The Kinks - Some Mother's Son: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Some Mother's Son" 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.
A# F A# Some mother's son lies in a field D7 Gm F D# A#/D Someone has killed some mother's son today Cm F A# Head blown up by some soldier's gun D A D7 While all the mothers stand and wait F# F#7 Bm A G Some mother's son ain't coming home today A# C D Some mothers son ain't got no grave Two soldiers fighting in a trench One soldier glances up to see the sun And dreams of games he played when he was young And then his friend calls out his name It stops his dreams and as he turns his head A second later he is dead Some mother's son lies in a field Back home they put his picture in a frame But all dead soldiers look the same While all the parents stand and wait To meet their children coming home from school Some mother's son is lying dead G D Somewhere someone is crying A D Someone is trying to be so brave A# F But still the world keeps turning C F F7 Though all the children have gone away Some mother's son lies in a field But in his mother's eyes he looks the same As on the day he went away They put his picture on the wall They put the flowers in the picture frame Some mother's memory remains You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA  A#  Bm  C  Cm  D  D7  D#  F  F7  F#  F#7  G  Gm  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 "Some Mother's Son" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Some Mother's Son" by The Kinks.