Jann Arden – Good Mother (Ukulele)

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Chords

tabbed by Geoff Kennedy guitar tuned down 1/2 step to Eb
a weak attempt at the intro
e--------------------------------------------|
b--5----5----5----5-------5----5----5----5---|
g--4----4----4----4-------4----4----4----4---|
d--------------------------------------------|
a-------2----4----0------------2----4----0---|
e--0----------------------0------------------|

E        B           C#m
I've got money in my pocket

           A               E
I like the color of my hair

     B                C#m
I've got a friend who loves me

            A               E
Got a house, I've got a car

           B            C#m
I've got a good mother

        A                      E
and her voice is what keeps me here

        B
Feet on ground

         C#m
Heart in hand

       A
Facing forward
Be yourself
E   B  C#m                   A
I,         I've never wanted anything

   E        B    C#m                   A
No I've, no I've,    I've never wanted anything

E      B   C#m  A
so bad...       so bad

E         B                C#m
Cardboard masks of all the people

         A
I've been

E               B               C#m
thrown out with all the rusted, tangled

       A                   E
dented God Damned miseries

          B               C#m
You could say I'm hard to hold

           A
But if you knew me you'd know

E       B              C#m
I've got a good father

        A                         E
And his strength is what makes me cry

        B
Feet on ground

         C#m
Heart in hand

       A
Facing forward
Be yourself
E   B  C#m                   A
I,         I've never wanted anything

   E        B    C#m                   A
No I've, no I've,    I've never wanted anything

E      B   C#m  A
so bad...       so bad
A-B-C# G# A#m F# C# A#m F#
this is the guitar work for the key change (c# g# am# and f#)
e----------------------------------------------------------------------|
b----------------------------------------------------------------------|
g----------------------------------------------------------------------|
d----------6---------------6-4-3---------------6---------------6--4----|
a--4---3-4-----3-4-----3-4-------6-4---4---3-4-----3-4-----3-4-------2-|
e------------------6-----------------------------------6---------------|
E B C#m A
sneak this in from time to time
e---------7-----------7-----------7-----------7---|
b--4(5)-5---7--4(5)-5---7--4(5)-5---7--4(5)-5---7-|
g-------------------------------------------------|
d-------------------------------------------------|
a-------------------------------------------------|
e-------------------------------------------------|

E        B           C#m
I've got money in my pocket

           A               E
I like the color of my hair

     B                C#m
I've got a friend who loves me

            A               E
Got a house, I've got a car

           B            C#m
I've got a good mother

        A                      E
and her voice is what keeps me here

        B
Feet on ground

         C#m
Heart in hand

       A
Facing forward

            E
Be yourself

         B
Heart in hand

        C#m
Feet on ground

       A
Facing forward

            E
Be yourself

        B        C#m
just be yourself

            A
just be yourself
E B C#m A
E       B
Feet on ground

C#m      A
Heart in hand

E       B
Feet on ground

C#m      A
Heart in hand
Fade until end