ARTIST: Humble Pie
SONG: Every Mothers Son
ALBUM: Town And Country, 1969
EVERY MOTHERS SON
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(written by Steve Marriott)
Capo on 1st fret
One two three four
The last time I saw her she was wavin' me goodbye
She swore no other boy would take my place
I took a Mississippi Queen through New Orleans and down the Bayou
I hoped to find my destiny, my fortune and my face
Chorus:
Please tell her that I said hello
Explain to her I didn't wanna go
But the message from her daddy said
He's gonna see me dead
And if I can get out now, she'll never know
She'll never know, never know
I stayed around, I played around with all those Southern belles
But they took away my money and my pride
I had no place to go and the rest you know darn well
Livin' out the gutter ain't so easy to describe
But I still had my guitar, so I joined a dirty band
Workin' in a smoky downtown bar
When comes along this big wheel with a contract in his hand
Said, 'put your mark along here boy
I'm gonna make you a Rock 'n' Roll star'
Chorus:
Please tell her that I said hello
Explain to her I didn't wanna to go
But the message from her daddy said
He's gonna see me dead
And if I can get out now, she'll never know
Never know, never know
Well the years have come and gone
And I was passing through to find
That my home town was still the same to see
Well, the memory I had of her had crumbled from my mind
I really didn't think she'd still be waiting here for me
Chorus:
Please tell her that I said hello
Explain to her I didn't wanna to go
But the message from her daddy said
He's gonna see me dead
And if I can get out now, she'll never know
Never know, never know
repeat E A B 2 times mmmmmhhh yeah
And if I can get out now, she'll never know
Never know, never know
E A B....never know, never know,
This is one of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard.
This and my other post "Cold Lady" are one of the few Humble Pie transcriptions
that can be found on the web, as it seems.
(By the way: These are the only ones, at least I found no others. If you find
any others please let me know!)
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|"Won't you tell me, where have all the good times gone?" |
| -Ray Davies, 1965 |
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|You can hardly listen to today's music. |
| "music"? |
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