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) A (x02220@1)name="chord_320003@1">G
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) Bb (x1333x@1)name="chord_133211@1">F 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) D (xx0232@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A 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) Gm (355333@1)name="chord_133211@1">F 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) Gm (355333@1)name="chord_133211@1">F 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
