Mother's Pride
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Intro:
G#m C#m F# E x 2
C#m F#
Oh she knows
B
She takes his hand
Gm
And prays the child will understand
C#m F# B
At the door they watch the men go by
G#m
In the clothes that daddy wore
A
Mother?s pride
F#
Baby boy
B
His fathers eyes
G#m A
He?s a soldier waiting for war
F#
Time will come
He?ll hold a gun
His father?s son
G#m C#m F# E x 2
C#m F#
And as he grows
B
He hears the band
G#m
Takes the step from boy to man
C#m F# B
And at the shore she waves her son goodbye
G#m
Like the man she did before
A
Mother?s pride
F#
Just a boy
B
His country?s eyes
G#m A
He?s a soldier waving at the shore
F#
And in her heart the time has come
To lose a son
C#m F#
And all the husbands, all the sons, all the lovers gone
B
They make no difference
G#m
No difference in the end
C#m F# B
Still hear the woman say your daddy died a hero
G#m
In the name of God and name
A
Mother?s pride
F#
Crazy boy
B
His lifeless eyes
G#m A
He?s a soldier now forevermore
F#
He?ll hold a gun ?till kingdom come
How to play Mother's Pride
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is G#m. 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.