Tom: C
For the C chord vthisv accent is only played during the intro, the rest of the song is straight alternating.
E|-C---------------------------------------------------| G---------------------------------|
B|-----1---1---1---3---1---1---1---3---1---1---1---3--------0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---3---3---3----3---3---3---3----3---3---3---3----3------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--|
[Intro]
C C C C
[Verse 1]
C G
I didn't listen to my mom when she taught me how to clean
C
and my dishes, they are waiting in the sink
G
I didn't listen to my mom telling me to go to sleep
Am
maybe that's why I'm up every night till 3
F C G
Just waiting for sleep and what it brings
Am F C G
a break from wading through my insecurities
Am F C G G
I'm awake, unable to shake the little things
[Verse 2]
C G
I didn't listen to my mom when she told me I should share
C
and I have trouble telling anyone my fears
G
I'll never be the best at anything, no one will know my name
Am
it’s a silly thing but I am still afraid
F C G
of living a life from start to end
Am F C G
and then, I'm missing forgotten when I'm dead
Am F C G G
and now I'm wishing I had heard her when she said when she said
[Chorus]
Am F C G
love you child, you're my own
Am F C G
damn those standards, you're not those
Am F C G
you're not judged on what you make
Am F G C
the man you are's the boy I raised
Am F G C
the man you are's the boy I raised
[Bridge]
C Am G G X4
C X4
[Verse 3]
C Am
I didn't listen to my mom as a I sunk below the ground
F
I didn't listen to my mom as I was buried by my doubts
G
I didn't listen to my mom when she tried to dig me out
Am
but I am listening now.
F C G
I've heard the words they finally ring
Am F C G
I'm sure my worth isn't balanced on one thing
Am F C G G
it is earned by learning from the songs my mother sings and she sings
[Chorus]
Am F C G
love you child, you're my own
Am F C G
damn those standards, you're not those
Am F C G
you're not judged on what you make
Am F G C
the man you are's the boy I raised
[Bridge]
C X4
[Outro]
C G
I didn't listen to my mom but that's the thing when you're a kid
C
you don't know what you don't know when you begin
G
if I've learned anything that I can sing, that I can pass along
G C
be good and listen to your mom
