Eric Clapton - Motherless Children: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Motherless Children" 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 Motherless Children Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Eric Clapton

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 "Motherless Children" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

A Motherless children have D A D a hard time when mother is dead, lord A Motherless children have D A D 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 Chorus: A D Nobody treats you like a mother A D will when your mother is dead, lord Father will do the best he can when your mother is dead, lord Father will do the best he can when your mother is dead, lord Father will do the best he can So many things a father can't understand Chorus Sister will do the best she can when your mother is dead, lord Sister will do the best she can when your mother is dead, lord Sister will do the best she can So many things a sister can't understand Chorus When your mother is dead, when your mother is dead When your mother is dead, Lord, when your mother is dead You can simplify chords by removing barre

Transpose -+Reset Font Size -+Reset Simplify chords by removing barre Guitar Chord Diagrams A D E F 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 "Motherless Children" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Motherless Children" by Eric Clapton.