[Intro, verse, solo and chorus melody]
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[Verse, chorus and solo rhythm]
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[Verse 1]
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Mother don't worry, I killed the last snake that lived in the creek bed
Em           C                    G                     D
Mother don't worry, I've got some money I saved for the weekend
Em         C             G                            D
Mother remember being so stern with that girl who was with me?
Em         C                    G                                D
Mother remember the blink of an eye when I breathed through your body?

[Chorus]
Em         C             G                      D
So may the sunrise bring hope where it once was forgotten
Em            C             G                D
Sons are like birds, flying upwards over the mountain

[Verse 2]
Em         C                 G                         D
Mother I made it up from the bruise of a floor of this prison
Em         C                 G                      D
Mother I lost it, all of the fear of the Lord I was given
Em         C                  G                          D
Mother forget me now that the creek drank the cradle you sang to
Em        C                    G                        D
Mother forgive me, I sold your car for the shoes that I gave you

[Chorus]
Em         C             G                      D
So may the sunrise bring hope where it once was forgotten
Em            C            G                D
Sons could be birds, taken broken up to the mountain

[Solo]
Em  C  G  D  x4

[Verse 3]
Em           C                 G                            D
Mother don't worry, I've got a coat and some friends on the corner
Em           C                  G                     D
Mother don't worry, she's got a garden we're planting together
Em         C                       G                       D
Mother remember the night that the dog had her pups in the pantry?
Em           C                            G                           D
Blood on the floor and the fleas on their paws and you cried 'til the morning

[Chorus]
Em         C             G                      D
So may the sunrise bring hope where it once was forgotten
Em            C             G               D
Sons are like birds, flying always over the mountain