Mother chords by Mighty Sparrow

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Intro 1

Verse 1
Eb 
In this place,
C 
certain men
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Ab 
should hide their face.
Bb 
The way they treat their mother
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is a disgrace.
C 
In this place, certain men
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should hide their face
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The way they treat their mother
Eb 
is a disgrace
Ab 
Eb 
Neglect the old lady for donkey years,
C 
Fm 
when she dead
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Eb 
They're shedding crocodile tears
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Fm 
C 
and spending money like hell
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F 
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To buy a casket big
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like Hilton Hotel
But when their mother was alive,
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C 
they didn't know she'd end
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Eb 
C 
His nightclubs and brotel,
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their money used to spin
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Fm 
C 
They used to carry on,
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but now that she is gone
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Eb 
Them hy  pocrites just weep and mourn
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Eb 
Fm 
But if  you are lucky
Eb 
and you still have your mommy
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Remember what Sparrow said
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Fm 
Forget them juggabots
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C 
and all them jazzy barons,
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Eb 
make sure your mommy okay
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C 
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Bb 
Eb 
So in the street,
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Fm 
some of them drunk in the street
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Bb 
Eb 
And they might have nothing to eat,
buying company
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Fm 
Every day the inner spree
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Eb 
and the mammy belly empty
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I know a man he join his wife
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one night to curse his mother
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Fm 
Bb 
Eb 
Two weeks later he  end up in Carrara
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Fm 
When she dead he start
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to moan and shout
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F 
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I wish the dead could wake up
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and bust his dumb mouth
When his mother was in need
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he never beat her head
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Eb 
F 
Fm 
And she used to eat the
bread the devil need
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Fm 
C 
It was so unfair,
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F 
I mean a poor scared once a year
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Eb 
To pretend he's so sincere
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Though she don't need a lot,
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please give her what you got
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Whether you're rich or you're poor,
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C 
I say
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Not only on her birthday, no,
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C 
that is n't the way
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Eb 
Every day should be Mother's Day
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Fm 
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C 
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C 
Fm 
Oh, no, don't neglect
your mommy so
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Bb 
Eb 
Don't leave her in tears and sorrow
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Don't forget, boy,
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you owe her the respect
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Bb 
Eb 
That all good mothers should get
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Eb 
You got to make it a   point of duty
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Fm 
Bb 
Try your best to see that
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she's always happy
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Fm 
C 
Not like those who'll the doctor bill
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Only to make sure that their name
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come out in she will
Oh, you drove her out of mind,
G 
you treated her unkind
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Eb 
How could you be so blind
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Bb 
to  leave your ma to pine?
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C 
The pain she had to bear
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F 
to bring you safely here
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Eb 
And now you don't really care
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Eb 
You treated her crude
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Gm 
and for your ingratitude
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Ab 
But someday you will have to pay
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Ab 
Because retribution
Eb 
meets   every man
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F 
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Eb 
Who treats his mommy that way
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Ab 
Fm 
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F 
C 
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Eb 
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Eb 
C 
My friend, tell me
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Why do you pretend to
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remember your mother?
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Bb 
Eb 
When, why do you mourn,
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Fm 
when she's buried all alone,
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and no longer can she return?
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Ab 
The Lord above will take
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Cm 
care of her up there,
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Bb 
Eb 
but your obligation lies right here.
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Fm 
C 
It's unkind to  leave her undone,
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F 
Bb 
don't be a blasted, ungrateful son.
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Now after all is said and done
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C 
I'm warning every son
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Please give your mama
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Fm 
your love and affection
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Fm 
C 
Try to  understand she
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F 
did the best she can
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So now give her a helping hand
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Bb 
Eb 
Fm 
I say you cannot repay him
Gm 
until your dying day
Eb 
Though you may hold the stars
and moon above
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C 
Fm 
You'll be a very lucky fella
Eb 
if you still have the treasure
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F 
Bb 
as the wealth of a mother's
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love.