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//Song: Mother
//Artist: Florence and the Machine
//Album: How Big How Blue How Beautiful(2015)
[Intro]
 A   G   F     Gx2
(intro and verse riff):
e|----------------------5-|
B|-5-------3-1---3--------|
G|-6-------4-2---4--------|
D|-7-------5-3---5--------|          x2
A|-7-------5-3---5--------|
E|-5-------3-1---3--------|
[Verse]
  AOh lord, won't you leave me, leave me on my kGneFes
Cause I belong to the ground Gnow
And it belongs to theeA  
And oh lord, won't you leave me, leave me just like GthFis
Cause I belong to the ground Gnow
I want no more than thisA  
How I long for the autumn, the sun keeps burning dGeeFp
Every stone in this cGity keeps reminding meA, oh!
Can you protect me from what GI Fwant?
The love I let in, it Gleft me so lost
[Chorus]
  AMother, Gmake me
  FMake me a bDmig tall tree
  ASo I can Gshed my leaFves and let it bDmlow through me
  AMother, Gmake me
  FMake me a Dmbig grey cloud
  ASo I can Grain on yFou things I can't say oGut loAud
 G   F    G(intro riff)
[Verse]
  AAll these couples are kissing and I can't stand the GheFat
I lost my shoes and left the pGarty
I wander in the streetA  
I put my feet into the fountain, the statues all asGleFep
No use wishing on the wGater
It grants you no relief
[Chorus]
  AMother, Gmake me
  FMake me a bDmird of prey
  ASo I can Grise aboFve this, let it fDmall away
AMother, Gmake me
FMake me a sDmong so sweet
AHeaven GtrembleFs, fallen at our feAet
G F G
 A   G   F   G(intro riff)
[Solo]
e|------------------5---8-5-----575----------------------------------------|
B|--------------------5-----5-58----5--------------------------------------|
G|-7s9--7s9--7s9----------------------7-5-5757-7b5---5---7b5---5-----------|
D|-9s11-9s11-9s11----------------------------------7---5-----7---5---4-5---|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  AOh lord, won't you leave me, leave me on my kGneFes
Cause I belong to the ground Gnow
And it belongs to theeA  
And oh lord, won't you leave me, leave me just like GthFis
Cause I belong to the ground Gnow
I want no more than this
  AOh lord, won't you leave me, Gleave me on my kneesF#m  
Cause I belong to the ground nowG  
And it belongs to theeA  
And oh lord, won't you leave me, Gleave me just like thisF#m  
Cause I belong to the ground nowG  
I want no more than this
 A   G   F#      Gx8
A

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Mother

by Florence + The Machine

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F#m

//Song: Mother

//Artist: Florence and the Machine

//Album: How Big How Blue How Beautiful(2015)

[Intro]

A G F G

(intro and verse riff):

e|----------------------5-|

B|-5-------3-1---3--------|

G|-6-------4-2---4--------|

D|-7-------5-3---5--------| x2

A|-7-------5-3---5--------|

E|-5-------3-1---3--------|

[Verse]

A G F

Oh lord, won't you leave me, leave me on my knees

Cause I belong to the ground now

And it belongs to thee

G F

And oh lord, won't you leave me, leave me just like this

Cause I belong to the ground now

I want no more than this

G F

How I long for the autumn, the sun keeps burning deep

G A

Every stone in this city keeps reminding me, oh!

G F

Can you protect me from what I want?

The love I let in, it left me so lost

[Chorus]

A G

Mother, make me

F Dm

Make me a big tall tree

A G F Dm

So I can shed my leaves and let it blow through me

A G

Mother, make me

F Dm

Make me a big grey cloud

A G F G A

So I can rain on you things I can't say out loud

G F G

(intro riff)

[Verse]

A G F

All these couples are kissing and I can't stand the heat

I lost my shoes and left the party

I wander in the street

G F

I put my feet into the fountain, the statues all asleep

No use wishing on the water

It grants you no relief

[Chorus]

A G

Mother, make me

F Dm

Make me a bird of prey

A G F Dm

So I can rise above this, let it fall away

A G

Mother, make me

F Dm

Make me a song so sweet

A G F A

Heaven trembles, fallen at our feet

G F G

A G F G

(intro riff)

[Solo]

e|------------------5---8-5-----575----------------------------------------|

B|--------------------5-----5-58----5--------------------------------------|

G|-7s9--7s9--7s9----------------------7-5-5757-7b5---5---7b5---5-----------|

D|-9s11-9s11-9s11----------------------------------7---5-----7---5---4-5---|

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

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

A G F

Oh lord, won't you leave me, leave me on my knees

Cause I belong to the ground now

And it belongs to thee

G F

And oh lord, won't you leave me, leave me just like this

Cause I belong to the ground now

I want no more than this

A G F#m

Oh lord, won't you leave me, leave me on my knees

Cause I belong to the ground now

And it belongs to thee

G F#m

And oh lord, won't you leave me, leave me just like this

Cause I belong to the ground now

I want no more than this

A G F# G

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