Chords for Maddy Prior Steeleye Span mother and child
Tempo:
92 bpm
Chords used:
E
D
A
F#
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[F#m] [D] [E]
[F#m]
[D] [G]
[D] [E]
[D] [A] [E]
[F#]
[F#m]
[D] [E]
[D] To stop myself [A] from crying, the child [E] replied.
[F#] Then why do you cry all [C#m] night, said the [F#] mother to her [E] child?
[D] To stop [F#m] my laughter [A] waking you, the [E] child replied.
[F#] Oh, where are all your friends from school, [C#]
said [D] the mother to [A] her [G#m]
[E] child?
Oh, [D] married off [A] to mortgages, the child [E] replied.
[B] Oh, [F#] why do you not marry, [D] said the mother to her [E]
child?
[D] Because, because, [A]
because, the child [E] replied.
Why [F#m] not marry and have [C#m] children, said the [F#] mother to [E] her child?
[F#] You [D] ask too many [A] questions, the [E] child replied.
[F#] But it's only because I love you, [D] said the mother to her [E] child.
That's [D] why I cannot [A] answer, the child [E] replied.
[N]
[F#m]
[D] [G]
[D] [E]
[D] [A] [E]
[F#]
[F#m]
[D] [E]
[D] To stop myself [A] from crying, the child [E] replied.
[F#] Then why do you cry all [C#m] night, said the [F#] mother to her [E] child?
[D] To stop [F#m] my laughter [A] waking you, the [E] child replied.
[F#] Oh, where are all your friends from school, [C#]
said [D] the mother to [A] her [G#m]
[E] child?
Oh, [D] married off [A] to mortgages, the child [E] replied.
[B] Oh, [F#] why do you not marry, [D] said the mother to her [E]
child?
[D] Because, because, [A]
because, the child [E] replied.
Why [F#m] not marry and have [C#m] children, said the [F#] mother to [E] her child?
[F#] You [D] ask too many [A] questions, the [E] child replied.
[F#] But it's only because I love you, [D] said the mother to her [E] child.
That's [D] why I cannot [A] answer, the child [E] replied.
[N]
Key:
E
D
A
F#
F#m
E
D
A
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [D] To stop myself [A] from crying, the child [E] _ replied. _
_ [F#] Then why do you cry all [C#m] night, said the [F#] mother to her [E] _ child?
[D] To stop [F#m] my laughter [A] waking you, the [E] child replied. _ _ _ _
[F#] Oh, where are all your friends from school, [C#] _
said [D] the mother to [A] her [G#m] _
[E] child?
Oh, [D] married off [A] to mortgages, the child [E] replied. _ _
_ _ [B] Oh, [F#] why do you not marry, [D] said the mother to her [E]
child?
_ [D] Because, because, _ [A]
because, the child [E] replied. _ _
_ Why [F#m] not marry and have [C#m] children, said the [F#] mother to [E] her _ child?
[F#] You _ [D] ask too many [A] questions, the [E] child _ replied. _ _
_ [F#] But it's only because I love you, _ [D] said the mother to her [E] _ child.
That's [D] why I cannot [A] answer, _ the _ child [E] replied. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [D] To stop myself [A] from crying, the child [E] _ replied. _
_ [F#] Then why do you cry all [C#m] night, said the [F#] mother to her [E] _ child?
[D] To stop [F#m] my laughter [A] waking you, the [E] child replied. _ _ _ _
[F#] Oh, where are all your friends from school, [C#] _
said [D] the mother to [A] her [G#m] _
[E] child?
Oh, [D] married off [A] to mortgages, the child [E] replied. _ _
_ _ [B] Oh, [F#] why do you not marry, [D] said the mother to her [E]
child?
_ [D] Because, because, _ [A]
because, the child [E] replied. _ _
_ Why [F#m] not marry and have [C#m] children, said the [F#] mother to [E] her _ child?
[F#] You _ [D] ask too many [A] questions, the [E] child _ replied. _ _
_ [F#] But it's only because I love you, _ [D] said the mother to her [E] _ child.
That's [D] why I cannot [A] answer, _ the _ child [E] replied. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _