Mother Father

Intro   Em    F#dim    D7    Em    D    C    G   D

Verse 1

Em    A/C#    D            G/B     C
She   sits   alone,   an   empty   stare

    F#/A#      B            E/G#         Em
A   mother's   face   she   wears

        A/C#             D
Where   did   she   go   wrong,

      G/B          C
The   fight   is   gone

       F#/A#         Bsus4     B
Lord   help   this   broken    home

Pre-chorus

Em        C           A7          D             Em
      Hey,     mother,     father,     sister

Em         C             A7           D     D#dim       Em
      Hey,     come back,      tryin',    believein'

Em          C         A7           D                         C
      Hey,     mother,     father,     dreamer
Chorus
G               C       G               D                      C
Don't    you    know    that    I'm    alive    for    you

G                        D               C
I'm    your   seventh    son

G             C    G                       D
And   when    lightnin'    strikes   the   family

     Cadd9
Have faith, believe.


Interlude   Em      A/C#       D      G/B

Verse 2

Em      A/C#            D         G/B               C
With    dreams    he    tried,       lost    his    pride

      F#/A#            B        E/G#
He    drinks    his    life    away

Em          A/C#  D      G/B                  C
     One    photograph,       in    broken    glass

      F#/A#            Bsus4          B
It    should    not    end    this    way.

Interlude   Em   D   C   G/B   Gm6/Bb   F#2/G#    F/A   B#add9   Csus4   (x2)

Bridge

Em         A/C#      D
Through    bitter    tears

 G/B              C                  F#/A#
And    wounded    years,    those    ties

      B              E/G#
Of    blood    were    strong

Em          A/C#          D         G/B          C
      So    much    to    say,    those    yesterdays

      F#/A#                Bsus4       B
So    now    don't    you    turn     away.