Learn to play "Mothers Pride" on your guitar with our chord guide. 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.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
C#m F# Oh she knows B She takes his hand G#m And prays the child will understand C#m F# B At the door they watch the men go by G#m In the clothes that daddy wore A Mother’s pride F#/A# Baby boy B His fathers eyes G#m A He’s a soldier waiting for war F#/A# Time will come F# He’ll hold a gun His father’s son And as he grows He hears the band Takes the step from boy to man And at the shore she waves her son goodbye Like the man she did before Mothers pride Just a boy His country's eyes He's a soldier waving at the shore And in her heart the time has come To lose a son And all the husbands, all the sons, all the lovers gone They make no difference No difference in the end Still hear the woman say your daddy died a hero In the name of god and man Mothers pride Crazy boy His lifeless eyes He's a soldier now forevermore He'll hold a gun till kingdom come You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA A# C#m F# G#m B 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. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "Mothers Pride" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Mothers Pride" by George Michael.