Key: Gb major•
Intro 1
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C#
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Verse 1
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Motherless
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children have a hard time when their mother's dead
Motherless children have a hard time
Verse 2
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Moth erless children have a hard time
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when their mother's dead
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B
Some people say your sister will do when
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your mother's dead
Verse 3
turn her back on you
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Motherless children have a hard time
Some people say your auntie will do
Verse 4
a start, then prove untrue
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B
Motherless children have a hard
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Your husband may do the best he
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can when your mother's dead
Verse 5
understand
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Motherless children have a hard time when their mother's dead
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Jesus will be a father to you when
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your mother's dead
Jesus will be a father to you when
Verse 6
you through
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Motherless children have a hard time when their
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mother's dead [Repeat: x3]
Verse 7
Wanderin' round from door to door
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Moth erless children have a hard time
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Motherless children have a hard
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsF# B F#m C#
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