Does Your Mother Know
Gordon LightfootVersion1
90
Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
7b 4 5 1
1 * 4 6m
.... Does your mother know, you had to go some-day
1 * 7b 4 3
.... Does your mother know that you would grow so fast
4 6m 3 4 5 *
Anyway, that's all you think about, you'd call her if you could
1m 1m7 6maj7 1m 1m7 6
But the letters that you write, in the faded winter light
3 * 5m *
Just tell her, ...... they tell her
1m 4 6 4
That you've got ten dollars and you'll be all right
6 3 6 1
And when you get straight, you're gonna come back East some day
1 * 4 6m
..... Does your mother know, you had a man in the West
1 * 7b 4 3
.... Does your mother know, you drove him from your door
4 6m 3 4 5 *
Anyway, that's all you think about, you'd call her if you could
1 * 4 6m
.... Does your mother know you walked all day in the rain
1 * 7b 4 3
.... Does your mother know how deep your love could be
4 6m 3 4 5 *
Anyway, that's all you think about, you'd call her if you could
1m 1m7 6maj7 1m 1m7 6
But the letters that you write, in the faded winter light
3 * 5m *
Just tell her, ...... they tell her
1m 4 6 4
That you've got ten dollars, and your rent costs eight
6 3 6 1
And when you get straight, you're gonna come back East some day
1m 1m7 6maj7 1m 1m7 6
But the letters that you write, in the faded winter light
3 * 1m6 * 7b 4 5 1
Just tell her, ...... they tell her
NOTES:
- Odd chords, is it a modal melody
SYMBOLS:
- Asterisk (*) = new measure, play same chord
- Period (.) = 1/8 note rest at start of a measure
- Underline(_) = sustain note into next measure
CHORDS (Number System):
- The numbers are the notes of the diatonic scale (do-re-me-fa-so-la-ti-do)
- Play a song in any key from the same chart
Common Keys 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Key of
Key of
Key of
Key of
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Readable chord sheet for Does Your Mother Know by Gordon Lightfoot
7b 4 5 1
1 * 4 6m
.... Does your mother know, you had to go some-day
1 * 7b 4 3
.... Does your mother know that you would grow so fast
4 6m 3 4 5 *
Anyway, that's all you think about, you'd call her if you could
1m 1m7 6maj7 1m 1m7 6
But the letters that you write, in the faded winter light
3 * 5m *
Just tell her, ...... they tell her
1m 4 6 4
That you've got ten dollars and you'll be all right
6 3 6 1
And when you get straight, you're gonna come back East some day
1 * 4 6m
..... Does your mother know, you had a man in the West
1 * 7b 4 3
.... Does your mother know, you drove him from your door
4 6m 3 4 5 *
Anyway, that's all you think about, you'd call her if you could
1 * 4 6m
.... Does your mother know you walked all day in the rain
1 * 7b 4 3
.... Does your mother know how deep your love could be
4 6m 3 4 5 *
Anyway, that's all you think about, you'd call her if you could
1m 1m7 6maj7 1m 1m7 6
But the letters that you write, in the faded winter light
3 * 5m *
Just tell her, ...... they tell her
1m 4 6 4
That you've got ten dollars, and your rent costs eight
6 3 6 1
And when you get straight, you're gonna come back East some day
1m 1m7 6maj7 1m 1m7 6
But the letters that you write, in the faded winter light
3 * 1m6 * 7b 4 5 1
Just tell her, ...... they tell her
NOTES:
- Odd chords, is it a modal melody
SYMBOLS:
- Asterisk (*) = new measure, play same chord
- Period (.) = 1/8 note rest at start of a measure
- Underline(_) = sustain note into next measure
CHORDS (Number System):
- The numbers are the notes of the diatonic scale (do-re-me-fa-so-la-ti-do)
- Play a song in any key from the same chart
Common Keys 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Key of
[C]
[C] Ke[D]y of [E] [F] [G] [A] [B]
[D] Key[D] of [E] [F#] [G] [A] [B] [C#]
[G] Key[G] of [A] [B] [C] [D] [E] [F#]
[A] [A] [B] [C#] [D] [E] [F#] [Ab]