Mother by Pink Floyd guitar tab (text):

Artist: Pink Floyd
Song: Mother
Album: The Wall
Tabbed by Tim Burke (timburkenz@hotmail.com)

These are the correct chords for Mother. I tabbed the solo as I play it but there's
another good solo on this site so choose yourself which one you prefer to play.

Chords used:
      G    C    C*   G*   D    F
e|----3----0----0----3----3----1----|
B|----3----1----1----3----2----1----|
G|----0----0----0----0----3----2----|
D|----0----2---0h2---0----0----3----|
A|----2----3----3---0h2--------3----|
E|----3----3----3----3---------1----|

Hammer on an 'E' and a 'B' once only in the C* and G* chords respectively then resume
with normal chords as indicated below.

Verse 1:
Guitar 1: Acoustic, quiet.
G                                     C   C*  G*
Mother do you think they'll drop the bomb?
G                                     C   C*  G*
Mother do you think they'll like the song?
C                                            G   G*
Mother do you think they'll try to break my balls?
D    C                            G   G*
Oooh-ah, mother should I build a wall?

Verse 2:
G                             C   C*   G*
Mother should I run for president?
G                                C   C*  G*
Mother should I trust the government?
C                                      G   G*
Mother will they put me in the firing line?
D    C                          G   G*
Oooh-ah, is it just a waste of time?

Pre Chorus:
G                               C
Hush now baby, baby don't you cry.
F                              C
Mama's gonna make all of your nightmares come true.
F                            C
Mama's gonna put all of her fears into you.
F                                C
Mama's gonna keep you right here under her wing.
F                              C
She won't let you fly but she might let you sing.
F                                G
Mama's gonna keep baby cosy and warm.

Chorus:
D     C
Oooh babe,
D     C
Oooh babe,
D          C                                     G
  Ooh babe, of course mama's gonna help build a wall.

Solo:
Guitar 1: Acoustic strums the chords above the appropriate parts of the solo.
Guitar 2: Electric, high gain with moderate distortion.
     G                      C                      G               C
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|------1215====14b(16)r14-12h13---------------------------------------------------
G|---12-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|--------------------------------14p13-14=====----5---5/4--------------------------
A|---------------------------------------------57---7-----5===3p2-3===35-3===-----
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
            G                        C                 G                C
e|-------------------------------------------------12b(13)r12-10==--10b(11)r10-8==--
B|--------10b(12)-(12)-(12)r10-8-10b(13)--------10----------------8-----------------
G|---4\9--------------------------------9/8-9--------------------------------------
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

            G
e|--8/7-8p7-------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|----------8-----------------------------------------------------------------------
G|------------7--5/4----------------------------------------------------------------
D|-------------------5--------------------------------------------------------------
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Verse 3:
G                                C   C*        G   G*
Mother do you think she's good enough     for me?
G                               C   C*       G   G*
Mother do you think she's dangerous      to me?
C                                      G   G*
Mother will she tear your little boy apart?
D    C                             G   G*
Oooh-ah, mother will she break my heart?

Pre Chorus:
G                               C
Hush now baby, baby don't you cry.
F                                C
Mama's gonna check out all your girlfriends for you.
F                      C
Mama won't let anyone dirty get through.
F                       C
Mama's gonna wait up untill you get in.
F                     C
Mama will always find out where you've been.
F                       C            G
Mama's gonna keep baby healthy and clean.

Chorus:
D     C
Oooh babe,
D     C
Oooh babe,
D          C                          G   G*
  Ooh babe, you'll always be baby to me.

G                            C
Mother did it need to be so high?

There you go, that's the most correct tab you're likely to find on the net for this
song. This is a beautiful song to play as a stage performance in a band or, without
the electric solo, as an acoustic solo performance. Feel free to email me with any 
questions or comments.

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