Key: C major
Verse 1
Am
F
Motherless children
have a hard time when,
C
F
when mother is dead, Lord.
Motherless children have a hard time
C
Am
C
when mother is dead.
Bb
F
running round from door to door.
C
F
C
Motherless children have a hard time
F
C
F
when mother is dead,
When mother is dead, Lord,
when she's dead
Father done the best he can
Am
F
C
when, when mother is dead
F
C
Am
F
Motherless children have a hard time
C
F
when mother is dead,
Am
F
C
F
C
F
when mother is dead, Lord.
Am
C
Am
G
C
F
Am
F
Am
F
C
F
Why, when heart will may be good to you
C
F
when mother is dead,
When a mother's dead,
Am
F
wife and husband may be good to you,
C
Am
C
when, when mother's dead.
G
F
Wife and husband may
be good to you,
nobody treats you like mother do.
C
F
Motherless children have a hard time
when mother is dead,
oh when she's dead.
Some people say sister will do
C
F
when mother is dead.
Some people say a sister will do when,
Am
F
C
Am
when mother is dead
Motherless children have a hard time
C
F
C
F
Am
when mother is dead
F
Am
G
C
F
Am
F
C
F
Motherless children have a hard time
Am
F
when mother is dead,
when mother is dead, Lord.
Motherless children have a hard time when,
Bb
F
runnin' round from door to door.
Motherless children have a hard time
C
F
when mother is dead.
Father done the best he can
when mother is dead
Father done the best he can
Motherless children have a hard time
C
F
when mother is dead
Oh when she's dead,
when she's dead
When mother is dead,
when mother is dead
C
F
Lord, when mother is dead
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