{"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":600793,"song":"Motherland","artist":"Christy Moore","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11572168-motherland-chords-by-christy-moore/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/600793?type=chord","rating":4.78408,"votes":41,"content":"Capo fret 2 (6/8 rhythm strum)\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                     [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n Where in hell can you go[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nFar from the things that you know[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nFar from this concrete sprawl[/tab]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThat keeps crawling its way[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAbout a thousand miles a day[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                    [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n Take one last look behind[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nCommit this to memory and mind[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nDon't miss this wasteland, this terrible place[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhen you leave[/tab]\r\n[tab]                         [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nkeep your heart off your sleeve[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nMotherland, cradle me[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nClose my eyes, lullaby me to sleep[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nKeep me safe, lie with me[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]D[/ch]\r\n Stay beside me, don't go[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                    [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n Oh, my five and dime queen[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nTell me what have you seen[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]           \r\nThe lust and the avarice[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe bottomless, cavernous greed[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nIs that what you see?[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nMotherland, cradle me[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nClose my eyes, lullaby me to sleep[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nKeep me safe, lie with me[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]D[/ch]\r\n Stay beside me, don't go[/tab]\r\n\r\nDon't you go\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIt's your happiness[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI want most of all[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd for that I'd do anything at all[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIf you want the best of life[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nand the most of love[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIf there's anything I can do at all[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                   [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n Now come on shotgun bride[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhat makes me envy your life[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThe faceless, the nameless[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe innocent, the blameless[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd free[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWhat's it like to be?[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nMotherland, cradle me[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nClose my eyes, lullaby me to sleep[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nKeep me safe, lie with me[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]D[/ch]\r\n Stay beside me, don't go[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nMotherland, cradle me[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nClose my eyes, lullaby me to sleep[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nKeep me safe, lie with me[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]D[/ch]\r\n Stay beside me, don't go[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nDon't you go[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nDon't you go[/tab]","plain_text":"Capo fret 2 (6/8 rhythm strum)\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\nDon't you go\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]","chords":["Em","Bm","C","G","D","A"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"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]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}