Mother Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[Am]They[Dm]
[Am]killed a man
for doing [G]wrong [F]today
[C]When all he ever did in lif[G]e was
look the other way
[Am]And with his verdict someone
[G]heard [F]him pray
The crowd gathered [C]around
to see the [Cm]look on his [G]face

[Verse 2]
[F]Will they ever [Am]know the
last words he [G]spoke
He cried, [F]"Mother," as the people
stood [G]and [Am]stared[D][Am]
[Dm]He cried, "M[G]other,"[Gsus4][G]
and no one seemed to care
[Am]

[Verse 3]
[Am]Barely 25 years [G]to [F]his name
Only the good die [C]young
It's too hard [G]to say
With [Am]a wife and child living back [G]at [F]home
Far [Gsus4]from here[C] where he dies all alon[G]e

[Verse 4]
[F]Will they ever know,
[Am]the last words he spok[G]e
He cried, [F]"Mother," at the
people who [Am]were there
Well [Dm]he cr[G]ied, "[Gsus4]Mother"[G]
It sounded like [Am]a prayer

[Interlude 1]
[Am][F]
[Am][E][F]
[Am][G][F][E]
[Am]

[Verse 5]
They [Am]killed a man for doing [G]wrong [F]today
Mmm
[C]Mmm
Mmm
[G]Mmm[Gsus4]
[G]Mmm[Am]
[G]Mmm

[Outro 1]
[F][C][G][Am]
[C][Am][C][Am][C]