Mother chords
by John LennonSong Key: C Major
Time Signature: 4/4
Tempo: 67 bpm
Guitar Tuning: E A D G B e
Skill Level: Beginner 🟢
Guitar Chords: C, C7, F, G, G7
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Mother
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Intro: 4/4
C G
1. Mo-ther you had me
C
But I ne-ver had you | % |
F G
I want-ed you but you didn't want me | % (So)|
C C7 F
So | I | | I just got to tell you | % (Good)|
C G C
Good-|bye | | Good-bye | % |
C G
2. Fa-ther you left me
C
But I never left you | % |
F G
I needed you but you didn't need me | % |
C C7 F
So I | | I just got to | tell you | (Good)|
C G C
Good-bye | | Good-bye | % |
C G
3. Child-ren don't do
C
What I have done | % |
F G
I could-n't walk and I tried to run | % |
C C7 F
So I | | I just got to tell you | (Good)|
C G C C7 F C
Good-bye | | Good-bye |¾ Mama don't |
G G7 F C C7 F C
Outro: 𝄆4⁄4 Go | - Dad-dy come| home |¾ Mama don't 𝄇... repeat to fade
Arrangement Details:
- Key Signature: C Major – no sharps or flats
- Time Signature: 4/4 — Four quarter-note beats per measure
- Tempo: Slowly
- Metronome: ♩ = 67
- Voice Range: G4 – C6
- Form/Structure: Verse (x3) – Outro (repeat and fade)
- Chord Types in This Arrangement:
- Major chords: C, F, G
- Dominant 7th chords: C7, G7
Song Details:
- Songwriter: John Lennon
- Date: 1970
- Lyrics Begin: Mother, you had me, but I never had you.
- Genre: Rock
- Featured Artists: John Lennon
- Single:
Recorded: September–October 1970
Released: 28 December 1970 (US only)
B-side: Why (Yoko Ono) - Album: John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (pictured)
Recorded: June 1970, 26 September – 23 October 1970
Released: 11 December 1970
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