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DOES YOUR MOTHER KNOW Time: 4/4 (sync) Tenor: A Bass: G
- Gordon Lightfoot, 1968, on: Did She Mention My Name, Key: A
INTRO: 7b 4 5 1
1 * 4 6m
.... Does your mother know, you had to go some-day
1 * 7b 4 3
.... Does your mother know that you would grow so fast
4 6m 3 4 5 *
Anyway, that's all you think about, you'd call her if you could
1m 1m7 6maj7 1m 1m7 6
But the letters that you write, in the faded winter light
3 * 5m *
Just tell her, ...... they tell her
1m 4 6 4
That you've got ten dollars and you'll be all right
6 3 6 1
And when you get straight, you're gonna come back East some day
1 * 4 6m
..... Does your mother know, you had a man in the West
1 * 7b 4 3
.... Does your mother know, you drove him from your door
4 6m 3 4 5 *
Anyway, that's all you think about, you'd call her if you could
1 * 4 6m
.... Does your mother know you walked all day in the rain
1 * 7b 4 3
.... Does your mother know how deep your love could be
4 6m 3 4 5 *
Anyway, that's all you think about, you'd call her if you could
1m 1m7 6maj7 1m 1m7 6
But the letters that you write, in the faded winter light
3 * 5m *
Just tell her, ...... they tell her
1m 4 6 4
That you've got ten dollars, and your rent costs eight
6 3 6 1
And when you get straight, you're gonna come back East some day
1m 1m7 6maj7 1m 1m7 6
But the letters that you write, in the faded winter light
3 * 1m6 * 7b 4 5 1
Just tell her, ...... they tell her
- Odd chords, is it a modal melody
- Asterisk (*) = new measure, play same chord
CHORDS (Number System):
Key of C: C   D   E   F   G   A  B  
Key of D   D   E   F#   G   A   B  C#  
Key of G   G   A   B   C   D   E  F#  
Key of A   A   B   C#   D   E   F#  G#  
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