Mother (12th position)
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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.
-5 -44
Moth-e-r-5 -4 -5 -4 -5 -4 -5 -5 -4 4
Tell your children not to walk my wa-y-5 -4 -5 -4 -5 -4 -5 -5 -4 -5
Tell your children not to hear m-y words-5 -4 -5
What they mean-5 -4 -5
What they say-4 -4 -3”
Moth-e-r
-6 -6 -4
Moth-e-r-5 -4 -5 -5 -5 -4 -5 -4 -5
Can you keep 'em in the dark for life-6 6 -6 -6 -6 6 -6 -6 -6 -4
Can you hide them from the waiting wor-ld-6 6 -6 -4 -5
Ohhh moth-e-r
7 7
Father7 -6 7 -6 -6 6 -6 6 -6 -4
Gonna take your daughter out to-ni-ght7 -6 7 7 7 7 -4
Gonna show her my wor-ld7 7 -8
Oh father
Chorus:-6 6 -6 6 -6 -6 -6 6 -6 -4
Not a-bou-t to see you-r li-ght-6 -6 -6 -6 6 -6 6 -6 -5 -4
But if you wanna find hell with m-e-6 -6 7 -6 -6 6 -6 -4 -5
I can show you what it's l-i-ke7 7 7 7
Till you’re bleeding-6 -6 7 -6 7 -8 -6 -4
Not about to see your li-ght7 7 -6 7 -6 7 7 -6 -6 -4
And if you wanna find hell with m-e-6 -6 7 -6 -6 -6
I can show you what it's…
-5 -4 4
Moth-e-r-5 -4 -5 -5 -5 -4 -5 -5 -5
Tell your children not to hold my hand-6 6 -6 -6 -6 6 -6 -6 -6 -4
Tell your children not to understa-nd-6 6 -6 -4 -5
Ohhhh moth-e-r
7 7
Father7 -6 7 -6 -6 -6 6 -6 -4
Do you wanna bang heads with me-e7 -6 7 7 -6 7 7 7
Do you wanna feel everything7 -8 -8
Oh father
(repeat chorus)
-6 -6 7 -6 7 -8 -6 -4
Not about to see your li-ght7 7 -6 7 -6 7 7 -6 -6 -4
And if you wanna find hell with m-e-6 -6 7 -6 -6 -8 -8
I can show you what it's like-8 -8 -8 -8
Ohhhhh my world yeah