Mother Said Chords
by Air Supply
Mother Said by Air Supply is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Fm. It uses the chords Fm/C, Db, Ebadd9, Bb/D, Bbm/Db, Fsus4/C, Cm, C, Em5-(b9), C6, F, Dm7, F/C, G7, C7sus4, C7(no3) and Db7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: Fm/C
Fm/C
Mother said, don't leave me
Db
There are monsters at the door
Ebadd9
I put on all my armour
Em5-(b9)
But I couldn't find my sword
Bb/D
But there'll always be tomorrow
Bbm/Db
Just you wait and see
Fsus4/C
If they come to take you prisoner
Cm C
I'll be there to set you free
Fm/C
Mother said, I'm grown up
Db
In a Sunday shirt and tie
Ebadd9
As long as I can see you
Em5-(b9)
Can I hold you when I cry
Bb/D
There'll always be tomorrow
Bbm/Db
I'll be so big and strong
Em5-(b9)
I'll sleep with all the lights out
C6
Not afraid of anyone
(*)
F - Dm7 - F/C - G7
I need you to stay
F - Dm7 - F/C - G7
I need you to stay
F - Dm7 - F/C - C7sus4( or C7(no3))
I need you
Fm/C
Mother said she's sleeping
Db7
So I climbed back into bed
Ebadd9
But the monsters took her prisoner
Em5-(b9)
That's all that father said
Bb/D
So I thought about tomorrow
Bbm/Db
And I learned to be alone
Fsus4/C
Making friends with shadows
Cm C
As they moved around my home
Fm/C
Mother never leaves me
Db
I can always see her smile
Ebadd9
I sit here in the evening
Em5-(b9)
To talk to her awhile
Bb/D
There'll always be tomorrow
Bbm/Db
Just you wait and see
Em5-(b9)
I know that any moment
C6
She will come to set me free
Repeat: (*)
Kenji Yanase