The Beatles - Your Mother Should Know: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Your Mother Should Know" 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.

Learn Your Mother Should Know Guitar Chords and Lyrics by The Beatles

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 "Your Mother Should Know" smoothly on your guitar.

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

 Am
Oo oo oo oo
                     Fmaj7
Let's all get up and dance to a song
           A7/E            Dm
That was a hit before your mother was born.
G7                     C        C/B    A
Though she was born a long long time ago,
                    D7 G7
your mother should know
                    C
Your mother should know.

 E
Sing it again...

Let's all get up and dance to a song
That was a hit before your mother was born.
Though she was born a long long time ago,
your mother should know
Your mother should know.

 Am                    Fmaj7
Lift up your hearts and sing me a song
           A7/E             Dm
That was a hit before your mother was born.
  G7                   C        C/B    A
Though she was born a long long time ago,
                    D7 G7
your mother should know
                     C A
Your mother should know.
                     D7 G7
Your mother should know,
                     C
Your mother should know.

Sing it again...

              Fmaj7
Da da da da da da da da da
        A7/E         Dm
Da da da da da da da da da da da
  G7                   C        C/B    A
Though she was born a long long time ago,
your mother should know
                     C  A
Your mother should know.
                     D7 G7
Your mother should know,
                     C A
Your mother should know.
                     D7 G7
Your mother should know,
                     C
Your mother should know.


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

Am

Guitar chord Am

A7

Guitar chord A7

C

Guitar chord C

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

D7

Guitar chord D7

E

Guitar chord E

Fm

Guitar chord Fm

Fmaj7

Guitar chord Fmaj7

Fmaj

Guitar chord Fmaj

G7

Guitar chord G7

B

Guitar chord 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 "Your Mother Should Know" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Your Mother Should Know" by The Beatles.

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