Motherless Child  Eric Clapton

By jesse nyboe

B
E7
F♯7
 

–7– –7– –0–
–7– –5– –7–
–0– –0– –6–
–0– –6– –0–
–6– –7– –x–
–7– –x– –x–

Sometimes B is played like this, except first B of the verse:

B
 

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–7-7-7-7—7-7–
–0-0-0-0—0-0–
–0-0-6-0—0-0–
–6-0-0-0—0-6–
–7-7-7-7—7-7–

Intro: B B B

B [(add](this[1/2] tim

!
e [B)]only) E7 E7 B B B

If I mistreat you girl, I sure dont mean no harm

If I mis

B
treat you girl,
E7
I s
E7
ure dont mean no h
B
arm
B
B

Well Im a m

F♯7
otherless child who
F♯7
dont know right from w
B
ron
B
g.
B

Please

B
tell me pretty mama
E7
, ho
E7
ney whered you stay last ni
B
ght
B
B

Please t

B
ell me pretty mama,
E7
hone
E7
y whered you stay last n
B
igh
B
t
B

Well you

F♯7
didnt come home til th
F♯7
e sun was shining br
B
igh
B
t.
B

I have to

B
go so far gal
E7
, ge
E7
t my ham bones
B
bo
B
ile
B
d

B
I have to go so far gal
E7
, ge
E7
t my ham bones boi
B
led
B
B

Well thes

F♯7
e other lo
F♯7
tta women gon
B
na
B
let
B
my ham bones burn.

Now I d

B
id more for you gal
E7
, t
E7
han your daddy ever d
B
one
B
B

Now I d

B
id more for you gal
E7
, th
E7
an your daddy ever do
B
ne
B
B

Well I

F♯7
give you my jell
F♯7
y, h
F♯7
e aint give you n
B
one
B
.
B

And when you

B
see two women
E7
al
E7
ways runnin hand in h
B
and
B
B

And you

B
see two women
E7
al
E7
ways running hand in ha
B
nd
B
B

You can

F♯7
bet your bottom do
F♯7
llar o
F♯7
ne
B
B
B

Well Im g

B
oin to the river
E7
ge
E7
t me a tangled rocking ch
B
air
B
B

Im g

B
oin to the river
E7
ge
E7
t me a tangled rocking chai
B
r
B
B

And if the

F♯7
blues overtake me gonna
F♯7
rock away from th
B
ere

End: E7 F#7 E7 B

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