Pink Floyd — Matilda Mother (Barrett)
B A/B Gmaj7/D F#(addB)
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There was a king who ruled the land.
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His Majesty was in command.
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With silver eyes the scarlet eagle showered silver on the people.
G D A G D E
Oh____, mother, tell me more.
N.C.
Why’d you have to leave me there,
B
Hanging in my infant air, waiting?
N.C.
You only have to read the lines of scribbly black and ev’rything shines.
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Across the stream with wooden shoes,
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Bells to tell the king the news,
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A thousand misty riders climb up higher once upon a time.
G D A
Wondering and dreaming.
G D E
The words have different meanings.
A G E F#
Yes, they did.
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Of all the time spent in that room,
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The doll’s house darkness, old perfume,
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And fairy stories held me high on clouds of sunlight floating by.
G D A G D E
Oh____, mother, tell me more.
A G E
Tell me more.
