The Mother

Brandi Carlile - The Mother: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "The Mother" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

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Learn The Mother Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Brandi Carlile

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "The Mother" smoothly on your guitar.

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G#
Welcome to the end of being alone inside your mind
        C#                              G#
You're tethered to another and you're worried
all the time
    D#                              C#     G#/C
You always knew the melody but you never heard
    A#m7   D#/A#  C#
it rhyme
        G#
She is fair and she is quiet, Lord,
she doesn't look like me
     C#                                 G#
She made me love the morning, she's a holiday at sea
    D#
The New York streets are as busy as they
  C#   G#/C     A#m G#
always used to be
                        D#    G#
But I am the mother of Evangeline

The first things that she took from me were
selfishness and sleep
She broke a thousand heirlooms I was never meant
to keep
She filled my life with color, canceled plans,
and trashed my car
But none of that was ever who we are
Outside of my windows are the mountains
and the snow
I hold you while you're sleeping and
I wish that I could go
All my rowdy friends are out accomplishing
their dreams
But I am the mother of Evangeline

              D#
They've still got their morning paper
          C#                G#
and their coffee and their time
          D#
And they still enjoy their evenings with
      C#              G#
the skeptics and the wine, oh
    C7
But all the wonders I have seen,
       C#  G#/C      A#m
I will see a second time
     G#                               D#
From inside of the ages through your eyes

You are not an accident where no one thought
it through
The world has stood against us, made us mean
to fight for you
And when we chose your name we knew that
you'd fight the power too
You're nothing short of magical and beautiful to me
Oh, I'll never hit the big time without you
So they can keep their treasure and their
ties to the machine
'Cause I am the mother of Evangeline


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Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

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If you are also interested in learning how to play "The Mother" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The Mother" by Brandi Carlile.

Brandi Carlile - The Mother: Guitar Chords

Learn The Mother Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Brandi Carlile

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