Yonder Mountain String Band - Mother's Only Son guitar chord

Yonder Mountain String Band - Mother's Only Son

Written by Ben Kaufman

G Em F

I am my mother's only son

G Em F C F G F, C, G

And you might think that I'd regret the things I've done

G Em F

But I can only think of one right now

G Em F C G F, C, G

You and I both know the reason why you've turned your gun on me

I'm rarely held in high regard

And most folks don't seem to trust me very far

But I can promise you one thing

I would've turned my back and walked away if she had worn a ring

Chorus:

C G

Please don't put your bullets in me

C F G

Please don't bury me neath the cold, cold ground

C F Bb F

You and I alone will know the truth of what went on

G C F

And you will never see my face again in town

Most nights I go to bed alone

And there's no place on this earth that I'd call home

And I admit I have a roving

But I'm not the only man who turned to look when she walked by

I don't expect to buy much time

But I need to find a way to change your mind

And to convince you that I couldn't know

She wore no ring upon her hand to mark the vows that she had spoken

( Chorus - "So I'm beggin' you..." )

I swear the whole world must be blind

If I'm the first man to see murder in your eyes

How fitting now the wind is turning cold

And with my dying breath I curse your life, I curse your very soul

( Chorus )

G Em F

I am my mother's only son

G Em F C F G F,C,G

And you might think that I'd regret the things I've done

G Em F G

But there's just one thing I wish that I could change

G C

And thats the day I met the sheriff's wife,

G C F C F G F,C,G

the day that robbed me of my life and left me in this shallow mountain range

( Chorus )