Motherless Children Chords by Steve Miller Band

Tempo:
68.95 bpm
Chords used:

G

C

Bb

Am

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Steve Miller Band - Motherless Children chords
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[G]
Motherless children [C] have a [G] hard [C] time when their [G] mother is gone.
Motherless children have a hard time when their mother is gone.
Motherless children have a very hard time.
[C] All [Bb] that [Am] weeping, all [Bb] that crying.
[G] Motherless children have a hard time when their mother is gone.
People say, our sister will do when the mother is gone.
People say, our sister will do when the mother is [C] gone.
[G]
People say, our sister will [C] do.
She'll [Bb] get never [Am] turn her back [Bb] on you.
[G] Motherless children have a hard time when their mother is gone.
[C] [G]
[C] [G]
[Gm] [G]
Father [C] [G]
[C] [Bb] [Am]
[Bb] [F] [G]
[C] do the [G] best he can when the mother is gone.
[C] [G] Father do the best he can when the mother is gone.
Father do [C] [G] the best he [C] can.
But there's so [Bb] many [C] [Am] things you just don't [Bb] [F] understand.
[G] Motherless children [C] have a [G] hard [C] time when [G] their mother is gone.
[C]
[Bb] [F] [Bb] [G]
I've got some [C] place [G] to plead my case and I'm standing here all alone.
I'm afraid the times have changed and I don't know why.
Motherless children have a hard time [C] when their [Bb] [Am] mother [Bb] is gone.
[G] Motherless children [C] have a [G] hard time when their mother is gone.
[G] [N]
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
Bb
12341111
Am
2311
F
134211111
G
2131
C
3211
Bb
12341111
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Let's start jamming Steve Miller Band - (Remastered 1991) Motherless Children chords, practice the chord sequence G, G, C and G. A good strategy is to initiate at 34 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 69 BPM. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of G Minor.

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[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Motherless children [C] have a [G] hard [C] time when their [G] mother is gone. _ _ _
_ _ Motherless children have a hard time when their mother is gone. _ _ _
_ Motherless children have a very hard time.
[C] All [Bb] that [Am] weeping, all [Bb] that crying. _
[G] _ Motherless children have a hard time when their mother _ _ _ _ _ is gone.
People say, our sister will do when the mother is gone. _ _ _ _ _
_ People say, our sister will do when the mother is [C] gone.
[G] _ _ _ _
People say, our sister will [C] do.
She'll [Bb] get never [Am] turn her back [Bb] on you.
[G] _ Motherless children have a hard _ time when their mother is gone. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _ _ _
[C] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Father _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Am] _ _
_ [Bb] _ [F] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] do the [G] best he can when the mother is gone. _
_ _ _ [C] _ [G] _ Father do the best he can when the mother _ _ _ _ _ _ is gone.
Father do [C] [G] the best he [C] can.
But there's so [Bb] many [C] [Am] things you just don't [Bb] [F] understand.
[G] _ Motherless children [C] have a [G] hard [C] time when [G] their mother is gone. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I've _ _ _ _ got some [C] place [G] to plead my case and I'm standing here all alone.
I'm _ _ afraid the times have changed and I don't know why. _ _ _ _
_ Motherless children have a hard time [C] when their [Bb] _ [Am] mother [Bb] is gone. _
[G] _ Motherless children [C] have a [G] hard time when their mother is gone.
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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This song was composed by Steve Miller.

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