The Bland - Mother
Capo 3
Tuning: DADGBD
[Intro]
D G Asus4/E D
D G D
D G A D
D G D
[Verse 1]
D G Asus4/E D
Oh, mother,
D G D
We're living in a desert land
D G A D
The last drop of water,
A G
Is resting in (between) our hands
G A D
Why are we trying,
A D
Knocking on a long locked door
[Instrumental]
D G Asus4/E D
D G D
D G A D
D G D
[Verse 2]
D G Asus4/E D
Oh, mother,
D G D
There's light above the covering shroud
D G A D
That's lowering around us,
A G
Our ever-growing crowd
G A D
While they’re laughing and eating,
D G D
Off of their endless supplies
[Chorus]
A D
And last night you saw
G D
Defeat in my eyes
Em F#m
and told me time is one
G Asus4 A
of the richnesses they can’t buy
[Instrumental]
D G Asus4/E D
D G D
D G A D
D G D
[Verse 3]
D G Asus4/E D
Oh mother,
D G D
Will they ever let down a hand
D G A D
When they're all striving,
A G
To stand beside a taller man
G A D
And why are we trying,
A D
We're sinking further down in the sand
[Instrumental]
D
D G
D
D G
D
D G
D
D G
D
[Verse 4]
D G Asus4/E D
Oh mother,
D G D
Our calling doesn't echo no more
D G A D
The last wall of cover,
A G
Was torn down long ago
G A D
Why are we trying,
D G D
We’re knocking on a long locked door.