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Eminor

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Chords to know:
Em: 022000
C:  x32010
G:  320033 (Or 320003 which is also correct)
Bb: x13331
Am: x02210
Intro:
         Em      Cx2
Verse 1:
   EmMother tell me why'd you have Cto fall
   EmMother tell me why'd you havCe to break at all
   EmMother show me a good way Cto live
   EmMother show me how to nCot take but give
Chorus:
   GBecause there's no more room foCr hiding
   GI've got no breath for Cdenying
   GI've got so much locked up Cinside me
   Just like a Bblion, I've got to uncage it Amall
                      Em    C   Em   C (Continue strumming into verse same chords)
   And watch you run away
Verse 2:
   EmFather tell me why'd you have to Cgo
   EmFather tell me why didn't you leCt me know
   EmFather show me how to be a Cman
   EmInstead of holding back tears as Chard as I can
Repeat Chorus
Bridge:
   Watch it Emrun, watch it run
   Watch it Crun, watch it run
   Watch it Emrun, watch it run
   Watch it Crun
Chorus(altered)(strum pattern from top to bottom strings/single strum for each chord):
   GBecause there's no more room foCr hiding
   GI've got no breath for Cdenying
   GI've got so much locked up Cinside me
   Just like a Bblion, I've got to uncage it Amall
   Just like a Bblion, I've got to uncage it Amall
   And watch you run aEmwayC  Em  C  
Outro:
   Watch it Emrun, watch it run
   Watch it Crun, watch it run
   Watch it Emrun, watch it run
   Watch it Crun, watch it run Emaway

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Mother

by Adam Gontier

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Chords to know:

Em: 022000

C: x32010

G: 320033 (Or 320003 which is also correct)

Bb: x13331

Am: x02210

Intro:

Em C

Verse 1:

Em C

Mother tell me why'd you have to fall

Em C

Mother tell me why'd you have to break at all

Em C

Mother show me a good way to live

Em C

Mother show me how to not take but give

Chorus:

G C

Because there's no more room for hiding

G C

I've got no breath for denying

G C

I've got so much locked up inside me

Bb Am

Just like a lion, I've got to uncage it all

Em C Em C (Continue strumming into verse same chords)

And watch you run away

Verse 2:

Em C

Father tell me why'd you have to go

Em C

Father tell me why didn't you let me know

Em C

Father show me how to be a man

Em C

Instead of holding back tears as hard as I can

Repeat Chorus

Bridge:

Watch it run, watch it run

Watch it run

Chorus(altered)(strum pattern from top to bottom strings/single strum for each chord):

G C

Because there's no more room for hiding

G C

I've got no breath for denying

G C

I've got so much locked up inside me

Bb Am

Just like a lion, I've got to uncage it all

Bb Am

Just like a lion, I've got to uncage it all

Em C Em C

And watch you run away

Outro:

Watch it run, watch it run

C Em

Watch it run, watch it run away

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