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Capo fret 2 (6/8 rhythm strum)
[Verse 1]
 EmWhere in hell can you Bmgo
CFar from the things that you Gknow
CFar from this concrete Gsprawl
That keeps crawling its Dway
About a thousand miles Ema day
 EmTake one last look beBmhind
ComCmit this to memory and Gmind
CDon't miss this wasteland, this Gterrible place
When you Dleave
keep your heart off your Emsleeve
[Chorus]
MotherGland, cradle Dme
Close my Ceyes, lullaby me to Gsleep
Keep me Csafe, lie with me
 GStay beside me, don't Dgo
[Verse 2]
 EmOh, my five and dime Bmqueen
CTell me what have you Gseen
The Clust and the avarice
The Gbottomless, cavernous Dgreed
Is that what you Emsee?
[Chorus]
MotherGland, cradle Dme
Close my Ceyes, lullaby me to Gsleep
Keep me sCafe, lie with me
 GStay beside me, don't Dgo
Don't you go
[Bridge]
It's your Chappiness
I want Gmost of all
And for Cthat I'd do Aanything at Dall
If you want the Cbest of life
and the Gmost of love
If there's Canything I Acan do at Dall
[Verse 3]
 EmNow come on shotgun Bmbride
What Cmakes me envy your Glife
The Cfaceless, the nameless
The Ginnocent, the blameless
And Dfree
What's it like to Embe?
[Chorus]
MotherGland, cradle Dme
Close my Ceyes, lullaby me to Gsleep
Keep me Csafe, lie with me
 GStay beside me, don't Dgo
MotherGland, cradle Dme
Close my Ceyes, lullaby me to Gsleep
Keep me Csafe, lie with me
 GStay beside me, don't Dgo
Don't you Dgo
Don't you Emgo

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Motherland

by Christy Moore

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo fret 2 (6/8 rhythm strum)

[Verse 1]

Em Bm

Where in hell can you go

C G

Far from the things that you know

C G

Far from this concrete sprawl

That keeps crawling its way

About a thousand miles a day

Em Bm

Take one last look behind

C G

Commit this to memory and mind

C G

Don't miss this wasteland, this terrible place

When you leave

keep your heart off your sleeve

[Chorus]

G D

Motherland, cradle me

C G

Close my eyes, lullaby me to sleep

Keep me safe, lie with me

G D

Stay beside me, don't go

[Verse 2]

Em Bm

Oh, my five and dime queen

C G

Tell me what have you seen

The lust and the avarice

G D

The bottomless, cavernous greed

Is that what you see?

[Chorus]

G D

Motherland, cradle me

C G

Close my eyes, lullaby me to sleep

Keep me safe, lie with me

G D

Stay beside me, don't go

Don't you go

[Bridge]

It's your happiness

I want most of all

C A D

And for that I'd do anything at all

If you want the best of life

and the most of love

C A D

If there's anything I can do at all

[Verse 3]

Em Bm

Now come on shotgun bride

C G

What makes me envy your life

The faceless, the nameless

The innocent, the blameless

And free

What's it like to be?

[Chorus]

G D

Motherland, cradle me

C G

Close my eyes, lullaby me to sleep

Keep me safe, lie with me

G D

Stay beside me, don't go

G D

Motherland, cradle me

C G

Close my eyes, lullaby me to sleep

Keep me safe, lie with me

G D

Stay beside me, don't go

Don't you go

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