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Motherless Child by Eric Clapton

Motherless Child chords by Eric Clapton

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This version is a lot more complete than the one you've got right now:
[that version originally by jhoke@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Hoke John A.)]

Motherless Child
Eric Clapton
Boogieboy@aol.com and others

capo at 4th fret, but notes here are in the correct key.
Sometimes B is played with only the 4 bottom strings

/ /- -/-

 B      E7     F#7
--7--    --7--    --0--
--7--    --5--    --7--
--0--    --0--    --6--
--0--    --6--    --0--
--6--    --7--    --x--
--7--    --x--    --x--
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Sometimes B is played like this, except first B of the verse:
 B
--7-7-7-7---7-7--
--7-7-7-7---7-7--
--0-0-0-0---0-0--
--0-0-6-0---0-0--
--6-0-0-0---0-6--
--7-7-7-7---7-7--


Intro: B B B
     (add 1/2 a B)
  B   (this time only) E7  E7         B B B
If I mistreat you girl,  I ...
    B       E7  E7         B B B
If I mistreat you girl,  I ...
      F#7         F#7          B B B
Well Im a motherless child who ....

    B         E7 E7             B B B
Please tell me pretty mama, honey ...
    B         E7  E7            B B B
Please tell me pretty mama, ...
     F#7          F#7         B B B
Well you didnt come home ...

     B      E7 E7      B B B
I have to go so far gal, ...
B           E7 E7        B B B
I have to go so far gal...
     F#7    F#7     B B B
Well these other lotta women ...

    B         E7 E7          B B B
Now I did more for you gal, ...
    B         E7 E7          B B B
Now I did more for you gal, ...
    F#7       F#7 F#7        B B B
Well I give you my jelly...

       B      E7 E7          B B B
And when you see two women ...
    B      E7 E7           B B B
And you see two women ...
    F#7        F#7  F#7   B B B
You can bet your ...

     B        E7 E7            B B B
Well Im goin to the river get me ...
   B        E7 E7             B B B
Im goin to the river ...
      F#7           F#7       B
And if the blues overtake me ....

End: E7 F#7 E7 B

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