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[Intro]
B7
[Verse]
EThey told me Astories of my Efather
And I Afollowed where I'm wEanted
I was sAoft, and I fCeared them aBll
WEill I Aever be a mEother?
Every gAirl is bound to wEonder
Or will you pAull me the other wCay?B  
SoAmetimes I dream of hEome
BAut the memoC#mry's quickly Bfading
AA house with a red dEoor
AOr was it just my C#mimaginBation?A  
EWritten Ain the constellEations
I'll stand alAone with my creEations
Isn't tAhat what a Cmother dBoes?
SEtill I fAeel as though I mEade ya
You were Ajust a hand grenEade, but
Soon you cAould be an atom CbombB  
AAll of those I've lEoved
AInto the past they C#mkeep disappBearing
ADark and twisted gEhosts
AThings I'll never hC#mold while I'm lBivingA  
G#mSometimes it sC#meems like I can sF#mee so fBar
AFollowEing a blAeeding sEtar
G#mI've been tC#mracing all the mF#miles you've flAown
EHow you've gArown, Ehow you've gArownB  
ERage of the wAorld on my sEhoulders
AIt has made me a sEoldier
I can Ahear their voices Cin my Bveins
EBurning sAkies raining Eon me
Scorched eAarth like NagaEsaki
I have lAearned how to sCcream my nBame
ASometimes I feel so yEoung
AWhy can't I have C#mall we were mBade for?
AA woman of the wEorld
AAnd a bullet C#msafe in the chBamber
AAll of those I've lEoved
AInto the past they C#mkeep disappBearing
ADark and twisted ghEosts
AThings I'll never hC#mold while I'm lBivingA  
EI Awas the dragon's dEaughter
My bAlood's still got that fEire
I'll turn bAack just to wCatch them Bburn

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Mother

by The Manimals

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

G#m

F#m

[Intro]

[Verse]

E A E

They told me stories of my father

A E

And I followed where I'm wanted

A C B

I was soft, and I feared them all

E A E

Will I ever be a mother?

A E

Every girl is bound to wonder

A C B

Or will you pull me the other way?

A E

Sometimes I dream of home

A C#m B

But the memory's quickly fading

A E

A house with a red door

A C#m B A

Or was it just my imagination?

E A E

Written in the constellations

A E

I'll stand alone with my creations

A C B

Isn't that what a mother does?

E A E

Still I feel as though I made ya

A E

You were just a hand grenade, but

A C B

Soon you could be an atom bomb

A E

All of those I've loved

A C#m B

Into the past they keep disappearing

A E

Dark and twisted ghosts

A C#m B A

Things I'll never hold while I'm living

G#m C#m F#m B

Sometimes it seems like I can see so far

A E A E

Following a bleeding star

G#m C#m F#m A

I've been tracing all the miles you've flown

E A E A B

How you've grown, how you've grown

E A E

Rage of the world on my shoulders

A E

It has made me a soldier

A C B

I can hear their voices in my veins

E A E

Burning skies raining on me

A E

Scorched earth like Nagasaki

A C B

I have learned how to scream my name

A E

Sometimes I feel so young

A C#m B

Why can't I have all we were made for?

A E

A woman of the world

A C#m B

And a bullet safe in the chamber

A E

All of those I've loved

A C#m B

Into the past they keep disappearing

A E

Dark and twisted ghosts

A C#m B A

Things I'll never hold while I'm living

E A E

I was the dragon's daughter

A E

My blood's still got that fire

A C B

I'll turn back just to watch them burn

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