Motherless child

Akkoorden in dit liedje

Motherless Child
Eric Clapton

capo at 4th fret, but notes here are in the correct key.
Sometimes B is played with only the 4 bottom strings

/ /- -/-

  B           E7         F#7
--7--       --7--       --0--
--7--       --5--       --7--
--0--       --0--       --6--
--0--       --6--       --0--
--6--       --7--       --x--
--7--       --x--       --x--

Sometimes B is played like this, except first B of the verse:
  B
--7-7-7-7---7-7--
--7-7-7-7---7-7--
--0-0-0-0---0-0--
--0-0-6-0---0-0--
--6-0-0-0---0-6--
--7-7-7-7---7-7--


Intro: B B B
         (add 1/2 a B)
   B     (this time only) E7    E7                 B  B  B
If I mistreat you girl,   I sure don t mean no harm
        B              E7    E7                 B  B  B
If I mistreat you girl,   I sure don t mean no harm
            F#7                 F#7                    B  B  B
Well I m a motherless child who don t know right from wrong.

       B                  E7  E7                          B  B  B
Please tell me pretty mama, honey where d you stay last night
        B                  E7   E7                       B  B  B
Please tell me pretty mama, honey where d you stay last night
         F#7                    F#7                 B  B  B
Well you didn t come home til the sun was shining bright.

          B            E7  E7            B  B  B
I have to go so far gal, get my ham bones boiled
B                      E7