My Mother Said Chords
My Mother Said by Anneke Van Giersbergen is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Em with a capo on the 1st fret. It uses the chords Em, Am, D, C, Bm and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: Em Am D (2x)
Em Am D Em
My mother said “I gained a friend
Em Am D Em
At the end of the heart to heart.”
Em Am D Em
My mother asked, “Will you be fine
Em Am D Em C Em Bm C
With the choices you make in your life?”
C G
And you pick me up,
C G
And you hold me close,
C G
And you show the way,
Am G
And you let me go.
Em Am D Em
My father said, “Use your head,
Em Am D Em
The guys upstairs, they just don’t care.”
Em Am D Em
My father asked, “Will you be safe
Em Am D Em C Em Bm C
When you are always so far away?”
C G
And you pick me up,
C G
And you hold me close,
C G
And you show the way,
Am G
And you let me go.
C G C
I let the light into my life,
C G C
Close my eyes before I die.
C G
And you let me go,
C Am G
And you sent me off –
C Em D
Into the sky,
D Am Em
Always believe in me, always beside me.
Em D C
I’ve come this far and I'll be going
G C
Farther than the stars.
C G
And you pick me up,
C G
And you hold me close,
C G
And you take my hand,
C G
And you watch me grow,
C G
And you show the way,
C G
And you let me go.
C G C
I let the light into my life,
C G C
Close my eyes before I die.
C G
And you let me go.
Em Am D Em
My mother said “I gained a friend