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Mother

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Eminor

90BPM

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1/6

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 6Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Very easy song, standard tuning
Bear's Den plays it in this key (D)
Its in 3/4 time
The banjo riff goes like this
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---2----5----4--2--0--2----------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
EmFather he cEmried with his fDists one eveEmning
His eyes were ablaze from all he'd consumed
Mother she crawls down the stairs in the morning
She's black and blue, Broken and bruised
Black and blue, broken and bruised
She crawls to her room and she screams the hardest
Lets the voices inside her head bleed into one
She hears his footsteps alone in the darkness
She closes her eyes and prays for her son
Closes her eyes and prays for her so
But Dno her soAn doesn't come
And no her son doesn't come
EmNow all I rEmemember is reDading your leEmtter
Saying I'm leaving not for how long
Look after your mother look after your sister
Dont make my mistakes I know they were wrong
Don't make my mistakes I know they were wrong
Hindsight is beautiful but not so forgiving 
The truth just follows and festers inside
You can choose just what you remember
But the truth gets lost and found by your lies
The truth gets lost and found by your lies
But Dno your sAon will not come
And no your son will not come

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Mother

by Bear's Den

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Chords in this song · guitar

Very easy song, standard tuning

Bear's Den plays it in this key (D)

Its in 3/4 time

The banjo riff goes like this

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|---2----5----4--2--0--2----------------------------------------------------|

A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Em Em D Em

Father he cried with his fists one evening

His eyes were ablaze from all he'd consumed

Mother she crawls down the stairs in the morning

She's black and blue, Broken and bruised

Black and blue, broken and bruised

She crawls to her room and she screams the hardest

Lets the voices inside her head bleed into one

She hears his footsteps alone in the darkness

She closes her eyes and prays for her son

Closes her eyes and prays for her so

D A

But no her son doesn't come

And no her son doesn't come

Em Em D Em

Now all I remember is reading your letter

Saying I'm leaving not for how long

Look after your mother look after your sister

Dont make my mistakes I know they were wrong

Don't make my mistakes I know they were wrong

Hindsight is beautiful but not so forgiving

The truth just follows and festers inside

You can choose just what you remember

But the truth gets lost and found by your lies

The truth gets lost and found by your lies

D A

But no your son will not come

And no your son will not come

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