{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1089873,"song":"Letter To My Mother","artist":"Edwin McCain","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11241686-letter-to-my-mother-chords-by-edwin-mccain/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1089873?type=chord","rating":0,"votes":0,"content":"-------------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n                        From the album \"Far From Over\"\r\n-------------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n\r\n\r\n**Open D Tuning**\r\n\r\n\r\nChords used:\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]C#m6[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]Bm7[/ch]  [ch]F#m7[/ch]  [ch]Em7[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]º  [ch]Em7[/ch]/11  [ch]F#m7[/ch]/11  [ch]G/Bb[/ch]\r\nD |--0-----0-----0-----0----0----0-----0----0----0-----0--------0------0--|\r\nA |--0-----0-----0-----0----0----0-----0----0----0-----0--------0------0--|\r\nF#|--12----10----10----5----8----3-----1----7----0-----1--------3------1--|\r\nD |--0-----0-----0-----0----0----0-----0----0----0-----2--------4------0--|\r\nA |--0-----0-----0-----0----9----4-----0----0----0-----2--------4------1--|\r\nD |--12----11----10----5----9----4-----2----7----0----(2)------(4)-----0--|[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n*Note: These may not be the actual chord names but they're pretty close.  The Em7/11 and \r\nF#m7/11 chords can be played with or without the note in ().  I think they sound better \r\n\r\n\r\nIntro Riff:\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]                          [ch]C#m6[/ch]                        [ch]C[/ch]                           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nD |--0---0----0--0--0--0---0----0---0----0--0--0--0---0-----0---0----0--0--0--0---0-----0---|\r\nA |--0---0----0--0--0--0---0----0---0----0--0--0--0---0-----0---0----0--0--0--0---0-----0---|\r\nF#|--12--12---12-12h13-12--12---10--10---10-10h12-10--10----10--10---10-10h12-10--10----5---|\r\nD |--0---0----0--0--0--0---0----0---0----0--0--0--0---0-----0---0----0--0--0--0---0-----0---|\r\nA |--0---0----0--0--0--0---0----0---0----0--0--0--0---0-----0---0----0--0--0--0---0-----0---|\r\nD |--12--12---12-12-12-12--12---11--11---11-11-11-11--11----10--10---10-10-10-10--10----5---|[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nIntro:  (Play Intro Riff) x2\r\n\r\n\r\nVerse 1:\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]              [ch]C#m6[/ch]\r\nMama, how do I write the words to you[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYou were the only one who loved me true[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]C#m6[/ch]\r\nBut there's a woman that we don't even know[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nShe gave me life, then you gave me a home[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nChorus 1:\r\n\r\n[tab]            [ch]Bm7[/ch]\r\nI love you, Mama[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]F#m7[/ch]\r\nBut I want to tell her too[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Em7[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]     (Repeat Intro Riff)\r\nIs that her little boy still loves you[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nVerse 2:\r\n\r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]C#m6[/ch]\r\nI close my eyes, does she look like me[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nDoes she need my help, is she cold on the street[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]C#m6[/ch]\r\nOr am I forgotten like a bad childhood dream[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nA B-movie actor on the black and white screen[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nChorus 2:\r\n\r\n[tab]            [ch]Bm7[/ch]\r\nI love you, Mama[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]F#m7[/ch]\r\nBut I want to tell her too[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Em7[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIs that her little boy still loves you[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Em7[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]º\r\nIs that her little boy still loves you[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nBridge:\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Em7[/ch]/11                  [ch]F#m7[/ch]/11\r\n Could I have seen her, I'll never know[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Em7[/ch]/11            [ch]F#m7[/ch]/11\r\nMaybe she's always been there watching me grow[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Em7[/ch]/11       [ch]F#m7[/ch]/11\r\nI wanted to tell her how grateful I am[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]G/Bb[/ch]\r\nFor giving me life, I've done the best that I can[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nSolo:\r\n\r\n(Repeat Intro Riff) then\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]     [ch]C#m6[/ch]\r\nOhhhh ohhhhh[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOhhhh yeah[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nChorus 3:\r\n\r\n[tab]            [ch]Bm7[/ch]\r\nI love you, Mama[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]F#m7[/ch]\r\nBut I want to tell her too[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Em7[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIs that her little boy still loves you[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Em7[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]º\r\nHer little boy still loves you[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nOutro:  [ch]Em7[/ch] - [ch]G[/ch] - [ch]A[/ch] - [ch]D[/ch]º","plain_text":"-------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n                        From the album \"Far From Over\"\n-------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\n**Open D Tuning**\n\n\nChords used:\n\n\n\n\n*Note: These may not be the actual chord names but they're pretty close.  The Em7/11 and \nF#m7/11 chords can be played with or without the note in ().  I think they sound better \n\n\nIntro Riff:\n\n\n\n\nIntro:  (Play Intro Riff) x2\n\n\nVerse 1:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChorus 1:\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVerse 2:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChorus 2:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBridge:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSolo:\n\n(Repeat Intro Riff) then\n\n\n\n\n\nChorus 3:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOutro:  Em7 - G - A - Dº","chords":["D","C#m6","C","G","Bm7","F#m7","Em7","A","G/Bb","F","F#","B"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Bm7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,0,2,0,3],"frets":[-1,2,0,2,0,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,0,3,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,3,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}