Letter To My Mother
Edwin MccainVersion1
90
Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
º /11 /11 G/Bb
D |--0-----0-----0-----0----0----0-----0----0----0-----0--------0------0--|
A |--0-----0-----0-----0----0----0-----0----0----0-----0--------0------0--|
F|--12----10----10----5----8----3-----1----7----0-----1--------3------1--|
D |--0-----0-----0-----0----0----0-----0----0----0-----2--------4------0--|
A |--0-----0-----0-----0----9----4-----0----0----0-----2--------4------1--|
D |--12----11----10----5----9----4-----2----7----0----(2)------(4)-----0--|
*Note: These may not be the actual chord names but they're pretty close. The Em7/11 and
Fm7/11 chords can be played with or without the note in (). I think they sound better
with them but I believe Edwin plays without.
G
D |--0---0----0--0--0--0---0----0---0----0--0--0--0---0-----0---0----0--0--0--0---0-----0---|
A |--0---0----0--0--0--0---0----0---0----0--0--0--0---0-----0---0----0--0--0--0---0-----0---|
F|--12--12---12-12h13-12--12---10--10---10-10h12-10--10----10--10---10-10h12-10--10----5---|
D |--0---0----0--0--0--0---0----0---0----0--0--0--0---0-----0---0----0--0--0--0---0-----0---|
A |--0---0----0--0--0--0---0----0---0----0--0--0--0---0-----0---0----0--0--0--0---0-----0---|
D |--12--12---12-12-12-12--12---11--11---11-11-11-11--11----10--10---10-10-10-10--10----5---|
(Play Intro Riff) x2
Mama, how do I write the words to you
You were the only one who loved me true
But there's a woman that we don't even know
She gave me life, then you gave me a home
I love you, Mama
But I want to tell her too
Is that her little boy still loves you
I close my eyes, does she look like me
Does she need my help, is she cold on the street
Or am I forgotten like a bad childhood dream
A B-movie actor on the black and white screen
I love you, Mama
But I want to tell her too
Is that her little boy still loves you
º
Is that her little boy still loves you
/11 /11
Could I have seen her, I'll never know
/11 /11
Maybe she's always been there watching me grow
/11 /11
I wanted to tell her how grateful I am
For giving me life, I've done the best that I can
(Repeat Intro Riff) then
Ohhhh ohhhhh
Ohhhh yeah
I love you, Mama
But I want to tell her too
Is that her little boy still loves you
º
Her little boy still loves you
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Readable chord sheet for Letter To My Mother by Edwin Mccain
[D] [C#m6] [C] [G] [Bm7] [F#m7] [Em7] [A] [D]º [Em7]/11 [F#m7]/11 [G/Bb]
D |--0-----0-----0-----0----0----0-----0----0----0-----0--------0------0--|
A |--0-----0-----0-----0----0----0-----0----0----0-----0--------0------0--|
F
D |--0-----0-----0-----0----0----0-----0----0----0-----2--------4------0--|
A |--0-----0-----0-----0----9----4-----0----0----0-----2--------4------1--|
D |--12----11----10----5----9----4-----2----7----0----(2)------(4)-----0--|
*Note: These may not be the actual chord names but they're pretty close. The Em7/11 and
F
with them but I believe Edwin plays without.
[D] [C#m6] [C] [G]
D |--0---0----0--0--0--0---0----0---0----0--0--0--0---0-----0---0----0--0--0--0---0-----0---|
A |--0---0----0--0--0--0---0----0---0----0--0--0--0---0-----0---0----0--0--0--0---0-----0---|
F
D |--0---0----0--0--0--0---0----0---0----0--0--0--0---0-----0---0----0--0--0--0---0-----0---|
A |--0---0----0--0--0--0---0----0---0----0--0--0--0---0-----0---0----0--0--0--0---0-----0---|
D |--12--12---12-12-12-12--12---11--11---11-11-11-11--11----10--10---10-10-10-10--10----5---|
(Play Intro Riff) x2
[D]Mama, how do I [C#m6]write the words to you
You were the [C]only one who [G]loved me true
But there's a [D]woman that we [C#m6]don't even know
She gave me [C]life, then you [G]gave me a home
I love you, [Bm7]Mama
But I want to [F#m7]tell her too
Is that her [Em7]little boy [G]still [A]loves you
I close my [D]eyes, does she [C#m6]look like me
Does she [C]need my help, is she [G]cold on the street
Or am I for[D]gotten like a [C#m6]bad childhood dream
A [C]B-movie actor on the [G]black and white screen
I love you, [Bm7]Mama
But I want to [F#m7]tell her too
Is that her [Em7]little boy [G]still [A]loves [D]you
[Em7] [G] [A] [D]º
Is that her little boy still loves you
[Em7]/11 [F#m7]/11
Could I have seen her, I'll never know
[Em7]/11 [F#m7]/11
Maybe she's always been there watching me grow
[Em7]/11 [F#m7]/11
I wanted to tell her how grateful I am
For giving me [G]life, I've done the [G/Bb]best that I can
(Repeat Intro Riff) then
[D]Ohhhh [C#m6]ohhhhh
[C]Ohhhh [G]yeah
I love you, [Bm7]Mama
But I want to [F#m7]tell her too
Is that her [Em7]little boy [G]still [A]loves [D]you
[Em7] [G] [A] [D]º
Her little boy still loves you
[Em7] - [G] - [A] - [D]º