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Motherless Child
Barbecue Bob
Eric Clapton
From the Cradle
1994
Well, I had this one figured out in about 3 minutes.
For some reason, even Clapton didn't know who wrote
this one, so that field is blank. Fill me in if you
know. Have fun with this; it's REALLY easy.
Lyrics
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INTRO:
G If I mistreat you girl
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
B:-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
G:-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D:-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A:-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E:-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
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From here on is the verse, as far as I'm concerned:
I sure don't mean no harm
C G
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3---3-3---|-3-3-3-3---3-3---|
B:-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0---0-0---|-0-0-0-0---0-0---|
G:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0---0-0---|-0-0-0-0---0-0---|
D:-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-2-0---2-0---|-0-0-2-0---2-0---|
A:-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-x-x-x-x---x-x---|-x-x-x-x---x-x---|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3---3-3---|-3-3-3-3---3-3---|
if I mistreat you girl sure don't mean no
C
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-3-3-3-3---3-3---|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
B:-0-0-0-0---0-0---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
G:-0-0-0-0---0-0---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D:-0-0-2-0---2-0---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A:-x-x-x-x---x-x---|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E:-3-3-3-3---3-3---|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|
harm an I'm a motherless child
G D7
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-3-3-3-3---3-3---|-3-3-3-3---3-3---|-3-3-3-3---3-3---|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
B:-0-0-0-0---0-0---|-0-0-0-0---0-0---|-0-0-0-0---0-0---|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
G:-0-0-0-0---0-0---|-0-0-0-0---0-0---|-0-0-0-0---0-0---|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D:-0-0-2-0---2-0---|-0-0-2-0---2-0---|-0-0-2-0---2-0---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A:-x-x-x-x---x-x---|-x-x-x-x---x-x---|-x-x-x-x---x-x---|-----------------|
E:-3-3-3-3---3-3---|-3-3-3-3---3-3---|-3-3-3-3---3-3---|-----------------|
don't know right from wrong Please tell me pretty mama
G
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3---3-3---|-3-3-3-3---3-3---|-3-3-3-3---3-3---|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
B:-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0---0-0---|-0-0-0-0---0-0---|-0-0-0-0---0-0---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
G:-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0---0-0---|-0-0-0-0---0-0---|-0-0-0-0---0-0---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-2-0---2-0---|-0-0-2-0---2-0---|-0-0-2-0---2-0---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A:-----------------|-x-x-x-x---x-x---|-x-x-x-x---x-x---|-x-x-x-x---x-x---|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E:-----------------|-3-3-3-3---3-3---|-3-3-3-3---3-3---|-3-3-3-3---3-3---|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
Once you get here, just jump back to the beginning of the verse.
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Sometimes there is a second guitar who does this
during the C chords:
C
+. + . + + + . + + +
e:-0-----0---------|---0-------------|
B:-1-----1---------|---1-------------|
G:-0-----0---------|---0-------------|
D:-2-----2---------|---2-------------|
A:-3-----3---------|---3-------------|
E:-----------------|-----------------|
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The ending looks like this:
G
+ . + +. +. + + + +
e:---3---3-3---3---|-----------------|
B:---0---0-0---0---|-----------------|
G:---0---0-0---0---|-0---------------|
D:---0---0-0h2-0---|-0---------------|
A:-----------------|-x---------------|
E:-----------------|-3---------------|
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LYRICS:
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If I mistreat you girl I sure don't mean no harm
If I mistreat you girl I sure don't mean no harm
Well I'm a motherless child; don't know right from wrong
Please tell me pretty mama honey where'd you stay last night
Please tell me pretty mama honey where'd you stay last night
Well you didn't come home till the sun was shinin' bright
I have to so far girl to get my ham bones boiled
I have to so far girl to get my ham bones boiled
Well these other lotta women gonna let my ham bones burn
Well I did more for you girl than your daddy ever done
Well I did more for you girl than your daddy ever done
While I give you my jelly he ain't give you none
When you see two women goin' runnin' hand-in-hand
When you see two women all a-runnin' hand-in-hand
You can bet your bottom dollar one got the other one's man
But I'm goin' to the river get me a tangled rockin' chair
Oh I'm goin' to the river get me a tangled rockin' chair
An' if the blues overtake me gonna rock away from here
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Created on 7-20-97 by Daniel E. Smith.