#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# MOTHERLESS CHILDREN Eric Clapton from the album "461 Ocean Boulevard" transcribed by Brian Davies (davies@ils.nwu.edu) INTRO: [A] [A] [A] [A] [A] [A] [A] [D] {Solo on Verse} [A] Motherless children have a [D] hard time when [A] mother is dead, lord. [D] [A] Motherless children have a [D] hard time when [A] mother is dead, lord. [D] [A] They don't have any[E]where to go; [D] Wandering around from [F] door to door. [A] Nobody treats you like a [D] mother will when your [A] mother is dead, lord. [D] [A] Father will do the [D] best he can when your [A] mother is dead, lord. [D] [A] Father will do the [D] best he can when your [A] mother is dead, lord. [D] [A] Father will do the [E] best he can; [D] So many things a father [F] can't understand. [A] Nobody treats you like a [D] mother will when your [A] mother is dead, lord. [D] {Solo on Verse} [A] Sister will do the [D] best she can when your [A] mother is dead, lord. [D] [A] Sister will do the [D] best she can when your [A] mother is dead, lord. [D] [A] Sister will do the [E] best she can; [D] So many things a sister [F] can't understand. [A] Nobody treats you like a [D] mother will when your [A] mother is dead, lord. [D] When your [A] mother is dead, [D] when your [A] mother is dead. [D] When your [A] mother is dead, Lord, [D] when your [A] mother is dead. [D] When your [A] mother is dead, [D] when your [A] mother is dead. [D] When your [A] mother is dead, [D] when your [A] mother is dead. [D] When your [A] mother is dead, Lord, [D] when your [A] mother is dead. [D] {Solo on Verse}