Motherless Children — Rosanne Cash

Chords and lyrics for Motherless Children by Rosanne Cash (key of C).

Intro

[Em]

Verse 1

[Em]Motherless children have a hard time when the mother is gone
Motherless children have a [C]hard time when the [Em]mother is gone
Motherless children have a hard time
There's [C]all that weeping and [D]all that crying
[A]Motherless children have a [G]hard [D]time when the [Em]mother is gone

Verse 2

[Em]Father will do the best he can when the mother is gone
Father will do the [C]best he can when the [Em]mother is gone Father will do the
best he can
But there's [C]so many things he just don't [D]understand
[A]Motherless children have a [G]hard [D]time when the [Em]mother is gone

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[Em] [C] [Em] [C] [D] [A] [G] [D] [Em]

Verse 3

[Em]People say a sister will do when the mother is gone
People say a [C]sister will do when the [Em]mother is gone
People say a sister will do
But [C]she'll get married, turn her [D]back on you
[A]Motherless children have a [G]hard [D]time when the [Em]mother is gone

Verse 4

[Em]Friends will treat you like your mother will when your mother is gone
Friends will treat you like your [C]mother will when your [Em]mother is gone
Friends will tell you what to do - [C]Then they'll turn their [D]back on you
[A]Motherless children have a [G]hard [D]time when their [Em]mother is gone ..... repeat
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