Chords for "Some Mother's Son"
From: Chris

Some Mother's Son
Written by: Ray Davies
Publisher: Hill & Range Songs BMI


Intro: 4 bars of arpeggios on Bb then, over 4 bars, Bb F  Bb

     Bb (x1333x@1)     F (133211@1)           BbSome (x1333x@1)mother's son lies in a field
D7 (xx0212@1)                             Gm (355333@1)F (133211@1)Eb (x43121@3)Eb/D
Someone has killed some mother's son today
Cm (x3101x@1)             F (133211@1)            BbHead (x1333x@1)blown up by some soldier's gun
D (xx0232@1)           A (x02220@1)               D7While (xx0212@1)all the mothers stand and wait
F# (244322@1)          F#7 (242352@1)            Bm (x24432@1) AG
Some mother's son ain't coming home today
Bb (x1333x@1)         C (x32010@1)              DSome (xx0232@1)mothers son ain't got no grave

Bb (x1333x@1)         F (133211@1)           BbTwo (x1333x@1)soldiers fighting in a trench
D7 (xx0212@1)                      Gm (355333@1)F (133211@1) Eb (x43121@3)Eb/D
One soldier glances up to see the sun
Cm (x3101x@1)          F (133211@1)                  BbF   EbAnd (x43121@3)dreams of games he played when he was young
D (xx0232@1)            A (x02220@1)                D7And (xx0212@1)then his friend calls out his name
F# (244322@1)          F#7 (242352@1)          Bm (x24432@1)  A (x02220@1) GIt (320003@1)stops his dream and as he turns his head
  Bb (x1333x@1)   C (x32010@1)         DA second later he is dead           (2 bars of D)

Bb (x1333x@1)          F (133211@1)           BbSome (x1333x@1)mother's son lies in a field
D7 (xx0212@1)                           GmF Eb (x43121@3) Eb/D
Back home they put his picture in a frame
Cm (x3101x@1)         F (133211@1)               Bb (x1333x@1) F (133211@1) EbBut (x43121@3)all dead soldiers look the same
D (xx0232@1)           A (x02220@1)                D7While (xx0212@1)all the parents stand and wait
F# (244322@1)          F#7 (242352@1)           Bm (x24432@1) A (x02220@1)  GTo (320003@1)meet their children coming home from school
Bb (x1333x@1)          C (x32010@1)          DSome (xx0232@1)mother's son is lying dead

    G (320003@1)              DSomewhere (xx0232@1)someone is crying
           A (x02220@1)             DSomeone (xx0232@1)is trying to be so brave
    Bb (x1333x@1)                    FBut (133211@1)still the world keeps turning
                C (x32010@1)               F (133211@1)   F7Though (131241@1)all the children have gone away


Bb (x1333x@1)          F (133211@1)           BbSome (x1333x@1)mother's son lies in a field
D7 (xx0212@1)                           GmF Eb (x43121@3) Eb/D 
But in his mother's eyes he looks the same
Cm (x3101x@1)         F (133211@1)               Bb (x1333x@1) F (133211@1) Eb (x43121@3)As on the day he went away
D (xx0232@1)           A (x02220@1)                D7They (xx0212@1)put his picture on the wall
F# (244322@1)          F#7 (242352@1)           Bm (x24432@1) A (x02220@1)  GThey (320003@1)put flowers in the picture frame
Bb (x1333x@1)          C (x32010@1)          D (xx0232@1)Some mothers memory remains

Albums this song can be found on: Arthur