Capo on the 5th Fret 


      G                                       Em 
Oh Mother, I can feel the soil falling over my head 
          G                                 Em 
And as I climb into an empty bed - oh well, enough said 
             C             D         C                         D 
I know it's over, still I cling, I don't know where else I can go 
C                          D 
Over and over..... 


      G                                        Em      C  D 
Oh Mother, I can feel the soil falling over my head 
         G                                                Em 
See the sea wants to take me, the knife wants to slit me 

Do you think you can help me 
C     D     G                                                   Em 
Sad veiled bride please be happy - handsome groom give her room 
C     D        G 
Loud loutish lover treat her kindly though she needs you 
 Em                     C  D                C               D 
More than she loves you   - and I know it's over - still I cling 
   C                           D             C       D 
I don't know where else I can go - over and over..... 



             G                 C          D                  C   D   Em 
I know it's over and it never really began but in my heart it was so real 
                      D      C  D 
And she even spoke to me and said 

 G                                             Em           C  D 
"If you're so funny, then why are you on your own tonight?" 
 G                                                Em            C  D 
"And if you're so clever then why are you on your own tonight?" 
 G                                                            Em         C  D 
"And if you're so very entertaining then why are you on your own tonight?" 
 G                                                           Em            
"And if you're so very good looking, then why do you sleep alone tonight?" 
C  D           G 
I know - 'cos tonight is just like any other night - that's why you're on 
      Em 
your own tonight 


           G                                Em                           C 
With your triumphs and your charms - while they're in each other's arms 
D                C                     D               C 
It's so easy to laugh it's so easy to hate, it takes strength to be gentle 
      D             C          D 
and kind - over and over.... 
                 G                     C              D          
It's so easy to laugh it's so easy to hate, it takes guts to be gentle and 
Em              C        D 
kind - over and over.... 


        G            C  D              Bm               C          D 
Love is natural and real - but not for you my love not tonight my love 
        G            C  D       C       D       Em     C     D 
Love is natural and real - but not for such as you and I my love 
    G          C     D      Bm   C    D
Oh mother... etc.