from the album “461 Ocean Boulevard”
transcribed by Brian Davies (davies@ils.nwu.edu)
INTRO:
Motherless children have a
hard time when
mother is dead, lord.
Motherless children have a
hard time when
mother is dead, lord.
They don’t have any
where to go;
Wandering around from
door to door.
Nobody treats you like a
mother will when your
mother is dead, lord.
Father will do the
best he can when your
mother is dead, lord.
Father will do the
best he can when your
mother is dead, lord.
Father will do the
best he can;
So many things a father
can’t understand.
Nobody treats you like a
mother will when your
mother is dead, lord.
Sister will do the
best she can when your
mother is dead, lord.
Sister will do the
best she can when your
mother is dead, lord.
Sister will do the
best she can;
So many things a sister
can’t understand.
Nobody treats you like a
mother will when your
mother is dead, lord.
When your
mother is dead,
when your
mother is dead.
When your
mother is dead, Lord,
when your
mother is dead.
When your
mother is dead,
when your
mother is dead.
When your
mother is dead,
when your
mother is dead.
When your
mother is dead, Lord,
when your
mother is dead.
