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 F Bb Some mother's son lies in a field D7 Gm F EbEb/D Someone has killed some mother's son today Cm F Bb Head blown up by some soldier's gun D A D7 While all the mothers stand and wait F# F#7 Bm A G Some mother's son ain't coming home today Bb C D Some mothers son ain't got no grave Bb F Bb Two soldiers fighting in a trench D7 Gm F Eb Eb/D One soldier glances up to see the sun Cm F Bb F Eb And dreams of games he played when he was young D A D7 And then his friend calls out his name F# F#7 Bm A G It stops his dream and as he turns his head Bb C D A second later he is dead (2 bars of D) Bb F Bb Some mother's son lies in a field D7 Gm F Eb Eb/D Back home they put his picture in a frame Cm F Bb Eb But all dead soldiers look the same D A D7 While all the parents stand and wait F# F#7 Bm A G To meet their children coming home from school Bb C D Some mother's son is lying dead G D Somewhere someone is crying A D Someone is trying to be so brave Bb F But still the world keeps turning C F F7 Though all the children have gone away Bb F Bb Some mother's son lies in a field D7 Gm F Eb Eb/D But in his mother's eyes he looks the same Cm F Eb As on the day he went away D A D7 They put his picture on the wall F# F#7 Bm A G They put flowers in the picture frame Bb C D Some mothers memory remains Albums this song can be found on: Arthur