Van Morrison - Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child" 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.
F#m Sometimes I feel like a motherless child Bm F#m Sometimes I feel like a motherless child F#m Sometimes I feel like a motherless child D E F#m Long way from my home Sometimes I wish I could fly like a bird up in the sky Oh, sometimes I wish I could fly, fly like a bird up in the sky Sometimes I wish I could fly like a bird up in the sky A little closer to home Motherless children have a hard time Motherless children have a, such a hard time Motherless children have such a really hard time But we're so far Sometimes I feel like freedom is near Sometimes I feel like freedom is here Sometimes I feel like freedom is so near But we're so far from home Sometimes I feel like a motherless child Baby, sometimes I feel like a motherless child Sometimes I feel like a motherless child Long way from home Sometimes I feel like it's close at hand Sometimes I feel like the kingdom is at hand Sometimes I feel like kingdom is now But we're so far from home You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsBm  D  E  F#m  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 "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child" by Van Morrison.