Eric Clapton from the album "461 Ocean Boulevard" INTRO: [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] Solo on Verse [] Motherless children have [] hard time when [] mother is dead lord. [] [A] They don’t have any[E]where to go; [D] Wandering around from [F] door to door. [] Nobody treats you like [] mother will when your [] mother is dead lord. [] [] Father will do the [] best he can when your [] mother is dead lord. [] [A] Father will do the [E] best he can; [] So many things father [] can’t understand. [] Nobody treats you like [] mother will when your [] mother is dead lord. [] Solo on Verse [] Sister will do the [] best she can when your [] mother is dead lord. [] [A] Sister will do the [E] best she can; [] So many things sister [] can’t understand. [] Nobody treats you like [] mother will when your [] mother is dead lord. [] When your [] mother is dead [] when your [] mother is dead. [] When your [] mother is dead Lord [] when your [] mother is dead. [] When your [] mother is dead [] when your [] mother is dead. [] When your [] mother is dead [] when your [] mother is dead. [] When your [] mother is dead Lord [] when your [] mother is dead. [] Solo on Verse