Clapton Eric - Motherless Child (Second Version) Chords and Tabs

Clapton Eric - Motherless Child Second Version: chords and tabs for the song. Watch chords and tablatures for all songs of the singer (group) Clapton Eric. Other chords and tabs for the "Motherless Child" can find at the bottom of the page.

This version is a lot more complete than the one you've got right now:

Eric Clapton

capo at 4th fret, but notes here are in the correct key.
Sometimes B is played with only the 4 bottom strings

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B           E7         F#7
--7--       --7--       --0--
--7--       --5--       --7--
--0--       --0--       --6--
--0--       --6--       --0--
--6--       --7--       --x--
--7--       --x--       --x--

Sometimes B is played like this, except first B of the verse:
B
--7-7-7-7---7-7--
--7-7-7-7---7-7--
--0-0-0-0---0-0--
--0-0-6-0---0-0--
--6-0-0-0---0-6--
--7-7-7-7---7-7--


Intro: B B B
(add 1/2 a B)
B     (this time only) E7    E7                 B  B  B
If I mistreat you girl,   I sure dont mean no harm
B              E7    E7                 B  B  B
If I mistreat you girl,   I sure dont mean no harm
F#7                 F#7                    B  B  B
Well Im a motherless child who dont know right from wrong.

B                  E7  E7                          B  B  B
Please tell me pretty mama, honey whered you stay last night
B                  E7   E7                       B  B  B
Please tell me pretty mama, honey whered you stay last night
F#7                    F#7                 B  B  B
Well you didnt come home til the sun was shining bright.

B            E7  E7            B  B  B
I have to go so far gal, get my ham bones boiled
B                      E7  E7                B  B  B
I have to go so far gal, get my ham bones boiled
F#7       F#7          B  B  B
Well these other lotta women gonna let my ham bones burn.

B                  E7 E7                   B  B  B
Now I did more for you gal, than your daddy ever done
B                  E7  E7                   B  B  B
Now I did more for you gal, than your daddy ever done
F#7             F#7 F#7               B  B  B
Well I give you my jelly, he aint give you none.

B            E7 E7                   B  B  B
And when you see two women always runnin hand in hand
B            E7 E7                     B  B  B
And you see two women always running hand in hand
F#7               F#7   F#7      B  B  B
You can bet your bottom dollar one

B               E7 E7                       B  B  B
Well Im goin to the river get me a tangled rocking chair
B               E7 E7                         B  B  B
Im goin to the river get me a tangled rocking chair
F#7                     F#7              B
And if the blues overtake me gonna rock away from there

End: E7 F#7 E7 B