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Mother Father

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Intro       Em      F#dim      D7      Em      D      C     G  D  
Verse 1
EmShe   A/C#sits   aDlone,   an   G/Bempty   Cstare
    F#/      A#              B           E/G#  Em  
A   mother's   face   she   wears
Where   A/C#did   she   go   Dwrong,
The   G/Bfight   is   Cgone
       F#/         A#       Bsus4  B  
Lord   help   this   broken    home
Pre-chorus
      EmHey,     Cmother,     A7father,     DsisterEm  
      EmHey,     Ccome back,      A7tryin',    DbeD#dimlievein'Em  
      EmHey,     Cmother,     A7father,     DdreamerC  
Chorus
GDon't    you    Cknow    Gthat    I'm    aDlive    for    youC  
GI'm    your   seventh    DsonC  
GAnd   when    ClightGnin'    strikes   the   Dfamily
Have Cadd9faith, believe.
Interlude         Em         A/C#        D  G/B  
Verse 2
EmWith    A/C#dreams    he    Dtried,       G/Blost    his    Cpride
      F#/            A#          B  E/G#  
He    drinks    his    life    away
     EmOne    A/C#photogDraph,       G/Bin    broken    Cglass
      F#/            A#            Bsus4  B  
It    should    not    end    this    way.
Interlude      Em     D     C     G/B  Gm6/   Bb  F#2/    G#     F/AB#add9      Csus4(x2)
Bridge
EmThrough    A/C#bitter    Dtears
               G/B                    C  F#/ A#  
And    wounded    years,    those    ties
Of    Bblood    were    E/G#strong
      EmSo    A/C#much    to    Dsay,    thG/Bose    yesterCdays
      F#/                A#         Bsus4  B  
So    now    don't    you    turn     away.
Pre-chorus
Chorus
Outro      B#  F2/   A     B#  F2/   A     C     F2     C     F2  C2/   A  F2  
   C2B#add9   A2  

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Mother Father

by Journey

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#dim

A/C#

G/B

E/G#

Bsus4

D#dim

Cadd9

Gm6

F#2

F/A

Csus4

Em F#dim D7 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# Bsus4 B

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/B Gm6 Bb F#2 G# 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# F2 A B# F2 A C F2 C F2 C2 A F2

Outro / / /

C2 A2

B#add9

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