you might have left [A] today.
Just pity the mother and the father [E] when the kids move [A] away.
Lord, I pity the mother and the father [E] when the kids [A] move away.
I pity the mother and the father [D] until [A] they're gone.
Their life weren't complete, still they must [E] carry on.
[A] So many families [D] separated [A] today.
And I pity the mother and the father [E] when the kids move [A] away.
They wanted so bad [D] for you to [A] have it.
Didn't they give you everything, but they did [E] the best they could.
[A] And they know that you must move [D] away with the family [A] of your own.
So I pity the mother and the father when the children are gone.
[D] No welfare check [A] or government plan.
It is the pain in the heart of a lonely [E] man.
[A] Or a lonely woman, forget all that you might have left today.
Just pity the mother and the father when the kids move away.
[E] In olden [A] days, a family [D] never strayed too [A] far from home.
One or two might move away, but the rest would [E] carry on.
[A] But we're scattered to the [D] wind in this old [A] world today.
And I pity the mother and the father [E] when the kids [A] move away.
Come [D] here, good job, in a [A] nursing home.
And say I love you, mama and daddy, when you're [E] all alone.
A [A] man or a woman, forget all [D] that you might have left [A] today.
Just pity the mother and the father [E] when the kids move [A] away.
Lord, I pity the mother and the father [E] when the kids [A] move away.
Key:
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_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _
_ _ I pity the mother and the father [D] until [A] they're gone.
Their life weren't complete, still they must [E] carry on.
_ [A] So many families [D] separated _ [A] today.
And I pity the mother and the father [E] when the kids move [A] away.
_ They wanted so bad [D] for you to [A] have it. _
Didn't they give you everything, but they did [E] the best they could.
[A] And they know that you must move [D] away with the family [A] of your own.
So I pity the mother and the father when the children are gone.
[D] No welfare _ check [A] or government _ plan.
It is the pain in the heart of a lonely [E] man.
[A] Or a lonely woman, forget all that you might have left today.
Just pity the mother and the father when the kids move away. _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ In olden [A] days, a family [D] never strayed too [A] far from home.
One or two might move away, but the rest would [E] carry on. _
_ [A] But we're scattered to the [D] wind in this old [A] world today.
And I pity the mother and the father [E] when the kids [A] move away.
Come [D] here, good job, in a [A] nursing _ home.
And say I love you, mama and daddy, when you're [E] all alone.
A [A] man or a woman, forget all [D] that you might have left [A] today.
Just pity the mother and the father [E] when the kids move [A] away.
Lord, I pity the mother and the father [E] when the kids [A] move away. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I pity the mother and the father [D] until [A] they're gone.
Their life weren't complete, still they must [E] carry on.
_ [A] So many families [D] separated _ [A] today.
And I pity the mother and the father [E] when the kids move [A] away.
_ They wanted so bad [D] for you to [A] have it. _
Didn't they give you everything, but they did [E] the best they could.
[A] And they know that you must move [D] away with the family [A] of your own.
So I pity the mother and the father when the children are gone.
[D] No welfare _ check [A] or government _ plan.
It is the pain in the heart of a lonely [E] man.
[A] Or a lonely woman, forget all that you might have left today.
Just pity the mother and the father when the kids move away. _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ In olden [A] days, a family [D] never strayed too [A] far from home.
One or two might move away, but the rest would [E] carry on. _
_ [A] But we're scattered to the [D] wind in this old [A] world today.
And I pity the mother and the father [E] when the kids [A] move away.
Come [D] here, good job, in a [A] nursing _ home.
And say I love you, mama and daddy, when you're [E] all alone.
A [A] man or a woman, forget all [D] that you might have left [A] today.
Just pity the mother and the father [E] when the kids move [A] away.
Lord, I pity the mother and the father [E] when the kids [A] move away. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _