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Mother

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[Intro]
D
D Em C
D Em C
[Verse 1]
 DYou never took some Emtime
You never needed Cpraise
You would work your Dhands to the boneEm  
You would work your Chands to the bone
 DYou always made the Emtime
You got me on my Cway
You would work your Dhands to the boneEm  
Just to turn our Chouse to a home
[Pre-Chorus]
A Cdifferent kind of Dhero
With a Gdifferent kind of Emstrength
ACnother word for savior
And aDsus4nother word for Dsaint
[Chorus]
GMotherD, a fighter and Ema loverD  
Always Cthere by my side no Gmatter what I am Dsus4going throughD  
And Gthere's no otherD, the place where we Emtake coverD  
And I know Ceverybody's saying they Ggot the best one
But Dsus4that ain't trueD  
'Cause I doG  
[Verse 2]
 DI know I made it Emtough
I know I caused you Cpain
You loved me like the Dangel, I'm notEm  
But you still held me Cdown like a rock
 DThere's nothing I could Emdo
There's nothing I Ccould say
The words can Dfloat away through the yearsEm  
So I wrote them Cdown for you here
[Pre-Chorus]
The Cperson that I Dturn to
And the Gperson that I Emtrust
The Cvoice inside my head when I Dsus4think I'm giving Dup
[Chorus]
GMotherD, a fighter and Ema loverD  
EverytChing I'll ever have and Gall I am is beDsus4cause of youD  
And Gthere's no otherD, the place where we Emtake coverD  
And I know Ceverybody's saying they Ggot the best one
But Dsus4that ain't trueD  
'Cause I doEm  
[Bridge]
No matter where I Bmgo
Or where I'm at in C#mlife
You'll always be Cmy
[Chorus]
GMotherD, fighter and Ema loverD  
Always Cthere by my side no Gmatter what I am Dsus4going throughD  
And Gthere's no otherD, the place where we Emtake coverD  
And I know Ceverybody's saying they Ggot the best one
But Dsus4that ain't trueD  
I know Ceverybody's saying they Ggot the best one
But Dsus4that ain't trueD  
'Cause I doBm  Em  C  D  Em  C  
  Cm'Cause I doD  

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Mother

by Michael Bublé

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Dsus4

C#m

[Intro]

D Em C

[Verse 1]

D Em

You never took some time

You never needed praise

D Em

You would work your hands to the bone

D Em

You always made the time

You got me on my way

D Em

You would work your hands to the bone

Just to turn our house to a home

[Pre-Chorus]

C D

A different kind of hero

G Em

With a different kind of strength

Another word for savior

Dsus4 D

And another word for saint

[Chorus]

G D Em D

Mother, a fighter and a lover

C G Dsus4 D

Always there by my side no matter what I am going through

G D Em D

And there's no other, the place where we take cover

C G

And I know everybody's saying they got the best one

Dsus4 D

But that ain't true

'Cause I do

[Verse 2]

D Em

I know I made it tough

I know I caused you pain

D Em

You loved me like the angel, I'm not

But you still held me down like a rock

D Em

There's nothing I could do

There's nothing I could say

D Em

The words can float away through the years

So I wrote them down for you here

[Pre-Chorus]

C D

The person that I turn to

G Em

And the person that I trust

C Dsus4 D

The voice inside my head when I think I'm giving up

[Chorus]

G D Em D

Mother, a fighter and a lover

C G Dsus4 D

Everything I'll ever have and all I am is because of you

G D Em D

And there's no other, the place where we take cover

C G

And I know everybody's saying they got the best one

Dsus4 D

But that ain't true

'Cause I do

[Bridge]

No matter where I go

C#m

Or where I'm at in life

You'll always be my

[Chorus]

G D Em D

Mother, fighter and a lover

C G Dsus4 D

Always there by my side no matter what I am going through

G D Em D

And there's no other, the place where we take cover

C G

And I know everybody's saying they got the best one

Dsus4 D

But that ain't true

C G

I know everybody's saying they got the best one

Dsus4 D

But that ain't true

Bm Em C D Em C

'Cause I do

Cm D

'Cause I do

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