Tracy Bonham - Mother mother

"Mother, Mother" By: Tracy Bonham Album: The Burdens of Being Upright The opening riff and most of the song: "Mother, Mother...are you listening?" Am G#m Gm F#m, then back up strumming once at each fret. Listen to the song to get the rhythm. I play them with barre chords, slightly muted, staying on the lower strings. The pre-chorus part: "When you sent me off to seek the world..." Am Gm Fm The chorus part: "I'm hungry...I'm dirty...I'm losing my mind...EVERYTHING'S FINE!!!" Not quite sure...I think it's Fm every time with a bit of distortion thrown in. Any suggestions on this part? Overall, I think this was a pretty easy song to figure out and to play. Anyone want to figure out the tidbits of violin in the song? Chords: | E A D G B E | ---+-------------+ Fm | 1 3 3 1 1 1 | F#m| 2 4 4 2 2 2 | Gm | 3 5 5 3 3 3 | G#m| 4 6 6 4 4 4 | Am | 5 7 7 5 5 5 | ---+-------------+ Mother Mother Tracy Bonham Chord Shapes A F# G G# 5 2 3 4 5 2 3 4 6 3 4 5 7 4 5 6 7 4 5 6 5 2 3 4 Intro: (All Bar Chords) A G# G F# F# G G# ^-9 ^-9 ^-9 ^-5 ^-3 ^-1 ^-1 That's the basic jist of it....play with this, and it will sound good. It is really simple, all you do is play these chords through the verse: A e +-5-+ G# e +-4-+ G e +-3-+ F# e +-2------------------+ b +-5-+ b +-4-+ b +-3-+ b +-2------------------+ g +-6-+ g +-5-+ g +-4-+ g +-3------------------+ D +-7-+ D +-6-+ D +-5-+ D +-4------------------+ A +-7-+ A +-6-+ A +-5-+ A +-4------------------+ E +-5-+ E +-4-+ E +-3-+ E +-2------------------+ You play A G# G F# about 1 or 2 measures each then go back up the neck (G G# A) one measure each. I'm not sure about the chorus but I think it is just the same only distorted. Here is how I play it: E D C ( D ) When you sent me off to see the world E D C ( D ) Were you scared that I might get hurt? E D C ( D ) Would I try a little tobacco E D C ( D ) Would I keep on hiking up my skirt? and so on.....