Edwin Mccain – Letter To My Mother chords

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                    "Letter To My Mother" by Edwin McCain
                        From the album "Far From Over"
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Tabbed by: Aaron Field
Email: Oasis4U2NV@tampabay.rr.com


**Open D Tuning**


Chords used:  

     D    C#m6   C     G   Bm7  F#m7  Em7   A    Dº  Em7/11  F#m7/11  G/BbD |--0-----0-----0-----0----0----0-----0----0----0-----0--------0------0--|A |--0-----0-----0-----0----0----0-----0----0----0-----0--------0------0--|F#|--12----10----10----5----8----3-----1----7----0-----1--------3------1--|D |--0-----0-----0-----0----7----2-----0----0----0-----2--------4------0--|A |--0-----0-----0-----0----9----4-----0----0----0-----2--------4------1--|D |--12----11----10----5----9----4-----2----7----0-----0--------0------0--|


*Note: These may not be the actual chord names but they're pretty close


Intro Riff:

     D                          C#m6                        C                           GD |--0---0----0--0--0--0---0----0---0----0--0--0--0---0-----0---0----0--0--0--0---0-----0---|A |--0---0----0--0--0--0---0----0---0----0--0--0--0---0-----0---0----0--0--0--0---0-----0---|F#|--12--12---12-12h13-12--12---10--10---10-10h12-10--10----10--10---10-10h12-10--10----5---|D |--0---0----0--0--0--0---0----0---0----0--0--0--0---0-----0---0----0--0--0--0---0-----0---|A |--0---0----0--0--0--0---0----0---0----0--0--0--0---0-----0---0----0--0--0--0---0-----0---|D |--12--12---12-12-12-12--12---11--11---11-11-11-11--11----10--10---10-10-10-10--10----5---|



Intro:  (Play Intro Riff) x2


Verse 1:  

D              C#m6Mama, how do I write the words to you
             C            GYou were the only one who loved me true
              D             C#m6But there's a woman that we don't even know
            C              GShe gave me life, then you gave me a home


Chorus 1:  

            Bm7I love you, Mama
              F#m7But I want to tell her too
            Em7        G     A     (Repeat Intro Riff)Is that her little boy still loves you


Verse 2:

           D              C#m6I close my eyes, does she look like me
         C                    GDoes she need my help, is she cold on the street
           D             C#m6Or am I forgotten like a bad childhood dream
  C                    GA B-movie actor on the black and white screen


Chorus 2:

            Bm7I love you, Mama
              F#m7But I want to tell her too
            Em7        G     A     DIs that her little boy still loves you
            Em7        G     A     DºIs that her little boy still loves you


Bridge:

Em7/11                  F#m7/11 Could I have seen her, I'll never know
            Em7/11            F#m7/11Maybe she's always been there watching me grow
            Em7/11       F#m7/11I wanted to tell her how grateful I am
              G                   G/BbFor giving me life, I've done the best that I can


Solo:

(Repeat Intro Riff) then

D     C#m6 Ohhhh ohhhhh

C     GOhhhh yeah


Chorus 3:

            Bm7I love you, Mama
              F#m7But I want to tell her too
            Em7        G     A     DIs that her little boy still loves you
    Em7        G     A     DºHer little boy still loves you


Outro:  Em7 - G - A - Dº