No Mother Or Dad
Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs
Written by Curley Sechler and Lester Flatt
Key of G · Chords: I IV V
Open in Bluegrass Book: transpose, play alongVerse 1
G C G Now brother and I are all alone D7 We have no place to call our home G C It will never be like home no more G D7 G Till we meet them on that other shore
Verse 2
C G Oh mother dear and daddy too D7 We wish that we were there with you G C It's not the same since you're away G D7 G We'll see you mother and dad some day
Verse 3
C G Now mother and dad was old you know D7 It hurt us so to see them go G C It's not the same since they are gone G D7 G Oh mother and dad we're so alone
Verse 2
C G Oh mother dear and daddy too D7 We wish that we were there with you G C It's not the same since you're away G D7 G We'll see you mother and dad some day
Verse 4
C G Our little home will tumble down D7 Since mother and dad are not around G C What is a home without a friend G D7 G I can never go back home again
Verse 2
C G Oh mother dear and daddy too D7 We wish that we were there with you G C It's not the same since you're away G D7 G We'll see you mother and dad some day