Motherless Child Chords

Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

B B B

  (add 1/2 [a] B)

 If BI mistreat you girl, E7I sureE7 dont mean no harmB B B

 If I misBtreat you girl,E7 I sE7ure dont mean no hBarmB B

 Well Im a mF♯7otherless child who F♯7dont know right from wBronBg. B

 Please Btell me pretty mamaE7, hoE7ney whered you stay last niBghtB B

 Please tBell me pretty mama,E7 honeE7y whered you stay last nBighBt B

 Well you F♯7didnt come home til thF♯7e sun was shining brBighBt. B

 I have to Bgo so far galE7, geE7t my ham bonesB boBileBd

BI have to go so far galE7, geE7t my ham bones boiBledB B

 Well thesF♯7e other loF♯7tta women gonBna BletB my ham bones burn.

 Now I dBid more for you galE7, tE7han your daddy ever dBoneB B

 Now I dBid more for you galE7, thE7an your daddy ever doBne B B

 Well I F♯7give you my jellF♯7y, hF♯7e aint give you nBoneB. B

 And when you Bsee two womenE7 alE7ways runnin hand in hBandB B

 And you Bsee two womenE7 alE7ways running hand in haBnd B B

 You can F♯7bet your bottom doF♯7llar oF♯7ne B B B

 Well Im gBoin to the riverE7 geE7t me a tangled rocking chBairB B

 Im gBoin to the riverE7 geE7t me a tangled rocking chaiBr B B

 And if the F♯7blues overtake me gonna F♯7rock away from thBere

End E7 F♯7 E7 B