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Good Mother

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1/28

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 28Position: 3

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Standard open tuning
Chords for the song:
G D Em C
e|-------5--------0-------2--------0-------3--------3------------------------|
B|-----0--------3-------3--------3-------0--------0---------1-------1--------|
G|---0--------0-------2--------2-------0--------0---------0-------0----------|
D|------------------0----------------2------------------2-------2------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------3----------------------|
E|-3-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
GI've got Dmoney in my Empocket
I like the Ccolor of my Ghair
I've Dgot a friend who Emloves me
I've got a Chouse, I've got a carG  
I've got a Dgood motherEm  
And her Cvoice is what keeps me Ghere
Feet on Dground, Heart in Emhand
Facing fCorward just be yourGself
  DI'Emve never wanted Canything
No GI ..
No DI've .Em.
I've never wanted Canything
  GSo badD  Em  C  
GCardboard DMasks of all the Empeople I've beenC  
GThrown out With Dall the rusted Emtangled dented Cgod damned miseriesG  
You could Dsay I'm hard to Emhold
But if you Cknew me you'd know
GI've got Da good fatherEm  
And his Cstrength is what makes me Gcry
Feet on Dground, Heart in Emhand
Facing Cforward just be yourGself
  DI'Emve never wanted Canything
No GI ..
No DI've ..Em  
I've never wanted Canything
  GSo badD  Em  C  
  GFeet on Dground
EmHeart in Chand
  GFeet on Dground
EmHeart in ChandG  

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Good Mother

by Jay Brannan

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Standard open tuning

Chords for the song:

G D Em C

e|-------5--------0-------2--------0-------3--------3------------------------|

B|-----0--------3-------3--------3-------0--------0---------1-------1--------|

G|---0--------0-------2--------2-------0--------0---------0-------0----------|

D|------------------0----------------2------------------2-------2------------|

A|----------------------------------------------------3----------------------|

E|-3-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G D Em

I've got money in my pocket

C G

I like the color of my hair

D Em

I've got a friend who loves me

C G

I've got a house, I've got a car

D Em

I've got a good mother

C G

And her voice is what keeps me here

D Em

Feet on ground, Heart in hand

C G

Facing forward just be yourself

D Em C

I've never wanted anything

No I ..

D Em

No I've ..

I've never wanted anything

G D Em C

So bad

G D Em C

Cardboard Masks of all the people I've been

G D Em C G

Thrown out With all the rusted tangled dented god damned miseries

D Em

You could say I'm hard to hold

But if you knew me you'd know

G D Em

I've got a good father

C G

And his strength is what makes me cry

D Em

Feet on ground, Heart in hand

C G

Facing forward just be yourself

D Em C

I've never wanted anything

No I ..

D Em

No I've ..

I've never wanted anything

G D Em C

So bad

G D

Feet on ground

Em C

Heart in hand

G D

Feet on ground

Em C G

Heart in hand

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