Chords
Mother,Father

Key: C

Introduction: Em    D    D4    C    Em    D    C    G    D4    

Em      A/C#    D            Bm                 C  
She sits alone    an empty stare
Bbm                                            B            G#  
A mother's face she wears
Em         A/C#                    D  
Where did she go wrong
Bm                              C  
the fight is gone
             Bbm                         B  
Lord help this broken home
(chorus)
Em              C                 C#              D  
        Hey    mother    father    sister
Em              C                      C#                            D  
        Hey    come back    tryin'    believein'
Em              C                 C#              D  
        Hey    mother    father    dreamer
C  G                                                                D  
        Don't you know that I'm alive for you
C  G                                                D  
        I'm your sevenths son
C  G                                                                          D  
  And when lightin' strikes the family
                     D                    C  
        Have faith    believe.
Em            Dbm              D            Bm  
Em            A/C#              D            Bm                    C  
With dreams he tried    lost his pride
          Bbm                      B         G#  
He drinks his life away
Em      A/C#         D  
One photograph
Bm                    C  
in broken glass
Bbm                                 B  
It should not end this way.
 Em      D    C    B    Bbm    G#    G    F)  
 Em      D    C    B    Bbm    G#    G    F    Em)  
(solo)
Em              A/C#            D  
Through bitter tears
Bm                              C                         Bbm  
And wounded years    those ties
          B                         G#  
of blood were strong
Em         A/C#            D                 Bm                 C  
So much to say    those yesterdays
          Bbm                 B  
So now don't you turn away.
(repeat chorus)
        Em    C    C#    D