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Mother

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[Verse]
FShe wears fEmlowers arounCd her Cmaj7neck
FShe cooks that Emegg sCo peCmaj7rfect
To Geat Emit wAmarm
To Geat Emit wCarmCmaj7, warm
[Chorus]
And Bmyou sleep under her Amarm
Where sCpells fEmly
To the Am7high white nDsus2oise
To the Chighway G6dime
[Verse]
FShe looks thaEmt bird iCn the Cmaj7eye
FCuts his thEmroat and blCeeds him Cmaj7dry
To eGat hEmim waAmrm
To eGat hEmim wCarm, waCmaj7rm
[Chorus]
And Bmyou sleep under her Amarm
Where sCpells fEmly
To the Am7high white nDsus2oise
To the Chighway G6dime
[Verse]
FShe makes Emmilk insCide her Cmaj7breast
FShe dove Emdown to fiCnd what's Cmaj7left
And Geat Emit wAmarm
And eGat iEmt warCm, wCmaj7arm
[Chorus]
And Bmyou sleep under her Amarm
Where sCpells fEmly
To the Am7high white nDsus2oise
To the Chighway G6dime

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Mother

by Big Thief

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cmaj7

Am7

Dsus2

[Verse]

F Em C Cmaj7

She wears flowers around her neck

F Em C Cmaj7

She cooks that egg so perfect

G Em Am

To eat it warm

G Em C Cmaj7

To eat it warm, warm

[Chorus]

Bm Am

And you sleep under her arm

C Em

Where spells fly

Am7 Dsus2

To the high white noise

C G6

To the highway dime

[Verse]

F Em C Cmaj7

She looks that bird in the eye

F Em C Cmaj7

Cuts his throat and bleeds him dry

G Em Am

To eat him warm

G Em C Cmaj7

To eat him warm, warm

[Chorus]

Bm Am

And you sleep under her arm

C Em

Where spells fly

Am7 Dsus2

To the high white noise

C G6

To the highway dime

[Verse]

F Em C Cmaj7

She makes milk inside her breast

F Em C Cmaj7

She dove down to find what's left

G Em Am

And eat it warm

G Em C Cmaj7

And eat it warm, warm

[Chorus]

Bm Am

And you sleep under her arm

C Em

Where spells fly

Am7 Dsus2

To the high white noise

C G6

To the highway dime

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