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Picking (first verse):
Am Fmaj7/C Gsus4
E --------------------------
B -----1----------1-----1---
G -----2----------2-----0---
D ---2----------3-----0-----
A -0--------3---------------
E ------------------3-------
Played open:
Am Fmaj7/C Gsus4
E ------------0------------3---
B -1----------1------------1---
G -2----------2------------0---
D -2----------3------------0---
A -0----------3------------2---
E -------------------------3---
AmMotherFmaj7/C  
Tell your Gsus4children not to Amwalk my wayFmaj7/C  
Tell your Gsus4children not to Amhear my words
What they Fmaj7/Cmean
What they Gsus4say
AmMotherFmaj7/C  Gsus4  
AmMotherFmaj7/C  
Can you Gsus4keep 'em in the Amdark for lifeFmaj7/C  
Can you Gsus4hide them from the Amwaiting worldFmaj7/C  
Gsus4Oh motherAm  
AmFatherFmaj7/C  
Gonna Gsus4take your daughter Amout tonightFmaj7/C  
Gonna Gsus4show her Ammy worldFmaj7/C  
Gsus4Oh fatherAm  Fmaj7/C  Gsus4  Fmaj7/C  
Not Gsus4about to see your Amlight
And if you wanna find Gsus4hell with Fmaj7/Cme
I can Gsus4show you what it's Amlike
Till i'm Gsus4bleedingFmaj7/C  
Not abGsus4out to see your Amlight
And if you wanna find Gsus4hell with Fmaj7/Cme
I can Gsus4show you what it'sAm  
AmMotherFmaj7/C  
Tell your Gsus4children not to Amhold my handFmaj7/C  
Tell your Gsus4children not to AmunderstandFmaj7/C  
Oh Gsus4  AmmotherFmaj7/C  Gsus4  
AmFatherFmaj7/C  
Do you Gsus4wanna bang Amheads with meFmaj7/C  
Do you Gsus4wanna feel AmeverythingFmaj7/C  
Gsus4Oh AmfatherFmaj7/C  Gsus4  Fmaj7/C  
Not Gsus4about to see your Amlight
And if you wanna find Gsus4hell with Fmaj7/Cme
I can Gsus4show you what it's Amlike
Till i'm Gsus4bleedingFmaj7/C  
Not Gsus4about to see your Amlight
And if you wanna find Gsus4hell with Fmaj7/Cme
I can Gsus4show you what Amit's
Solo
|: Am   Fmaj7/C   Gsus4:| 4 times
Fmaj7/CNot Gsus4about to see your Amlight
And if you wanna find Gsus4hell with Fmaj7/Cme
I can Gsus4show you what it's Amlike
Till you're Gsus4bleedingFmaj7/C  
Not Gsus4about to see your Amlight
And if you wanna find Gsus4hell with Fmaj7/Cme
I can Gsus4show you what it's Amlike
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