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A D A D
Motherless children have a hard time when mother is dead, lord.
A D A D
Motherless children have a hard time when mother is dead, lord.
A E
They don’t have anywhere to go;
D F
Wandering around from door to door.
A D A D
Nobody treats you like a mother will when your mother is dead, lord.
A D A D
Father will Do the best he can when your mother is dead, lord.
A D A D
Father will Do the best he can when your mother is dead, lord.
A E
Father will Do the best he can;
D F
So many things a father can’t understand.
A D A D
Nobody treats you like a mother will when your mother is dead, lord.
{Solo on Verse}
A A D
Sister will Do the best she can when your mother is dead, lord.
A D A D
Sister will Do the best she can when your mother is dead, lord.
A E
Sister will Do the best she can;
D F
So many things a sister can’t understand.
A D A D
Nobody treats you like a mother will when your mother is dead, lord.
A D A D
When your mother is dead, when your mother is dead.
A D A D
When your mother is dead, Lord, when your mother is dead.
A D A D
When your mother is dead, when your mother is dead.
A D A D
When your mother is dead, when your mother is dead.
A D A D
When your mother is dead, Lord, when your mother is dead.
{Solo on Verse}
