kk, this was done all by ear, so it might be wrong. Ratings would be awesome! Thanks! Intro: F Dm C Bb Dm Verse: Dm Our mother made us into swimmers She threw her babes into this river C Full of mud and dense with weeds, a century of odd debris We learned to fight and learned to love- Dm Our breaths were short we shared them with our brothers We learned new games under the covers C How to laugh and how to grieve We learned to trust, we learned to leave We found this water's deeper than we- Chorus: F A Dm C Guessed we had learned enough ways to love Bb Bbm/Db Dm Still I don't know mother who we are Verse: Our minds were sharp, our bodies burning We gave ourselves over to learning How to break and how to give Betrayal taught us to forgive We stretched and soaked up everything- They taught us well, we were first in our classes We learned to see through many glasses How to sink and how to fly We learned to watch each other die My God, this course is harder than we- Chorus: Thought we had learned enough ways to love Still I don't know mother where we are We thought we were walking the way to love Verse: Our mother made us into swimmers She threw us straight into the river Our minds were sharp, our bodies burning We threw ourselves into our learning Dear God, this current's stronger than we- Chorus: F A Dm C Thought we had learned enough ways to love Bb Bbm Dm C Still I don't know mother who you are F A Dm Dm/F I thought I was well on my way to love Outro (F Dm C Bb): Do we have time to take a nap? The house is on fire, the sky is falling Baby get back. Get back. This is your mother calling