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Mother Mother by Tracy Bonham
Mother Mother
Am Abm Gm F#m, then back up struming once at each fret. Listen to the song
to get the rythym.
I play them with barre chords, slightly muted, staying on the lower strings.
The prechorus part:
"When you sent me off to seek the world..."
Am Gm Fm
The chorus part:
"I'm hungry...I'm dirty...I'm losing my mind...EVERYTHING'S FINE!!!"
Not quite sure...I think it's Fm every time with a bit of distortion thrown
in. Any suggestions on this part?
Overall, I think this was a pretty easy song to figure out and to play.
Anyone want to figure out the tidbits of violin in the song?
Chords:
| E A D G B E |
---+-------------+
Fm | 1 3 3 1 1 1 |
F#m| 2 4 4 2 2 2 |
Gm | 3 5 5 3 3 3 |
Abm| 4 6 6 4 4 4 |
Am | 5 7 7 5 5 5 |
---+-------------+
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version 2
Chord Shapes
A F# G G#
5 2 3 4
5 2 3 4
6 3 4 5
7 4 5 6
7 4 5 6
5 2 3 4
Intro: (All Bar Chords)
A G# G F# F# G G#
^-9 ^-9 ^-9 ^-5 ^-3 ^-1 ^-1
A G#
Mother Mother Hows the family?
G F# F# G G#
Just a phone call To say hello
That's the basic jist of it....play with this, and it will sound good.
SOMEONE POST THE CHORUS, I CAN'T FIGURE IT OUT!
Nick Brennan
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version 3
it is realy simple all you do is play these chords through the verse:
A e +-5-+ G# e +-4-+ G e +-3-+ F# e +-2---+
b +-5-+ b +-4-+ b +-e-+ b +-2------------------+
g +-6-+ g +-5-+ g +-4-+ g +-3------------------+
D +-7-+ D +-6-+ D +-5-+ D +-4------------------+
A +-7-+ A +-6-+ A +-5-+ A +-4------------------+
E +-5-+ E +-4-+ E +-3-+ E +-2------------------+
you play A G# G F# about 1 or 2 measures each then go back up the neck (G G# A)
one
measure each.
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version 4
Figure 1
e---5-5-5---5-5-5-5---4-4-4---4-4-4-4---3-3-3---3-3-3-3---2-2-2---2-2-2-3-4-|
B---5-5-5---5-5-5-5---4-4-4---4-4-4-4---3-3-3---3-3-3-3---2-2-2---2-2-2-3-4-|
G---6-6-6---6-6-6-6---5-5-5---5-5-5-5---4-4-4---4-4-4-4---3-3-3---3-3-3-4-5-|
D---7-7-7---7-7-7-7---6-6-6---6-6-6-6---5-5-5---5-5-5-5---4-4-4---4-4-4-5-6-|
A---7-7-7---7-7-7-7---6-6-6---6-6-6-6---5-5-5---5-5-5-5---4-4-4---4-4-4-5-6-|
E---5-5-5---5-5-5-5---4-4-4---4-4-4-4---3-3-3---3-3-3-3---2-2-2---2-2-2-3-4-|
MOther Mother, how's the family...
Figure 2
e---------------------------|
B---------------------------|
G---------7-7---5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D---2-2---7-7---5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A---2-2---5-5---3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E---0-0---------------------|
When you sent me off to see the world...
Figure 3
e-------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------|
D---7---7---7---7-6-5-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-|
A---7---7---7---5-6-5-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-|
E---5---5---5---5-4-3-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-|
I'm hungry, I'm dirty, I'm losing my mind...
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version 5
Verse 1:
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A G# G F# G G#
Mother Mother, how's the family? I'm just calling to say hello
How's the weather, how's my father? Am I lonely? Heavens no.
Mother mother, are you listening, just a phone call to ease your mind,
Life is perfect, never better, distance making, the heart grow by,
Chorus: (distorted)
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E D C D
Well you sent me off to see the world
But you're scared that I might get hurt
Would I try a little tobacco?
Would I keep on hikin up my skirt?
Bridge:
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A (stop) A (stop) A (stop)
I'm hungry, I'm dirty, I'm losing my mind,
F# (slide down to from the A)
(scream)Everything's fine
I'm freezing, I'm starving, I'm bleeding to death,
Everything's fine!
Verse 2: (same chords all the way through)
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Yeah I'm working, making money, I'm just starting to build a name
I can feel it, down the corner, I can make it any day...
Mother mother, can you hear me? Sure I'm sober, sure I'm sane
Life is perfect, never better, still your daughter, still the same.
Chorus 2: (same chords as chorus 1)
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Should I tell you what you want to hear?
Will it help you to sleep well at night,
Are you sure that I'm your perfect dear
Now just cuddle up and sleep tight...
Bridge: play 1st bridge
End on:
A (stop) A (stop) A (stop)
I miss you I love you
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