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Mindless Child of Motherhood - The Kinks (4/4 time except where noted) RIFF 1: Am/F C/G E E7 Am Am/F E ------------------------------------------ B ------------------------------------------ G ------------------------------------------ D ------------------------------------------ A -0-2-3------0---0--------------------0---- E -------1--3---3---3--3-----0--0-4--4----1-- RIFF 2: RIFF 3: F C/E C/D C or F C (C/G) E --------------- ---------------- B -----1--------- ---------------- G ---2----------- ---------------- D -3-----2--0---- ---------------- A -------------3- ----0-3-0------- E --------------- --3-------3----- ---------------------------------------------------- [INTRO] Riff 1 x2 Am | F | | [VERSE 1] Am (sus4) Am | C | I've been traveling a long time E E7 | Am F | To be just a-where you are Am (sus4) | Am C | In dreams I have seen you E E7 | Am F (sus2) | But you are so very far [PRE-CHORUS] C |3/4 F C | How long must I travel on E E7 | Am F | To be just a-where you are? | C |3/4 F C | How long must I travel on | E E7 | Am F | | To be just a-where you are? [CHORUS] Riff 2 Riff 3 Riff 2 Riff 3 F C/E C/D C | 3/4 | F C/E C/D C | 3/4 | I was your friend, I was a fool F G Am | 2/4 F | E | | I feel for you don't fall apart Riff 2 Riff 3 Riff 2 Riff 3 F C/E C/D C | 3/4 | F C/E C/D C | 3/4 | I see your face lost without trace F G Am | 2/4 F | E | | I see a vac-uum an empty space Am C G | 2/4 | Mindless child of motherhood E E7 Am |3/4 F | You have lost the thing that's good Am C G | 2/4 | Mindless child of motherhood E E7 Am |3/4 F | | You have lost the thing that's good [INTERLUDE] Riff 2 Riff 3 Riff 2 Riff 3 F C/E C/D C | 3/4 | F C/E C/D C | 3/4 | F | E | [VERSE 3] Am C | G | I know that it's unfair E E7 | Am F | To bear a bas-tard son Am | C G | But why do you hide babe E E7 | Am F | When we could have shared a love? [PRE-CHORUS] C |3/4 F C | How long must I travel on E E7 | Am F | To be just a-where you are? | C |3/4 F C | How long must I travel on | E E7 | Am F | | To be just a-where you are? [CHORUS] Riff 2 Riff 3 Riff 2 Riff 3 F C/E C/D C | 3/4 | F C/E C/D C | 3/4 | I was your friend, I was a fool F G Am | 2/4 F | E | | I feel for you don't fall apart Riff 2 Riff 3 Riff 2 Riff 3 F C/E C/D C | 3/4 | F C/E C/D C | 3/4 | I see your face lost without trace F G Am | 2/4 F | E | | I see a vac-uum an empty space Am C G | 2/4 | Mindless child of mother-hood E E7 Am |3/4 F | You have lost the thing that's good Am C G | 2/4 | Mindless child of motherhood E E7 Am |3/4 F | | You have lost the thing that's good [INTERLUDE] Riff 2 Riff 3 Riff 2 Riff 3 F C/E C/D C | 3/4 | F C/E C/D C | 3/4 | [FADEOUT]