Chords for The Doc Watson Family - I Heard My Mother Weeping (1964)
Tempo:
73 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
F
D
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G] [C]
The big courtroom was crowded [F] as the jury [C] heard my plea.
I cried, sir, I'm not guilty [D] of this crime you're [G] accusing me.
[C] I guess no one believed me, [F] for they only [C] turned away.
To give the judge their verdict [G] while I bowed my head [C] and prayed.
I heard my mother weeping [F] when the judge said, [C] guilty, son.
I'll have to give you life now [D] for this crime that you [G] have done.
[C] She cried, don't take my darling, [F] he means the [C] world to me.
He's all I have to live for, [G] I pray you'll [C] set him free.
[G] [C]
His father won the case, [F] went away, left [C] us all.
I've worked a world living [D] and to raise our [G] darling son.
[C] Now if you take him from me, [F] his face no more [C] I'll see.
Just put your son in his place, [G] his mother [C] here with me.
The judge sat there with his [F] mouth, at first did [C] not reply.
And then I saw him brushing [D] the teardrops [G] from his eyes.
[C] He motioned to the jury, [F] this sentence [C] can't be done.
God bless you darling mother, [G] I still love you [A] and [C] must.
The big courtroom was crowded [F] as the jury [C] heard my plea.
I cried, sir, I'm not guilty [D] of this crime you're [G] accusing me.
[C] I guess no one believed me, [F] for they only [C] turned away.
To give the judge their verdict [G] while I bowed my head [C] and prayed.
I heard my mother weeping [F] when the judge said, [C] guilty, son.
I'll have to give you life now [D] for this crime that you [G] have done.
[C] She cried, don't take my darling, [F] he means the [C] world to me.
He's all I have to live for, [G] I pray you'll [C] set him free.
[G] [C]
His father won the case, [F] went away, left [C] us all.
I've worked a world living [D] and to raise our [G] darling son.
[C] Now if you take him from me, [F] his face no more [C] I'll see.
Just put your son in his place, [G] his mother [C] here with me.
The judge sat there with his [F] mouth, at first did [C] not reply.
And then I saw him brushing [D] the teardrops [G] from his eyes.
[C] He motioned to the jury, [F] this sentence [C] can't be done.
God bless you darling mother, [G] I still love you [A] and [C] must.
Key:
C
G
F
D
A
C
G
F
_ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
The big courtroom was crowded [F] as the jury [C] heard my plea.
I cried, sir, I'm not guilty [D] of this crime you're [G] accusing me.
[C] I guess no one believed me, [F] for they only [C] turned away.
To give the judge their verdict [G] while I bowed my head [C] and prayed.
_ I heard my mother weeping [F] when the judge said, [C] guilty, son.
I'll have to give you life now [D] for this crime that you [G] have done.
[C] She cried, don't take my darling, [F] he means the [C] world to me.
He's all I have to live for, [G] I pray you'll [C] set him free.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ His father won the case, [F] went away, left [C] us all.
_ I've worked a world living [D] and to raise our [G] darling son.
[C] Now if you take him from me, [F] his face no more [C] I'll see.
Just put your son in his place, [G] his mother [C] here with me. _
_ The judge sat there with his [F] mouth, at first did [C] not reply.
_ And then I saw him brushing [D] the teardrops [G] from his eyes.
[C] He motioned to the jury, [F] this sentence [C] can't be done.
God bless you darling mother, [G] I still love you [A] and [C] must.
[G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
The big courtroom was crowded [F] as the jury [C] heard my plea.
I cried, sir, I'm not guilty [D] of this crime you're [G] accusing me.
[C] I guess no one believed me, [F] for they only [C] turned away.
To give the judge their verdict [G] while I bowed my head [C] and prayed.
_ I heard my mother weeping [F] when the judge said, [C] guilty, son.
I'll have to give you life now [D] for this crime that you [G] have done.
[C] She cried, don't take my darling, [F] he means the [C] world to me.
He's all I have to live for, [G] I pray you'll [C] set him free.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ His father won the case, [F] went away, left [C] us all.
_ I've worked a world living [D] and to raise our [G] darling son.
[C] Now if you take him from me, [F] his face no more [C] I'll see.
Just put your son in his place, [G] his mother [C] here with me. _
_ The judge sat there with his [F] mouth, at first did [C] not reply.
_ And then I saw him brushing [D] the teardrops [G] from his eyes.
[C] He motioned to the jury, [F] this sentence [C] can't be done.
God bless you darling mother, [G] I still love you [A] and [C] must.