Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band – You Are Your Mothers Child (Ukulele)

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    G                   B7
I remember the day you appeared on this earth

     C                        G
With eyes like the ocean, got blood on my shirt

     C                  G
From my camera angle it looked like it hurt

         Am                  D
But your momma had a big old smile

G                           B7
We drove you home, saw your yellowing skin

C                             G
Packed a few things and drove you back again

C                         G
Stayed up all night, worrying, wondering

Am                     D
What was gonna make it better

Am                       D
Broken bones heal if you set them right

         G            G/F#          Em
Get your fine-toothed comb from the barber’s side

    C                   D
Our love’s a protective poison

    C   C/B      C  C/B   Am
But you are your mother’s child

    G      G/F#     G  G/F# Em
And she’ll keep you for a while

        C                    D                     (G Am*)x3 G-Cadd9-G
But one day you’ll be grown, then you’ll be on your own

G                  B7
Halloween costume, looking real cute

          C                         G
With your pillow case full, in your astronaut suit

     C                        G
Your cousin, the cowboy, he’s eyeing your loot

Am                         D
Better watch your Snickers bar

G                   B7
Out on the diamond, you’re up to bat

C                         G
Chewing your Big League, adjusting your hat

C                  G
Taking a swing and hearing it crack

Am                 D
Look at that apple fly

     Am                    D
Well tears will dry if you give them time

         G     G/F#               Em
Life’s a rollercoaster, keep your arms inside

C                   D
Fear, that’s a big emotion

    C   C/B      C  C/B   Am
But you are your mother’s child

    G      G/F#     G  G/F# Em
And she’ll keep you for a while

    C                     D                     (G Am*)x3 G-Cadd9-G
But soon you’ll be grown, then you’ll be on your own

G                    B7
Posing for pictures, cap and gown

C                        G
Summer is coming, you’re driving round town

C                             G
Everyone’s asking what you’re gonna do now

  Am                       D
I know you’re gonna make a splash

G                         B7
Find you a sweetheart, to treat you so kind

C                      G
Take her to dinner and kiss her goodnight

     C                     G
What I couldn’t teach you, soon you realised

Am                        D
She’s the only thing that matters

  Am                               D
Although he’s a bastard, make your papa proud

         G          G/F#      Em
You’re a fine young man and I got no doubt

     C                    D
That you’re gonna do this better

       C   C/B     C  C/B    Am
‘Cause you are your mother’s child

    G   G/F#    G  G/F# Em
And she had you for a while

    C                         D                 G  G/F#  Em
But now you are grown, you’re making it on your own

C                              D                 (G Am*)x3 G-Cadd9-G
Now that you’re grown, man, you never feel this alone