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Does Your Mother Know

Gordon Lightfoot

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From: Barrie McCombs DOES YOUR MOTHER KNOW Time: 4/4 (sync) Tenor: A Bass: G - Gordon Lightfoot, 1968, on: Did She Mention My Name, Key: A INTRO: 7b 4 5 1 1 * 4 6m .... Does your mother know, you had to go some-day 1 * 7b 4 3 .... Does your mother know that you would grow so fast 4 6m 3 4 5 * Anyway, that's all you think about, you'd call her if you could 1m 1m7 6maj7 1m 1m7 6 But the letters that you write, in the faded winter light 3 * 5m * Just tell her, ...... they tell her 1m 4 6 4 That you've got ten dollars and you'll be all right 6 3 6 1 And when you get straight, you're gonna come back East some day 1 * 4 6m ..... Does your mother know, you had a man in the West 1 * 7b 4 3 .... Does your mother know, you drove him from your door 4 6m 3 4 5 * Anyway, that's all you think about, you'd call her if you could 1 * 4 6m .... Does your mother know you walked all day in the rain 1 * 7b 4 3 .... Does your mother know how deep your love could be 4 6m 3 4 5 * Anyway, that's all you think about, you'd call her if you could 1m 1m7 6maj7 1m 1m7 6 But the letters that you write, in the faded winter light 3 * 5m * Just tell her, ...... they tell her 1m 4 6 4 That you've got ten dollars, and your rent costs eight 6 3 6 1 And when you get straight, you're gonna come back East some day 1m 1m7 6maj7 1m 1m7 6 But the letters that you write, in the faded winter light 3 * 1m6 * 7b 4 5 1 Just tell her, ...... they tell her NOTES: - Odd chords, is it a modal melody SYMBOLS: - Asterisk (*) = new measure, play same chord - Period (.) = 1/8 note rest at start of a measure - Underline(_) = sustain note into next measure CHORDS (Number System): - The numbers are the notes of the diatonic scale (do-re-me-fa-so-la-ti-do) - Play a song in any key from the same chart Common Keys 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Key of C: C D E F G A B Key of D D E F# G A B C# Key of G G A B C D E F# Key of A A B C# D E F# G# - Submitted by: Barrie McCombs (bmccombs@acs.ucalgary.ca)
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