#--------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship or research.# #----------------------------------------------------------------------------# Song title: Oh Mother Original Album: Ghost In My Head Words and Music by Jill Hennessy Copyright © 2009 Jill Hennessy Published by ??? Transcribed by Gavin Chart (www.gartfrets.net) NOTES: Chords: Recorded Key Alt. 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The road it Acoustic guitar: B Bsus4 B Bsus4 B Bsus4 E % |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-0-------0-------0---0---0---0---|-0-------0-------0---0---0---0---| |-4-------4-------4---4---4---5______-------4---5-------4---5---5---|-0-------0-------0---0---0---0---|-0-------0-------0---0---0---0---| |-4-------4-------4---4---4---4______-------4---4-------4---4---4---|-1-------1-------1---1---1---1---|-1-------1-------1---1---1---1---| |-4-------4-------4---4---4---4______-------4---4-------4---4---4---|-2-------2-------2---2---2---2---|-2-------2-------2---2---2---2---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-2-------2-------2---2---2---2---|-2-------2-------2---2---2---2---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-0-------0-------0---0---0---0---|-0-------0-------0---0---0---0---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | B Bsus4 B Bsus4 B Bsus4 E % feels too long, I feel I might lose something sweet, Oh, Acoustic guitar: B C#m F# B |---------------------------------|-4-------4-------2---2---2---2---|---------------------------------| |-4-------4-------4---4---4---4---|-5-------5-------2---2---2---2---|-4-------4-------4---4---4---4---| |-4-------4-------4---4---4---4---|-6-------6-------3---3---3---3---|-4-------4-------4---4---4---4---| |-4-------4-------4---4---4---4---|-6-------6-------4---4---4---4---|-4-------4-------4---4---4---4---| |---------------------------------|-4-------4-------4---4---4---4---|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------2---2---2---2---|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | B C#m F# B mother, please don’t let it come out wrong, Oh, | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | B C#m F# B mother, can’t you see that I’m not strong, Oh, LINK: 4/4| B | Bsus4 B Bsus4 B | C#m | E | B | Bsus4 B Bsus4 B | C#m | E | mother Stand be - VERSE2: Acoustic guitar: B Bsus4 B Bsus4 B Bsus4 E % |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-0-------0-------0---0---0---0______-------0-------0---0---0---0---| |-4-------4-------4---4---4---5______-------4---5-------4---5---5---|-0-------0-------0---0---0---0______-------0-------0---0---0---0---| |-4-------4-------4---4---4---4______-------4---4-------4---4---4---|-1-------1-------1---1---1---1______-------1-------1---1---1---1---| |-4-------4-------4---4---4---4______-------4---4-------4---4---4---|-2-------2-------2---2---2---2______-------2-------2---2---2---2---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-2-------2-------2---2---2---2______-------2-------2---2---2---2---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-0-------0-------0---0---0---0______-------0-------0---0---0---0---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | B Bsus4 B Bsus4 B Csus4 E % -side me when I’m pound - ing on her door, with the Acoustic guitar: B Bsus4 B Bsus4 B Bsus4 C#m E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-4-------4-------4---4---4---4---|-0-------0-------0---0---0---0---| |-4-------4-------4---4---4---5______-------4---5-------4---5---5---|-5-------5-------5---5---5---5---|-0-------0-------0---0---0---0---| |-4-------4-------4---4---4---4______-------4---4-------4---4---4---|-6-------6-------6---6---6---6---|-1-------1-------1---1---1---1---| |-4-------4-------4---4---4---4______-------4---4-------4---4---4---|-6-------6-------6---6---6---6---|-2-------2-------2---2---2---2---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-4-------4-------4---4---4---4---|-2-------2-------2---2---2---2---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-0-------0-------0---0---0---0---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | B Bsus4 B Bsus4 B Bsus4 C#m E yellow ros - es, Please don’t leave them there just dying. 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Oh, LINK: 4/4| B | Bsus4 B Bsus4 B | C#m | E | B | Bsus4 B Bsus4 B | C#m | E | mother Oh, mother, Oh, VERSE3: Acoustic guitar: B Bsus4 B Bsus4 B Bsus4 E % |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-0-------0-------0---0---0---0______-------0-------0---0---0---0---| |-4-------4-------4---4---4---5______-------4---5-------4---5---5---|-0-------0-------0---0---0---0______-------0-------0---0---0---0---| |-4-------4-------4---4---4---4______-------4---4-------4---4---4---|-1-------1-------1---1---1---1______-------1-------1---1---1---1---| |-4-------4-------4---4---4---4______-------4---4-------4---4---4---|-2-------2-------2---2---2---2______-------2-------2---2---2---2---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-2-------2-------2---2---2---2______-------2-------2---2---2---2---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-0-------0-------0---0---0---0______-------0-------0---0---0---0---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | B Bsus4 B Bsus4 B Csus4 E % Mother pull the small ones from the floor, dull the Acoustic guitar: B Bsus4 B Bsus4 B Bsus4 C#m E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-4-------4-------4---4---4---4---|-0-------0-------0---0---0---0---| |-4-------4-------4---4---4---5______-------4---5-------4---5---5---|-5-------5-------5---5---5---5---|-0-------0-------0---0---0---0---| |-4-------4-------4---4---4---4______-------4---4-------4---4---4---|-6-------6-------6---6---6---6---|-1-------1-------1---1---1---1---| |-4-------4-------4---4---4---4______-------4---4-------4---4---4---|-6-------6-------6---6---6---6---|-2-------2-------2---2---2---2---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-4-------4-------4---4---4---4---|-2-------2-------2---2---2---2---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-0-------0-------0---0---0---0---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | B Bsus4 B Bsus4 B Bsus4 C#m E rocket sound. Let them feel sun - light once more. 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