Said The Whale – Mother chords

Said the Whale - Mother
Album: Hawaii (2013)

CHORDS:     D    A   G   Bme|---x----x---x---x---o||B|---x----x---x---x---o||D|---11---6---4---x---o||G|---12---7---5---9---o||A|---12---7---5---9---o||E|---10---5---3---7---o||

For the intro and some parts of verses, just play the root note (not the whole chord)

Intro: D (root)

D (root)I try to always be a gentleman
I try to always be a better friend
Lately I’ve been feeling half a man
like maybe I should be more who I am
A (root)Maybe I should fuck something up good
   G (root)Or maybe I should act like someone bad
D (root)I try to live my life like David does
But something always feels just slightly off

D (root)I’m young and maybe that’s why days to me
they seem like opportunities to test my reach
Adopt some ugly habits that are bad for me
and treat some others not so equally
A (root)If I thought I knew me well it’s clear as can be
G (root)that things are gonna change like a hundred degrees
D (root)If I thought I knew me well it’s plain to see
that things are gonna change like a hundred degrees

DDon’t tell my mother
Don’t tell my mother
ADon’t tell my mother till I pull myself together
GIt’s undercover
I hope forever
DDon’t tell my mother till I pull myself together
GI think it’s me
but I just need to see
Aif this real or just something that I need
BmDon’t tell my mother
Don’t tell my mother
DDon’t don't tell my mother till I pull myself together

D (root)Try to always do what people like
And try to be a man that someone might
look up to in a minute when they’re feeling down
Like maybe I could be somebody that you love
   AOr maybe I’ll just keep thinking all about me
        Guntil I get the proper opportunity that I need
DMaybe I’ll just keep thinking all of myself
until I find a way to be in love with somebody else
AMaybe I’ll just keep thinking all about me
        G (STOP)until I get the proper opportunity that I need


DDon’t tell my mother
Don’t tell my mother
ADon’t tell my mother till I pull myself together
GIt’s undercover
I hope forever
DDon’t don't tell my mother till I pull myself together
GI think it’s me
but I just need to see
Aif this real or just something that I need
BmDon’t tell my mother
Don’t tell my mother
DDon’t don't tell my mother till I pull myself together

INTRO
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