The Mother Chords by Brandi Carlile
- Key: Ab
- BPM: 98
- Capo: no capo
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THE MOTHER CHORDS
[Start] [Intro] Bbm7 Bbm Bbm7 Ab ■ ■ ■ ■ [Verse] Ab Welcome to the end of being alone inside your mind Db Ab You tethered to another and you're worried all the time Eb Db Bbm7 You always knew the melody but you never heard it rhyme Ab ■ She's fair and she is quiet Lord she doesn't look like me Db Ab She made me love the morning she's a holiday at sea Eb Db Bbm The New York streets are as busy as they always used to be Ab Eb Ab But I am the mother of Evangeline ■ Ab The first things that she took from me were selfishness and sleep Db Ab She broke a thousand heirlooms I was never meant to keep Eb Db She filled my life with color cancelled plans and trashed my car Ab Eb But none of that is ever who we are Ab Outside of my windows are the mountains and the snow Db Ab I'll hold you while you're sleeping and I wish that I could go Eb Db Bbm All my rowdy friends around accomplishing their dreams Ab Eb Ab But I am the mother of Evangeline ■ [Chorus] Eb Db Ab And they've still got their morning paper and their coffee and their time Eb Db Ab And they still enjoy their evenings with the skeptics and the wine C7 Db Bbm Oh but all the wonders I have seen I will see a second time Ab Eb From inside of the ages through your eyes [Bridge] Ab You are not an accident where no one thought it through Db Ab The world has stood against us made us mean to fight for you Eb Db Ab Bbm7 And when we chose your name we knew that you'd fight the power too [Chorus] Ab You're nothing short of magical and beautiful to me Db Ab I'll never hit the big time without you Eb Db So they can keep their treasure and their ties to the machine Bbm Ab Eb Fm 'cause ■ I am the mother of Evangeline ■ Db Ab Bbm7 They can keep their treasure and their ties to the machine Ab Eb 'cause I am the mother of Evangeline [Outro] Ab Db Bbm Ab Db ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Bbm Ab Db Ooh ■ ooh Bbm Ab Ooh ■ [End]