Chords for Tex and The Horseheads - Oh Mother - 1987
Tempo:
80.85 bpm
Chords used:
C
F
D
A
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C] [D]
[C] [D]
Oh [F] mother, can you hear your [C] children crying?
Crying [F] for the love that walked [A] you away
[D]
Oh [F] mother, why do I [C] feel like dying?
Say [F] something to take [D] away the pain
You're creeping [C] up on all they say
But it never [G] quite turned out [D] that way
Up on [C] the street you found a heart that said
No, that [D] girl's the one
No, that girl's the one
Oh [F] mother, can you hear your [C] children crying?
Crying [F] for the love that [D] never came
Oh [F] mother, it's too late [C] to start trying
Say something [F] to take [D] away the pain
[E] [C]
[A] [E] [C]
[A] [E] [C]
[A] [E] [F]
[G] [D] There's nothing to [C] your madness
There's no [G] direction to your road
[D] If you find [C] yourself in sadness
Turn around that [D] never leads home
Cause you know that you're all for love
Oh [F] mother, can you hear your [C] children crying?
Crying [F] for the love that walked you [A] away
[D] Oh [F] mother, why do I [C] feel like dying?
Say something [F] to take [A] away the pain
[D] Oh [F] mother, oh [C] mother
[F] [D]
Oh [F] mother, oh [C] mother
Say [F] something to take [D] away the pain
[C] [D]
[C] [D]
Oh [F] mother, can you hear your [C] children crying?
Crying [F] for the love that walked [A] you away
[D]
Oh [F] mother, why do I [C] feel like dying?
Say [F] something to take [D] away the pain
You're creeping [C] up on all they say
But it never [G] quite turned out [D] that way
Up on [C] the street you found a heart that said
No, that [D] girl's the one
No, that girl's the one
Oh [F] mother, can you hear your [C] children crying?
Crying [F] for the love that [D] never came
Oh [F] mother, it's too late [C] to start trying
Say something [F] to take [D] away the pain
[E] [C]
[A] [E] [C]
[A] [E] [C]
[A] [E] [F]
[G] [D] There's nothing to [C] your madness
There's no [G] direction to your road
[D] If you find [C] yourself in sadness
Turn around that [D] never leads home
Cause you know that you're all for love
Oh [F] mother, can you hear your [C] children crying?
Crying [F] for the love that walked you [A] away
[D] Oh [F] mother, why do I [C] feel like dying?
Say something [F] to take [A] away the pain
[D] Oh [F] mother, oh [C] mother
[F] [D]
Oh [F] mother, oh [C] mother
Say [F] something to take [D] away the pain
[C] [D]
Key:
C
F
D
A
E
C
F
D
_ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
Oh [F] mother, can you hear your [C] children crying?
Crying [F] for the love that walked [A] you away
_ [D]
Oh [F] mother, why do I [C] feel like dying?
Say [F] something to take [D] away the pain
You're creeping [C] up on all they say
But it never [G] quite turned out [D] that way
Up on [C] the street you found a heart that said
No, that [D] girl's the one
No, that girl's the one
Oh [F] mother, can you hear your [C] children crying?
Crying [F] for the love that [D] never came
_ Oh [F] mother, it's too late [C] to start trying
Say something [F] to take [D] away the pain
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ There's nothing to [C] your madness
There's no [G] direction to your road
[D] If you find [C] yourself in sadness
Turn around that [D] never leads home
Cause you know that you're all for love
Oh [F] mother, can you hear your [C] children crying?
Crying [F] for the love that walked you [A] away
_ [D] Oh [F] mother, why do I [C] feel like dying?
Say something [F] to take [A] away the _ pain
[D] Oh [F] mother, oh [C] mother
_ _ [F] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ Oh [F] mother, oh [C] mother
Say [F] something to take [D] away the pain _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
Oh [F] mother, can you hear your [C] children crying?
Crying [F] for the love that walked [A] you away
_ [D]
Oh [F] mother, why do I [C] feel like dying?
Say [F] something to take [D] away the pain
You're creeping [C] up on all they say
But it never [G] quite turned out [D] that way
Up on [C] the street you found a heart that said
No, that [D] girl's the one
No, that girl's the one
Oh [F] mother, can you hear your [C] children crying?
Crying [F] for the love that [D] never came
_ Oh [F] mother, it's too late [C] to start trying
Say something [F] to take [D] away the pain
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ There's nothing to [C] your madness
There's no [G] direction to your road
[D] If you find [C] yourself in sadness
Turn around that [D] never leads home
Cause you know that you're all for love
Oh [F] mother, can you hear your [C] children crying?
Crying [F] for the love that walked you [A] away
_ [D] Oh [F] mother, why do I [C] feel like dying?
Say something [F] to take [A] away the _ pain
[D] Oh [F] mother, oh [C] mother
_ _ [F] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ Oh [F] mother, oh [C] mother
Say [F] something to take [D] away the pain _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _