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Mother I Climbed - Tracy Grammer

Mother I Climbed

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CAPO: 1st Fret

Intro: G

C G C

On tomorrow's painted wagon, in a yester-dreaming day

G C Am C

I rode to Heaven never thinking I'd be back this way

G C G Am7

Now I'm standing at your doorstep with my halo turning grey

C C/B D D/F# G

Open up your gate, Mari-ana

[Refrão] D C G

Lay me down in the dark womb of your love

C G

Mother I sought the chosen people

C D D/F# G

But I found no one to comfort me

D C G

Lay me down in the dark womb of your love

C G

Mother I climbed the highest steeple

C D G

I found nothing to believe

G C G C

When they called my faults against the wall, I took my place in line

G C Am C

And put my trust in priestly men to break the ties that bind

G C G Am7

But their straight and narrow highway's just a row of billboard signs

C C/B D D/F# G

Open up your gate, Mari-ana

[Refrão] D C G

Lay me down in the dark womb of your love

C G

Mother I sang the sacred Psalter

C D D/F# G

But no saviour came to comfort me

D C G

Lay me down in the dark womb of your love

C G

I went naked to the altar

C D G

I found nothing to believe

G C G C

So I set my feet to walking from the sidewalk to the sand

G C Am C

In search of any saint or sage who knew the master plan

G C G Am7

And I wandered every back-road in that broken promised land

C C/B D D/F# G

Open up your gate, Mari-ana

[Refrão] D C G

Lay me down in the dark womb of your love

C G

Mother I kept the plain and simple

C D D/F# G

But no shepherd came to comfort me

D C G

Lay me down in the dark womb of your love

C G

I stood shivering in the temple

C D G

I found nothing to believe

G C G C

As lightning burns these bridges under, smoke will surely rise

G C Am C

And the fables of my innocence blow lazy through the skies

G C G Am7

When timeless truths reveal themselves as little more than lies

C C/B D D/F# G

Open up your gate, Mari-ana

[Refrão] D C G

Lay me down in the dark womb of your love

C G

Mother I razed the tainted chapel

C D D/F# G

But no angel came to comfort me

D C G

Lay me down in the dark womb of your love

C G

Mother I stormed the Tower of Babel

C D G

I found nothing to believe

G C G C

So sticks and stones might break this body, words might wound my soul

G C Am C

And phantom visions fly me where the faithful fear to go

G C G Am7

But when this story's over and my sun is sinking low

C C/B D D/F# G

Open up your gate, Mari-ana

[Refrão] D C G

Lay me down in the dark womb of your love

C G

Mother the years pass out of counting

C D D/F# G

But no prophet comes to comfort me

D C G

Lay me down in the dark womb of your love

C G

Mother I climbed the holy mountain

C D G

I found nothing to believe

C

Mother I climbed the holy mountain

D D/F# G

I found nothing to believe

How to play Mother I Climbed

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What is the starting chord?

The first identified chord is G. 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.

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