From: davies@ils.nwu.edu (Brian Davies) No, not Motherless Child. Here's a classic off of 461 Ocean Boulevard. Share and enjoy! - Brian MOTHERLESS CHILDREN (traditional) [A] [A] [A] [A] [A] [A] [A] [D] Solo on Verse

^A Motherless children have a ^D hard time when ^A mother is dead, lord. ^D ^A Motherless children have a ^D hard time when ^A mother is dead, lord. ^D ^A They don't have any^Ewhere to go; ^D Wandering around from ^F door to door. ^A Nobody treats you like a ^D mother will when your ^A mother is dead, lord. [D]

^A Father will do the ^D best he can when your ^A mother is dead, lord. ^D ^A Father will do the ^D best he can when your ^A mother is dead, lord. ^D ^A Father will do the ^E best he can; ^D So many things a father ^F can't understand. ^A Nobody treats you like a ^D mother will when your ^A mother is dead, lord. [D]

Solo on Verse

^A Sister will do the ^D best she can when your ^A mother is dead, lord. ^D ^A Sister will do the ^D best she can when your ^A mother is dead, lord. ^D ^A Sister will do the ^E best she can; ^D So many things a sister ^F can't understand. ^A Nobody treats you like a ^D mother will when your ^A mother is dead, lord. [D]

When your ^A mother is dead, ^D when your ^A mother is dead. ^D When your ^A mother is dead, Lord, ^D when your ^A mother is dead. ^D When your ^A mother is dead, ^D when your ^A mother is dead. ^D When your ^A mother is dead, ^D when your ^A mother is dead. ^D When your ^A mother is dead, Lord, ^D when your ^A mother is dead. ^D

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