Sweet Mother Chords by Prince Nico Mbarga

[Start]

[Intro]
A7 A A7 E7 B7 E7 E A
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E B B7 E
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[Verse]
A                    E         
Sweet mother I no go forget you
               B             E          
For the suffer we you suffer for me yeah
A                    E         
Sweet mother I no go forget you
               B7            E          
For the suffer we you suffer for me yeah


[Chorus]
A E B E
■ ■ ■ ■
     A                   E          
When I dey cry my mother go carry me
       B                      E            
She go say my pikin wetin you dey cry yo yo
A         E                  
Stop stop stop stop stop stop
                E       
Make you no cry again oo
A E B E
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       A                   E         
When i wan sleep my mother go help me
    E                          
She go lie me well well for bed
          A            E             
She cover me cloth say make you sleep
B              E         
Sleep sleep my pikin oooo
A E B E
■ ■ ■ ■
       A                    E                 
When i dey hungry my mother go run up and down
    E                                 
She dey find me something we i go chop
A     E                   A    E
Sweet mother sweet mother oooo ■


[Verse]
B7 E      A                    E             
■  ■ When i dey sick my mother go cry cry cry
       B7                            E      
She go say instead wey i go die make she die
       A       E           B7             E     A E B  B7
She go beg God God help me God help me my pikin ■ ■ oo ■ 


[Chorus]
E A                          E       
■ If i no sleep my mother no go sleep
             B7        E A     E   
If i no chop my mother ■ no go chop
       B7       E  
She no dey tire ooo


[Inst]
A     E B7     E A E      B7 B      B7 E            A   B7     E      A          E B  
Sweet ■ mother ■ ■ ■ i no go forget ■  ■ dey suffer wey ■  you suffer for me yeh ■ yeh
E     A E        B     
Sweet ■ ■ mother yeeeeh
E A            E B7    E 
■ Sweet mother ■ oh oh oh
A E B7 E
■ ■ ■  ■


[Chorus]
A                    E         
Sweet mother I no go forget you
                             E7  E      
For the suffer we you suffer for me yeah
A                    E         
Sweet mother I no go forget you
B7                           E          
For the suffer we you suffer for me yeah
A E B7 E
■ ■ ■  ■
       A                 E          
When I dey cry my mother go carry me
       B                      E            
She go say my pikin wetin you dey cry yo yo
A         E7                 
Stop stop stop stop stop stop
                A     E  B
Make you no cry again oo ■


[Verse]
E        A                   E         
■ When i wan sleep my mother go jell me
           B7           E       E7
She go lie me well well for bed ■ 
    A              A7     A        E    
She cover me cloth ■  say make you sleep
B7             E         
Sleep sleep my pikin oooo
A E B7 E
■ ■ ■  ■


[Chorus]
       A                    E                 
When i dey hungry my mother go run up and down
B7                           E        
She dey find me something we i go chop
A            E     B7         
Sweet mother sweet mother oooo
E A E B E
■ ■ ■ ■ ■
       A                  E             
When i dey sick my mother go cry cry cry
       B7                            E      
She go say instead wey i go die make she die
       A       E           B7             E       
She go beg God God help me God help me my pikin oo
A E B E
■ ■ ■ ■
A                          E       
If i no sleep my mother no go sleep
   B7                     E      
If i no chop my mother no go chop
       A           
She no dey tire ooo
E                    B7                               E7            
Sweet mother i no go forget dey suffer wey you suffer for me yeh yeh
A     E7     E B      E
Sweet mother ■ yeeeeh ■
A            E B7      
Sweet mother ■ oh oh oh


[Inst]
E A E B7 E A E B
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E A E B B7 E A E
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B7 E A E B E A E
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B B7 E A E B B7 E
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A E B7 E A E B E
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[Verse]
A E B7 A B7 E7 E A
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[Inst]
E B B7 E A E B7 E
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[Chorus]
A E E7 E A E B7 E
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A E A E B7 E A E
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B E A E B7 E A E
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B7 E7 E A E B E A
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[Outro]
E B E A E B7 B E
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