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Every Mother’s Son
(Winwood-Capaldi)
Intro (Main Guitar Lick over)
   D     G/A     D      G/A     D     G/Aetc
Verse
   D     G/A    D    G/A    D   G/A   D  G/    A     D     G/A    D    G/A    D   G/A   D  G/A  
Once again I'm northward bound,      on the edge of sea and sky
                             Em7  Bb/C  
Tomorrow is my friend, my one and only friend
                             Em7  Bb/     C  G/A  
We travel on together searching for the end
I'm a Dtravelling D/F#soul and every mG6other's F6son
AlthouDgh I'm gettD/F#ing tired I've gG6ot to trF6avel on
Can you Dm7/Gplease help, my G9dog? Can you pDm7/Glease help, my G9dog?
                   Dm7/G    G9    A7Stop                 D  G/A  
Can you please help, my dog?   I think it's only fair
Repeat Intro
Verse 2
Once again I'm northward bound, on the edge of sea and sky
Together we will go and see what waits for us
The backdoor to the universe that old moondust
Organ/Piano/Guitar Solos
Over Intro Chords     D  G/ Aetc
Organ plays   Dm  G/ Atowards the end
Verse 3
Repeat Verse 1
Chords use to taste  G/ A=  A11also = Em7/A  
Bb/  C=  C11= Gm7/C  
 Dm7/G=  G11= F/G  

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Every Mothers Son

by Traffic

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/A

Em7

D/F#

Dm7/G

A11

C11

Gm7/C

G11

F/G

Every Mother’s Son

(Winwood-Capaldi)

Intro (Main Guitar Lick over)

D G/A D G/A D G/A

etc

Verse

D G/A D G/A D G/A D G A D G/A D G/A D G/A D G/A

Once again I'm northward bound, on the edge of sea and sky

Em7 Bb C

Tomorrow is my friend, my one and only friend

Em7 Bb C G/A

We travel on together searching for the end

D D/F# G6 F6

I'm a travelling soul and every mother's son

D D/F# G6 F6

Although I'm getting tired I've got to travel on

Dm7/G G9 Dm7/G G9

Can you please help, my dog? Can you please help, my dog?

Dm7/G G9 A7 D G/A

Stop

Can you please help, my dog? I think it's only fair

Repeat Intro

Verse 2

Once again I'm northward bound, on the edge of sea and sky

Together we will go and see what waits for us

The backdoor to the universe that old moondust

Organ/Piano/Guitar Solos

D G A

Over Intro Chords / etc

Dm G A

Organ plays / towards the end

Verse 3

Repeat Verse 1

G A A11 Em7 A

Chords use to taste / = also = /

Bb C C11 Gm7/C

/ = =

Dm7/G G11 F/G

= =

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