Mother Maria
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[(intro) ]Dm Am
G F Am
For everyone I loved and every road I've known
G F
For all the trash I won
Am
I celebrate... alone
G F Am
Sit up straight, stupid, bite your tongue
G F
The best that I am is said and done
Screams and whispers
Tell her I no longer hear her!
[Refrão]C G Dm Am
Mother Mary, she don't talk to me
C G Dm Am
Mother Mary, she don't talk to me
C G
"Give her my apologies"
Bb
"And tell her not to cry"
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G F Am
I holler like a king trying to keep his throne
G F Am G
But chewing on a stone is the only thing I own
F
Drugs and lovers
Nothing left under the covers
(Refrão)
Mother Mary, she don't talk to me
Mother Mary, she don't talk to me
"Give her my apologies"
"And tell her not to cry"
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Dm
Anything you want
Am
Anything you need
Dm
I give it all I got
Am
Your attention please!
Dm
You never want it me
Am
You never wanted me!
G
Sleep with me
F
Just for the bitter part
About me
(solo) C Bb Dm
Bb
Living's hardly
Living's hardly
Tell her I no longer want it
(Refrão)
F C Gm Dm
Mother Mary, she don't talk to me
F C Gm Dm
Mother Mary, she don't talk to me
F C Gm Dm
"Give her all apologies"
F C Gm Dm
It's Mother Mary, she don't talk to me!
F C
I still don't hear her voice
Gm Dm
I still can't hear her voice
F C
I don't deserve her
Eb Gm
So tell her not to cry
Eb Gm
Tell her not to cry
Eb Bb
Tell her not to cry!
F
Mother Maria
How to play Mother Maria
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Dm. 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.