Good Mother — Jann Arden
Chords and lyrics for Good Mother by Jann Arden (key of A).
Verse 1
guitar tuned down 1/2 step to Eb
a weak attempt at the intro
[E]I've got [B]money in my [C#m]pocket
I like the [A]color of my hair[E]
I've [B]got a friend who [C#m]loves me
Got a house,[A] I've got a car[E]
I've got a [B]good mother[C#m]
and her [A]voice is what keeps me [E]here
Feet on [B]ground
Heart in [C#m]hand
Facing [A]forward
Be yourself
[E]I, [B] [C#m] I've never wanted [A]anything
No [E]I've, no [B]I've,[C#m] I've never wanted [A]anything
[E]so [B]bad... [C#m] [A]so bad
[E]Cardboard [B]masks of all the [C#m]people
I've been[A]
[E]thrown out with [B]all the rusted, [C#m]tangled
dented [A]God Damned miseries[E]
You could [B]say I'm hard to [C#m]hold
But if you [A]knew me you'd know
[E]I've got[B] a good father[C#m]
And his [A]strength is what makes me [E]cry
Feet on [B]ground
Heart in [C#m]hand
Facing [A]forward
Be yourself
[E]I, [B] [C#m] I've never wanted [A]anything
No [E]I've, no [B]I've,[C#m] I've never wanted [A]anything
[E]so [B]bad... [C#m] [A]so bad
[A-B-C#] [G#] [A#m] [F#] [C#]
[A#m] [F#]
this is the guitar work for the key change (c# g# am# and f#)
[E] [B] [C#m] [A]
sneak this in from time to time
[E]I've got [B]money in my [C#m]pocket
I like the [A]color of my hair[E]
I've [B]got a friend who [C#m]loves me
Got a house,[A] I've got a car[E]
I've got a [B]good mother[C#m]
and her [A]voice is what keeps me [E]here
Feet on [B]ground
Heart in [C#m]hand
Facing [A]forward
Be yourself[E]
Heart in [B]hand
Feet on [C#m]ground
Facing [A]forward
Be yourself[E]
just be [B]yourself[C#m]
just be [A]yourself
[E] [B] [C#m] [A]
[E]Feet on [B]ground
[C#m]Heart in [A]hand
[E]Feet on [B]ground
[C#m]Heart in [A]hand
Fade until end
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