Matilda Mother Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[G]The[F]re [Eb]was [D]a king[G][F]
[Cm]who ruled the [D]land
[Cm]His maje[F]sty was in c[Eb]om ma[Cm]nd[D]
[Cm]With[G] silver eyes[F] the s[Cm]carlet eagle
Shower[G]s s[F]ilver o[Eb]n th[D]e pe[Eb]ople
[Bb]Oh m[F]other,
[Eb]tell [Bb]me mo[C]re

[Verse 2]
[F]
Why'd'ya have to leave me there
Hanging in my infant [G]air
Waiting?
You only [F]have to read the lines
[D]They're scr[Dm]ibbly black and
[D]everything [F](sh[Cm]ines[C])[Eb]

[Verse 3]
[Cm]Across the strea[F]m with
[Eb]wooden [Cm]shoes[D]
With [G]bells to [F]tell the [Cm]king the [D]news
A [G]thousand [F]misty [Eb]riders [D]climb up
[G]Higher [F]once [Eb]upon a [D]time

[Verse 4]
[Eb]Wander[Bb]ing and [F]dreaming
The [Eb]words have [Bb]different [C]meaning[F]
Yes [Eb]they [C]did

[Interlude 1]
[D]
[Dm][D][Dm]

[Verse 5]
[F]For [Dm]all [F]the[D][G]
time spent [Eb]in that room
[D]The [G]doll's house, [F]darkness, [Eb]old perfume
[D]And fai[G]ry sto[F]ries hel[Eb]d me hig[D]h on
[G]Clouds [F]of sunlight [Eb]floating [D]by[Eb][Bb]
Oh [F]mother, [Eb]tell [Bb]me m[C]ore
[F]Tell [Eb]me mo[C]re

[Outro 1]
[C][F][Csus4][C][F][C]
[Eb][Cm][G][C]