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Mother

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[Intro]
Dmaj7 Bm D Bm7
Dmaj7 Bm7 Dmaj7 Bm
[Verse 1]
Dmaj7It's not Bm7fair
DHow they Bmlive lifeD  
With no Bm7care
When you think
DAbout everyBm7thingDmaj7  
How you Bm7feel abDmaj7out evBm7erytBmhing
Dmaj7 Bm7
[Chorus]
GYou know that it's F#mtrue
That a Fmaj7mother's love comes thCmaj7rough
In strange Emways
My F#mlove, it stays F#m7the sCmaj7ame, same
In the Dmaj7endBm7  
 Dmaj7   Bm7x2
D Bm7 Dm7 Bm7
Dmaj7 Bm7
[Verse 2]
Dmaj7Just close those Bm7eyesDmaj7  
And think aGbout when weDmaj7  
Were kids Bm7and I wDmaj7ould make you
Laugh all the Bm7timeDmaj7  
Yeah, we'd Bm7make you
Dmaj7Laugh all the Bm7time
Dmaj7 Bm7
[Chorus]
GYou know that it's F#mtrue
That a Fmaj7mother's love comeCmaj7s through
In strange Em7ways
My lF#m7ove, it stays the Cmaj7same
N.C.     Dmaj7  
In the end
Bm7 Dmaj7 Bm7 Bm
In the eDmaj7nd

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Mother

by The Night Café

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dmaj7

Bm7

F#m

Fmaj7

Cmaj7

F#m7

Dm7

Em7

[Intro]

Dmaj7 Bm D Bm7

Dmaj7 Bm7 Dmaj7 Bm

[Verse 1]

Dmaj7 Bm7

It's not fair

D Bm D

How they live life

Bm7

With no care

When you think

D Bm7 Dmaj7

About everything

Bm7 Dmaj7 Bm7 Bm

How you feel about everything

Dmaj7 Bm7

[Chorus]

G F#m

You know that it's true

Fmaj7 Cmaj7

That a mother's love comes through

In strange ways

F#m F#m7 Cmaj7

My love, it stays the same, same

Dmaj7 Bm7

In the end

Dmaj7 Bm7

D Bm7 Dm7 Bm7

Dmaj7 Bm7

[Verse 2]

Dmaj7 Bm7 Dmaj7

Just close those eyes

G Dmaj7

And think about when we

Bm7 Dmaj7

Were kids and I would make you

Bm7 Dmaj7

Laugh all the time

Bm7

Yeah, we'd make you

Dmaj7 Bm7

Laugh all the time

Dmaj7 Bm7

[Chorus]

G F#m

You know that it's true

Fmaj7 Cmaj7

That a mother's love comes through

Em7

In strange ways

F#m7 Cmaj7

My love, it stays the same

Dmaj7

N.C.

In the end

Bm7 Dmaj7 Bm7 Bm

Dmaj7

In the end

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