Motherless Children Chords by Eric Clapton

Tempo:

128.6 bpm

Chords used:

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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[E] [A]
[D] [A]
[D] [A]
[D] [A]
[D] [A]
[Am] [D] [A]
[E]
[D] [Em] [F]
[A] [D]
[Am] [A] [D]
[A]
Motherless children [D] have a hard time with [A]
mother's dead law.
[D] [A]
Motherless children [D] have a hard time [A] with mother's dead [D] law.
[A]
They don't have [E] anywhere to go.
[D]
Walking [F] around, no road to go.
[A]
So much [D] like my father, one way or [A] another, mother's dead law.
[D] [A]
Father will do [D] the best he can with [A]
mother's dead [D] law.
[A]
Father will do [D] the best he can [A] with mother's dead [D] law.
[A]
Father will do [E] the best he can,
[D]
so many ways, [F] you can't understand.
[A]
Nobody treats you [D] like a mother, one way or [A] another, [D] mother's dead law.
[A]
[D] [A]
[D] [A]
[D] [Am]
[A] [D]
[A] [E]
[D] [F] [A]
[D]
[C] [A] [D]
[A] Sister will do [D] the best she can [A] with mother's dead law.
[D] [Am]
Sister will do [D] the best she can with [A]
mother's dead law.
[D] [A]
Sister will do [E] the best she can,
[D] so many [F] ways, you can't understand.
[A]
Nobody treats you like [D] a mother, well then [A] your mother's dead.
[D] When [A] your mother's dead, [D] yeah, [A] your mother's dead.
[D] [A]
Mother's dead [D] law, [A]
mother's dead.
[D] [A]
Mother's [F#m] dead, [D] [A]
mother's dead.
[D] [A] When your mother's dead, [D] yeah, your [A]
mother's dead.
[D] [A]
Mother's dead, [D]
[A] mother's dead.
[D] [A] [D] [A]
[Am] [D] [A]
[D] [A]
[D] [A]
[E]
[D] [F]
[A] [D] [A]
[D]
[E] [A]
[N]

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To jam and learn the simple chords for Eric Clapton - Motherless Children chords, practice playing A, D and A in sequence. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 64 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 129. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of A Major in mind.

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[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
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_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ [A] _
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[D] _ _ _ [Em] _ [F] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[Am] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
Motherless children [D] have a hard time with [A] _
mother's dead law.
[D] _ _ _ [A] _ _
Motherless children [D] have a hard time [A] with mother's dead [D] law.
_ _ _ [A]
They don't have [E] anywhere to go.
[D] _
Walking [F] around, no road to go.
[A]
So much [D] like my father, one way or [A] another, mother's dead law.
[D] _ _ _ _ [A]
Father will do [D] the best he can with [A] _
mother's dead [D] law.
_ _ _ [A]
Father will do [D] the best he can [A] with mother's dead [D] law.
_ _ _ [A]
Father will do [E] the best he can,
[D]
so many ways, [F] you can't understand.
_ [A] _
Nobody treats you [D] like a mother, one way or [A] another, _ [D] mother's dead law.
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[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [A] _
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[C] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] Sister will do [D] the best she can [A] with mother's dead law.
[D] _ _ _ _ [Am]
Sister will do [D] the best she can with [A]
mother's dead law.
[D] _ _ _ _ [A]
Sister will do [E] the best she can,
[D] so many [F] ways, you can't understand.
_ [A]
Nobody treats you like [D] a mother, well then [A] your mother's dead.
[D] _ _ When [A] your mother's dead, [D] yeah, _ _ [A] your mother's dead.
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
Mother's dead [D] law, _ _ _ [A] _
mother's dead.
[D] _ _ _ [A] _ _
Mother's [F#m] dead, [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
mother's dead.
[D] _ _ [A] When your mother's dead, [D] yeah, _ your [A] _
mother's dead.
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
Mother's dead, _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[A] mother's dead.
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
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[D] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _
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[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
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