Mother

D5 G5

[Verse 1]
Dm          Gm    Am            Dm
Born in the east, raised by the west
            Gm  Am       Bb
Torn in between cultural dressings
               Gm    Am                Bb
Both may feel right, but neither feels whole
            Gm   Am                    Dm
Mother, I'm torn between two different homes

[Interlude]
Dm Gm Am Dm

[Verse 2]
Dm                Gm       Am       Dm
Land filled with pears, and apricot hues
Dm                    Gm          Am        Bb
The lands filled with mangoes and papayas blooming
Bb           Gm    Am               Bb
Each land of women filled with rich story
Bb           Gm           Am              Dm
Mother, I’m stuck between two different mornings

[Bridge]
Dm Gm Am Dm
Dm Gm Am Bb

[Verse 3]
A            Gm        Am            Dm
And how dissonant are each of these bridges
Dm           Gm       Am            Bb
And how resonant are each of these feelings though
Bb               Gm        Am            Bb
If neither feels right and neither feels wrong
Bb           Gm       Am            Dm
Mother, my children will speak in different tongues

[Interlude]
Dm Gm Am Dm
Dm Gm Am Dm

[Verse 4]
Dm           Gm       Am            Dm
Mother, I'm shy I can't speak your tongue
Dm           Gm       Am            Bb
Mother, don’t cry I've been trying again
Bb           Gm       Am        Bb
Trying to be bold as you were before me
Bb           Gm       Am           Dm
I'm leaving the west, I'm going alone