{"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":792532,"song":"Mothers Only Son","artist":"Yonder Mountain String Band","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11592891-mothers-only-son-chords-by-yonder-mountain-string-band/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/792532?type=chord","rating":4.75688,"votes":3,"content":"Mother’s Only Son\r\n\r\nINTRO:\r\n[ch]G[/ch]\t[ch]Em[/ch]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHit Em on the way to F[/tab]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]\t[ch]Em[/ch]\r\n[ch]F[/ch]\t[ch]C[/ch]\t[ch]G[/ch]\r\n[ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\nVERSES:\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch](Cont.)\t[ch]Em[/ch]\t\t[ch]F[/ch]\r\nI am my mother’s only son[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\t\t[ch]Em[/ch]\t\t[ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd you might think that I’d regret[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\t\t[ch]G[/ch]\r\nthe things I’ve done[/tab]\r\n[ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch](Cont.)\t[ch]Em[/ch]\t\t[ch]F[/ch]\r\nBut I can only think of one right now[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\t\t[ch]Em[/ch]\t\t[ch]F[/ch]\r\nYou and I both know the reason[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\t\t[ch]C[/ch]\t\t[ch]F[/ch]\t\t[ch]G[/ch]\r\nwhy you’ve turned your gun on me[/tab]\r\n[ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\nCHORUS:\r\n[ch]Em[/ch]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\t\t[ch]F[/ch]\t\t[ch]G[/ch]\r\nPlease don’t put your bullets in me[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\t\t[ch]F[/ch]\t\t[ch]G[/ch]\r\nPlease don’t bury me ‘neath the cold, cold ground[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\t\t[ch]F[/ch]\t\t[ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nYou and I alone will know the truth of what went[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\t\t[ch]G[/ch]\t\t[ch]Em[/ch]\t\t[ch]F[/ch]\r\nOn and you will never see my face again in town[/tab]\r\n\r\nAfter refrain, play first section of verse chords through once before singing next verses.\r\n\r\nJam section is F C and G chords hit very quickly repeatedly.  I find it’s easier if \r\nbarring the C and G chords at the 3rd fret.  Listen to the song to get it close.  Solo over \r\nwith F major scale?\r\n\r\n\r\nI am my mother's only son\r\nAnd you might think that I'd regret the things I've done\r\nBut I can only think of one right now\r\nYou and I both know the reason why you've turned your gun on me\r\n\r\nI'm rarely held in high regard\r\nAnd most folks don't seem to trust me very far\r\nBut I can promise you one thing\r\nI would've turned my back and walked away if she had worn a ring\r\n\r\nChorus:\r\nPlease don't put your bullets in me\r\nPlease don't bury me ‘neath the cold, cold ground\r\nYou and I alone will know the truth of what went on\r\nAnd you will never see my face again in town\r\n\r\nMost nights I go to bed alone\r\nAnd there's no place on this earth that I'd call home\r\nAnd I’ll admit I have a roving eye\r\nBut I'm not the only man who turned to look when she walked by\r\n\r\nI don't expect to buy much time\r\nBut I need to find a way to change your mind\r\nAnd to convince you that I couldn't know\r\nShe wore no ring upon her hand to mark the vows that she had spoken\r\n\r\nChorus - \"So I'm beggin' you...\"\r\n\r\nI swear the whole world must be blind\r\nIf I'm the first man to see murder in your eyes\r\nHow fitting now the wind is turning cold\r\nAnd with my dying breath I curse your life, I curse your very soul\r\n\r\nChorus\r\n\r\nI am my mother’s only son\r\nAnd you might think that I’d regret the things I’ve done\r\nBut there’s just one thing I wish I could change\r\nAnd that’s the day I met the sheriff’s wife\r\nThe day that robbed me of my life\r\nAnd left me in this shallow mountain grave","plain_text":"Mother’s Only Son\n\nINTRO:\nG\tEm\n\nG\tEm\nF\tC\tG\nF C G\n\n\nVERSES:\n\n\n\nF C G\n\n\n\n\nF C G\n\n\nCHORUS:\nEm\n\n\n\n\n\nAfter refrain, play first section of verse chords through once before singing next verses.\n\nJam section is F C and G chords hit very quickly repeatedly.  I find it’s easier if \nbarring the C and G chords at the 3rd fret.  Listen to the song to get it close.  Solo over \nwith F major scale?\n\n\nI am my mother's only son\nAnd you might think that I'd regret the things I've done\nBut I can only think of one right now\nYou and I both know the reason why you've turned your gun on me\n\nI'm rarely held in high regard\nAnd most folks don't seem to trust me very far\nBut I can promise you one thing\nI would've turned my back and walked away if she had worn a ring\n\nChorus:\nPlease don't put your bullets in me\nPlease don't bury me ‘neath the cold, cold ground\nYou and I alone will know the truth of what went on\nAnd you will never see my face again in town\n\nMost nights I go to bed alone\nAnd there's no place on this earth that I'd call home\nAnd I’ll admit I have a roving eye\nBut I'm not the only man who turned to look when she walked by\n\nI don't expect to buy much time\nBut I need to find a way to change your mind\nAnd to convince you that I couldn't know\nShe wore no ring upon her hand to mark the vows that she had spoken\n\nChorus - \"So I'm beggin' you...\"\n\nI swear the whole world must be blind\nIf I'm the first man to see murder in your eyes\nHow fitting now the wind is turning cold\nAnd with my dying breath I curse your life, I curse your very soul\n\nChorus\n\nI am my mother’s only son\nAnd you might think that I’d regret the things I’ve done\nBut there’s just one thing I wish I could change\nAnd that’s the day I met the sheriff’s wife\nThe day that robbed me of my life\nAnd left me in this shallow mountain grave","chords":["G","Em","F","C","Bb"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}