Sinéad O’Connor - This Is to Mother You: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "This Is to Mother You" 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.

G
This is to mother you
To comfort you and get you through
                   C              G
Through when your nights are lonely
                    C               G
Through when your dreams are only blue
     D             G
This is to mother you

This is to be with you
To hold you and to kiss you too
For when you need me I will do
What your own mother didn't do
Which is to mother you

All the pain that you have known
All the violence in your soul
All the 'wrong' things you have done
I will take from you when I come

All mistakes made in distress
All your unhappiness
I will take away with my kiss, yes
I will give you tenderness

Chorus:
G               C             G
For child I am so glad I've found you
            G         C             G
Although my arms have always been around you
       G                Am       G
Sweet bird although you did not see me
C      D
I saw you

And I'm here to mother you
To comfort you and get you through
Through when your nights are lonely
Through when your dreams are only blue
This is to mother you

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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

G

Guitar chord G

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 "This Is to Mother You" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "This Is to Mother You" by Sinéad O’Connor.