Mother
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How to read this tab — notation key
- +
- Blow note
- −
- Draw note
- b or '
- Half-step bend
- bb or ''
- Two half-step bend
- bbb or '''
- Three half-step bend
- (###)
- Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
- < or *
- Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)
Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.
4 -3” 3
Moth-e-r4 -3” 4 -3” 4 -3” 4 4 -3” 3
Tell your children not to walk my wa-y4 -3” 4 –3” 4 -3” 4 4 -3” 4
Tell your children not to hear m-y words4 -3” 4
What they mean4 -3” 4
What they say-3” -3” 2
Moth-e-r
5 5 -3”
Moth-e-r4 -3” 4 4 4 -3” 4 -3” 4
Can you keep 'em in the dark for life5 -4 5 5 5 -4 5 5 5 -3”
Can you hide them from the waiting wor-ld5 -4 5 -3” 4
Ohhh moth-e-r
6 6
Father6 5 6 5 5 -4 5 -4 5 -3”
Gonna take your daughter out to-ni-ght6 5 6 6 6 6 -3”
Gonna show her my wor-ld6 6 -6
Oh father
Chorus:5 -4 5 -4 5 5 5 -4 5 -3”
Not a-bou-t to see you-r li-ght5 5 5 5 -4 5 -4 5 4 -3”
But if you wanna find hell with m-e5 5 6 5 5 -4 5 -3” 4
I can show you what it's l-i-ke6 6 6 6
Till you’re bleeding5 5 6 5 6 -6 5 -3”
Not about to see your li-ght6 6 5 6 5 6 6 5 5 -3”
And if you wanna find hell with m-e5 5 6 5 5 5
I can show you what it's…
4 -3” 3
Moth-e-r4 -3” 4 4 4 -3” 4 4 4
Tell your children not to hold my hand5 -4 5 5 5 -4 5 5 5 -3”
Tell your children not to understa-nd5 -4 5 -3” 4
Ohhhh moth-e-r
6 6
Father6 5 6 5 5 5 -4 5 -3”
Do you wanna bang heads with me-e6 5 6 6 5 6 6 6
Do you wanna feel everything6 -6 -6
Oh father
(repeat chorus)
5 5 6 5 6 -6 5 -3”
Not about to see your li-ght6 6 5 6 5 6 6 5 5 -3”
And if you wanna find hell with m-e5 5 6 5 5 -6 -6
I can show you what it's like-6 -6 -6 -6
Ohhhhh my world yeah