{"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":599800,"song":"Some Mothers Son","artist":"The Kinks","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/599800-some-mothers-son-chords-by-the-kinks/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/599800?type=chord","rating":4.78216,"votes":27,"content":"Chords for \"Some Mother's Son\"\r\nFrom: Chris\r\n\r\nSome Mother's Son\r\nWritten by: Ray Davies\r\nPublisher: Hill & Range Songs BMI\r\n\r\n\r\nIntro: 4 bars of arpeggios on Bb then, over 4 bars, Bb F  Bb\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]Bb[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nSome mother's son lies in a field[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D7[/ch]                               [ch]Gm[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]Eb[/ch]  [ch]Eb[/ch]/[ch]D[/ch]\r\nSomeone has killed some mother's son today[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cm[/ch]               [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nHead blown up by some soldier's gun[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]                 [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nWhile all the mothers stand and wait[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]            [ch]F#7[/ch]              [ch]Bm[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSome mother's son ain't coming home today[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSome mothers son ain't got no grave[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]           [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nTwo soldiers fighting in a trench[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D7[/ch]                        [ch]Gm[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]Eb[/ch]  [ch]Eb[/ch]/[ch]D[/ch]\r\nOne soldier glances up to see the sun[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cm[/ch]            [ch]F[/ch]                    [ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nAnd dreams of games he played when he was young[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]                  [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nAnd then his friend calls out his name[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]            [ch]F#7[/ch]            [ch]Bm[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIt stops his dream and as he turns his head[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Bb[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nA second later he is dead           (2 bars of D)[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]            [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nSome mother's son lies in a field[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D7[/ch]                             [ch]Gm[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]Eb[/ch]   [ch]Eb[/ch]/[ch]D[/ch]\r\nBack home they put his picture in a frame[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cm[/ch]           [ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]Bb[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nBut all dead soldiers look the same[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]                  [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nWhile all the parents stand and wait[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]            [ch]F#7[/ch]             [ch]Bm[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nTo meet their children coming home from school[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSome mother's son is lying dead[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSomewhere someone is crying[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSomeone is trying to be so brave[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Bb[/ch]                      [ch]F[/ch]\r\nBut still the world keeps turning[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]F7[/ch]\r\nThough all the children have gone away[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]            [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nSome mother's son lies in a field[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D7[/ch]                             [ch]Gm[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]Eb[/ch]   [ch]Eb[/ch]/[ch]D[/ch] \r\nBut in his mother's eyes he looks the same[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cm[/ch]           [ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]Bb[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]Eb[/ch] \r\nAs on the day he went away[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]                  [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nThey put his picture on the wall[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]            [ch]F#7[/ch]             [ch]Bm[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThey put flowers in the picture frame[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch] \r\nSome mothers memory remains[/tab]\r\n\r\nAlbums this song can be found on: Arthur","plain_text":"Chords for \"Some Mother's Son\"\nFrom: Chris\n\nSome Mother's Son\nWritten by: Ray Davies\nPublisher: Hill & Range Songs BMI\n\n\nIntro: 4 bars of arpeggios on Bb then, over 4 bars, Bb F  Bb\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAlbums this song can be found on: Arthur","chords":["Bb","F","D7","Gm","Eb","D","Cm","A","F#","F#7","Bm","G","C","F7"],"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]},"Cm":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,3,5,5,4,3]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"D7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,1,3],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,1,2]},"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]},"Gm":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,1,1,1],"frets":[3,5,5,3,3,3]}}}