The Mother chords by Brandi Carlile
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Intro 1
(A minor) (A minor)
(G major) (G major) (G major)
Verse 1
(G major) Welcome to the end of being
alone inside your mind
You're (C major) tethered to another
and you're worried (G major) all the time
You (D major) always knew the melody
but you never (C major) heard it rhyme
(A minor) (A minor)
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Verse 2
She's (G major) fair and she is quiet, Lord,
she doesn't look like me
She made (C major) me love the morning,
she's a holiday (G major) at sea
The (D major) New York streets are busy
as they always (C major) used to be (A minor)
(G major) But I am the mother of E (D major) vangeline
(G major) (G major)
Verse 3
The (G major) first things that she took from me
were selfishness and sleep
She (C major) broke a thousand heirlooms
I was never (G major) meant to keep
She (D major) filled my life with color,
canceled plans, (C major) and trashed my car (A minor)
(G major) But none of that was ever who we are (D major)
Verse 4
(G major) Outside of my windows
are the mountains and the snow
I'll (C major) hold you while you're sleeping
and I (G major) wish that I could go
All (D major) my rowdy friends are out
accomplishing (C major) their dreams (A minor)
(G major) But I am the mother of E (D major) vangeline
(G major) (G major)
Bridge 1
And they've still (D major) got their morning paper
and their coffee (C major) and their time (G major)
And they (D major) still enjoy their evenings
with the skeptics (C major) and the wine (G major)
Oh, but (B major) all the wonders I have seen,
I will (C major) see a second time (A minor)
From (G major) inside of the ages through your eyes (D major)
Verse 5
(G major) You are not an accident
where no one thought it through
The (C major) world has stood against us,
made us mean (G major) to fight for you
And (D major) when we chose your name
we knew that you'd (C major) fight the power
(A minor) too (A minor)
Verse 6
You're (G major) nothing short of magical
and beautiful to me
Oh, I'll (C major) never hit the big time without you (G major)
So (D major) they can keep their treasure
and their (C major) ties to the machine (A minor)
(G major) 'Cause I am the mother of E (D major) vangeline
(E minor) (C major) They can keep their treasure (G major)
and their ties (A minor) to the machine
(A minor)
(G major) 'Cause I am the mother of E (D major) vangeline (G major)
Outro 1
(C major) Ooh (G major) (A minor) (G major)
(C major) Ooh (G major) (A minor) (G major)
(C major) Ooh (G major) (A minor) (G major)
The Mother
Brandi Carlile
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