Like My Mother
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Intro
F C G
F C G
[Verso 1]
F C G
I don't need a mirror to hate my clothes
F
I don't need a crisis to overflow
C G
I already do that all the time
F C G
Look at my collection of "didn't go wells"
F
I don't need a reason to blame myself
C G
Standing of the center of the bullseye
F C G Am
I drive home in circles
F C G
Thinking dumb and hurtful
[Refrão]
F C
I'm mean like my mother
G
I'm guilty like my lover
F C G
I'm just as lost as all of my friends
F C
And I'm scared like my father
G
So why's it so much harder
F C G
To love myself the way I love them?
F C G
I wanna love myself the way I love them
[Verso 2]
F C G
Here I go again with the same old shit
F
A little more of that, and less of this
C G
Always on the edge of the good part
F C
And in the evening when the sun is low
G
The air is soft, the traffic's slow
F C
I look around at what I've got
G/B Am
Still, all I see is what it's not
[Refrão]
F C
I'm mean like my mother
G
I'm guilty like my lover
F C G
I'm just as lost as all of my friends
F C
And I'm scared like my father
G
So why's it so much harder
F C G
To love myself the way I love them?
F C G
I wanna love myself the way I love them
F C G
Them
F C G
Oh, oh
Outro
F C G
F C G
How to play Like My Mother
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is F. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.