George Michael – Mothers Pride (Guitar)
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Chords
Mothers Pride Chords by George Michael
This is a much easier version… the only tough chord is B, and I typically play it in the
position, muting the top string (too tinny).
To match George Michael’s studio version, tune your guitar down a half note.
Gsus4:
E |---|---|-4-|--------|
B |---|---|-3-|--------|
G 0---|---|---|--------|
D 0---|---|---|--------|
A |---|---|-1-|--------| (make sure you hear this C note)
E |---|---|-2-| ----|[Intro] -
Am e:-----------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------| R B:-----0-------0---|-----0-------0-|---0-1-----0-1---|---0-1-------0---| E G:---2-------2-----|---2-------2---|-0-----0-0-----0-|-----------2-----| P D:-2-----2-2-----2-|-3-----3-3-----|-----------------|-3-----3-3-------| E A:-----------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------| A E:-----------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------| T Dm G Oh she knows C She takes his hand Am And prays the child will understand Dm G C At the door they watch the men go by Am In the clothes that daddy wore Bb Mother’s pride G Baby boy C His father’s eyes Am Bb He’s a soldier waiting for a war G Time will come Gsus4 He’ll hold a gun G His father’s son
-repeat intro-
Dm G And as he grows C He hears the band Am Takes the step from boy to man Dm G C At the shore she waves her son goodbye Am Like the man she did before Bb Mother’s pride G Just a boy C His country’s eyes Am Bb He’s a soldier waving at the shore G And in her heart Gsus4 the time has come G To lose a son
-repeat intro-
Dm G And all the husbands, all the sons, all the lovers gone C They make no difference Am No difference in the end Dm G C Still hear the woman say your daddy died a hero Am In the name of God and man Bb Mother’s pride G Crazy boy C His lifeless eyes Am Bb He’s a soldier now forevermore G Gsus4 G <pause> He’ll hold a gun ‘till kingdom come