Guitar tablature for "Mother" by "Pink Floyd"

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Artist: Pink Floyd
Piece: Mother
Instrument: Guitar
Submitter: unknown
Changed? Yes
Reasons for change: I simply excluded the solo from an already available good version to suite a solitary acoustic player
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Artist: Pink Floyd
Song: Mother
Album: The Wall

Chords used:
      G    C    C*   G*   D    F
e|----3----0----0----3----3----1----|
B|----3----1----1----3----2----1----|
G|----0----0----0----0----3----2----|
D|----0----2---0h2---0----0----3----|
A|----2----3----3---0h2--------3----|
E|----3----3----3----3---------1----|

Note: Hammer only once on the 'E' and the 'B' in the C* and G* chords then resume
with normal chords as indicated below.

Verse 1:
Guitar 1: Acoustic, quiet.
G                                     C   C*  G*
Mother do you think they'll drop the bomb?
G                                     C   C*  G*
Mother do you think they'll like the song?
C                                            G   G*
Mother do you think they'll try to break my balls?
D    C                            G   G*
Oooh-ah, mother should I build a wall?

Verse 2:
G                             C   C*   G*
Mother should I run for president?
G                                C   C*  G*
Mother should I trust the government?
C                                      G   G*
Mother will they put me in the firing line?
D    C                          G   G*
Oooh-ah, is it just a waste of time?

Pre Chorus:
G                               C
Hush now baby, baby don't you cry.
F                              C
Mama's gonna make all of your nightmares come true.
F                            C
Mama's gonna put all of her fears into you.
F                                C
Mama's gonna keep you right here under her wing.
F                              C
She won't let you fly but she might let you sing.
F                                G
Mama's gonna keep baby cosy and warm.

Chorus:
D     C
Oooh babe,
D     C
Oooh babe,
D          C                                     G
  Ooh babe, of course mama's gonna help build a wall.

Solo (Acoustic guitar to strum the following chords during the solo)

     G                      C                      G               C
  
     G                      C                      G               C


     G


Verse 3:
G                                C   C*        G   G*
Mother do you think she's good enough     for me?
G                               C   C*       G   G*
Mother do you think she's dangerous      to me?
C                                      G   G*
Mother will she tear your little boy apart?
D    C                             G   G*
Oooh-ah, mother will she break my heart?

Pre Chorus:
G                               C
Hush now baby, baby don't you cry.
F                                C
Mama's gonna check out all your girlfriends for you.
F                      C
Mama won't let anyone dirty get through.
F                       C
Mama's gonna wait up untill you get in.
F                     C
Mama will always find out where you've been.
F                       C            G
Mama's gonna keep baby healthy and clean.

Chorus:
D     C
Oooh babe,
D     C
Oooh babe,
D          C                          G   G*
  Ooh babe, you'll always be baby to me.

G                            C
Mother did it need to be so high?