Mother, Father Chords & Lyrics by Journey
Mother, Father
guitar chords lyrics
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.
Pre-chorus
Chorus
Outro [ch]B#[/ch] F2/A [ch]B#[/ch] F2/A C F2 C F2 C2/A F2
C2 B#add9 A2
