from the album "461 Ocean Boulevard" transcribed by Brian Davies (davies@ils.nwu.edu) INTRO: AAAAAAAD A D A D Motherless children have a hard time when mother is dead, lord. A D A D Motherless children have a hard time when mother is dead, lord. A E They don't have anywhere to go; D F Wandering around from door to door. A D A D Nobody treats you like a mother will when your mother is dead, lord. A D A D Father will do the best he can when your mother is dead, lord. A D A D Father will do the best he can when your mother is dead, lord. A E Father will do the best he can; D F So many things a father can't understand. A D A D Nobody treats you like a mother will when your mother is dead, lord. A D A D Sister will do the best she can when your mother is dead, lord. A D A D Sister will do the best she can when your mother is dead, lord. A E Sister will do the best she can; D F So many things a sister can't understand. A D A D Nobody treats you like a mother will when your mother is dead, lord. A D A D When your mother is dead, when your mother is dead. A D A D When your mother is dead, Lord, when your mother is dead. A D A D When your mother is dead, when your mother is dead. A D A D When your mother is dead, when your mother is dead. A D A D When your mother is dead, Lord, when your mother is dead.