Mother - Pink Floyd
Tuning: , E A D G B E
Play the verse in between vocals pattern 4 times after vocal lines 1 & 2, 3 times after vocal line 3
(including on ooh), and twice after vocal line 4 (from ah) leading into the chorus/next verse.
[Verse 1]
Mother, do you
think they'll
drop the bomb
?
Mother, do you
think they'll
like this son
g?
Mother, do you
think they'll
try to break
my balls?
Ooh ah, Mother
, should I bui
ld the wall?
Mother, should
I run for pre
sident?
Mother, should
I trust the g
overnment?
Mother, will t
hey put me in
the firing lin
e?
Ooh ah, is it
just a waste o
f time?
[Chorus]
Hush now baby,
baby, don't y
ou cry.
Mamma's gonna
make all of yo
ur nightmares
come true,
Mamma's gonna
put all of her
fears into yo
u,
Mamma's gonna
keep you right
here, under h
er wing.
She won't let
you fly, but s
he might let y
ou sing,
Mamma's gonna
keep baby cosy
and warm.
Oooh babe,
Oooh babe,
Ooh babe, o
f course Mamma
's gonna help
build the wall
.
[Solo]
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[Verse 2]
Mother, do you
think she's g
ood enough,
for me?
Mother, do you
think she's d
angerous,
to me?
Mother, will s
he tear your l
ittle boy apar
t?
Ooh ah, Mother
, will she bre
ak my heart?
[Chorus]
Hush now baby,
baby, don't y
ou cry.
Mamma's going
to check out a
ll your girlfr
iends for you,
Mamma won't le
t anyone dirty
get through,
Mamma's gonna
wait up until
you get in.
Mamma will alw
ays find out w
here you've be
en,
Mamma's gonna
keep baby heal
thy and clean.
Oooh babe,
Oooh babe,
Ooh babe, y
ou'll always b
e baby to me.
Mother, did it
need to be so
high?