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G:  320033
C:  x32033
D:  xx0232
Em: 022033
GHold me Mother, CI've met my Emmatch
CShow me a Gfamily, with Dno strings Cattached
GHold me Mother, 'cause I'm Coutta conEmtrol
So Ctell me the sGtory, that DI need to Gknow
You Gplayed the piano, Cwhen I was Emten
CWhen I was Gtwenty, you Dplayed it Cagain
GTen years went by, not Ceven a Emnote
CThat's all you Gshowed me, tDhat's all she Gwrote
GNow I'm a singer, in Csearch of a Emsong
To Cdo what is Gright, and to wDrite, what was Cwrong
Out Ghere in the open, there's Cnowhere to Emhide
So Cstrap yourself Gin, let's Dgo for a Gride
GWhen I was fifteen, CI met the Empope
CWhen I was Gsixteen, I Dmet - rum and Ccoke
You were Gso disappointed, when I Cleft him Embehind
To Cfind me a Gfaith, that Dwasn't so Gblind
G
[Bridge]
But DI never found it
So Cback here I Gam
My Dheart on my sleeve
And a Cglass in my Ghand
So Dtell me a story
And Emmake it half true
Was it Csomething I did
Or DI did not Gdo
[Verse]
Hold Me Mother, I need some protection
There's cracks in these walls, upon closer inspection
The lights have come on, now I see things clearly
I know that you're here, but I don't know that you hear me
You gave your grandson, some rosary beads
He loves you like me, but that's not what he needs
He picks up the phone, tells you he's lost
You tell him 'bout someone, we nailed to a cross
[Bridge]
[Verse]
Hold Me Mother, I need to be guided
Look up to the sky, and remain undecided
You don't have to be young, to be set in your ways
You don't have to be old, to be wasting you days
And if Cyou were here Gnow, this is Dwhat I would Gsay

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Hold Me Mother

by Sean McCann

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Chords in this song · guitar

G: 320033

C: x32033

D: xx0232

Em: 022033

G C Em

Hold me Mother, I've met my match

C G D C

Show me a family, with no strings attached

G C Em

Hold me Mother, 'cause I'm outta control

C G D G

So tell me the story, that I need to know

G C Em

You played the piano, when I was ten

C G D C

When I was twenty, you played it again

G C Em

Ten years went by, not even a note

C G D G

That's all you showed me, that's all she wrote

G C Em

Now I'm a singer, in search of a song

C G D C

To do what is right, and to write, what was wrong

G C Em

Out here in the open, there's nowhere to hide

C G D G

So strap yourself in, let's go for a ride

G C Em

When I was fifteen, I met the pope

C G D C

When I was sixteen, I met - rum and coke

G C Em

You were so disappointed, when I left him behind

C G D G

To find me a faith, that wasn't so blind

[Bridge]

But I never found it

C G

So back here I am

My heart on my sleeve

C G

And a glass in my hand

So tell me a story

And make it half true

Was it something I did

D G

Or I did not do

[Verse]

Hold Me Mother, I need some protection

There's cracks in these walls, upon closer inspection

The lights have come on, now I see things clearly

I know that you're here, but I don't know that you hear me

You gave your grandson, some rosary beads

He loves you like me, but that's not what he needs

He picks up the phone, tells you he's lost

You tell him 'bout someone, we nailed to a cross

[Bridge]

[Verse]

Hold Me Mother, I need to be guided

Look up to the sky, and remain undecided

You don't have to be young, to be set in your ways

You don't have to be old, to be wasting you days

C G D G

And if you were here now, this is what I would say

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