| Gm    | Gm    | Gm  C  | Gm    |
| Gm    | Gm    | Gm  C  | Gm    |
| Gm    | Gm    | Gm  C  | Gm    |
| Gm    | Gm    | Gm  C  | Gm    |


[Verse 1]
Gm
Mother, oh, mother
Gm       C   Gm
Where do I begin?
Gm
Faces I remember
Gm     C      Gm
Places I have been


[Instrumental]
| Gm    | Gm    | Gm  C  | Gm    |


[Verse 2]
Gm
Shoulders to cry on
 Gm       C      Gm
Another's hand to hold
Gm
Miss your sweet comfort
Gm     C       Gm
As I'm growin' old


[Chorus]
A#           F            Gm
Did you ever feel so all alone?
A#                F        G#      G
Did you fight the darkness on your own?
        Bm        G
They're mine, all mine
Bm                  G
Little victories of mine
Bm                 G
One more bottle of wine


[Verse 3]
Gm
Father, dear father
Gm      C     Gm
Help me understand
  Gm
Tobacco-stained fingers
Gm      C       Gm
Whiskey in your hand


[Chorus]
A#           F            Gm
Did you ever feel so all alone?
A#                F        G#      G
Did you fight the darkness on your own?
        Bm        G
They're mine, all mine
Bm                  G
Little victories of mine
Bm                 G
One more bottle of wine


[Guitar Solo]
| Gm    | Gm    | Gm  C  | Gm    |
| Gm    | Gm    | Gm  C  | Gm    |


[Verse 4]
Gm
Brother, oh, brother
Gm         C        Gm
Morgan, prepare the pews
Gm
Preacher, a teacher
  Gm          C       Gm
A crutch that I could use


[Chorus]
A#           F            Gm
Did you ever feel so all alone?
A#                F        G#      G
Did you fight the darkness on your own?
        Bm        G
They're mine, all mine
Bm                  G
Little victories of mine
        Bm       G
They're mine, all mine
Bm                  G
Little victories of mine


[Outro]
| Bm    | G    |
(repeat and fade)