Tom: Dm
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
