White Lies - Mother Tongue: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Mother Tongue" 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 C G Am The city stays hight all night F C Lit up and shivering like a pinball G Am table of fireflies F C G Am An echo of home, on the edge of life F Shot through the veins of an C G Am angel I'm a devil in exile Chorus: Dm F Am But if you have forgotten your precious mother tongue G Dm What do you think your mother would say of what you've done? Dm F Am And if you can't remember the place you call a home G Or having trouble placing Am Who's calling on the phone? G Who's calling on the phone? Digging those with the cards and the sugar lines And to the desert of the cinnamon hells of moonshine He said, "What can I do to make you mine?" Kiss out the twang through my lips on the way to the big time Chorus F Am Forgot your mother tongue G Dm Forgot your mother tongue Forgot your mother tongue Forgot your mother tongue Chorus - x2 You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsAm  C  Dm  F  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 "Mother Tongue" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Mother Tongue" by White Lies.