Mother Father

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Em F#dimD7 Em D C G D
Intro
Verse 1
Em A/C# D G/B C
She sits alone, an empty stare
F#A# B E/G# Em
/
A mother's face she wears
A/C# D
Where did she go wrong,
G/B C
The fight is gone
F#A# Bsus4B
/
Lord help this broken home
Pre-chorus
Em C A7 D Em
Hey, mother, father, sister
Em C A7 D D#dim Em
Hey, come back, tryin', believein'
Em C A7 D C
Hey, mother, father, dreamer
Chorus
G C G D C
Don't you know that I'm alive for you
G D C
I'm your seventh son
G C G D
And when lightnin' strikes the family
Cadd9
Have faith, believe.
Em A/C# D G/B
Interlude
Verse 2
Em A/C# D G/B C
With dreams he tried, lost his pride
F#A# B E/G#
/
He drinks his life away
Em A/C# D G/B C
One photograph, in broken glass
F#A# Bsus4 B
/
It should not end this way.
Em D C G/BGm6Bb F#2G# F/A Csus4
Interlude / / B#add9 (x2)
Bridge
Em A/C# D
Through bitter tears
G/B C F#A#
/
And wounded years, those ties
B E/G#
Of blood were strong
Em A/C# D G/B C
So much to say, those yesterdays
F#A# Bsus4 B
/
So now don't you turn away.
Pre-chorus
Chorus
B# F2A B# F2A C F2 C F2 C2A F2
Outro / / /
C2 A2
B#add9

Mother Father chords and lyrics

Free chords for Mother Father by Journey. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

Intro   Em    F#dim    D7    Em    D    C    G   D
Verse 1
Pre-chorus
Chorus
Interlude   Em      A/C#       D      G/B
Verse 2
Interlude   Em   D   C   G/B   Gm6/Bb   F#2/G#    F/A   B#add9   Csus4   (x2)
Bridge
Pre-chorus
Chorus
Outro   B#   F2/A   B#   F2/A   C   F2   C   F2   C2/A   F2
C2   B#add9   A2

Mother Father Chords by Journey

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