Matilda Mother Pink Floyd
Transcription: Jimi Harper (jimih@picknowl.com.au)
MATILDA MOTHER
Pink Floyd
(Barrett)
Intro (Organ):
[B] [A/B] [Gmaj7/D] [F#] [(addB)]
Verse 1:
[Bsus4] [Asus2] [G6] [F#7sus4]
e-|---------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-------| B-|-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----| G-|------4-----------2-----------0----------------------| D-|--------------------------------------------4--------| A-|-----------------------------------------------------| E-|-----------------------------------------------------|
There was a King who ruled the land. His
[Bsus4] [Asus2] [G6] [F#7sus4]
e-|-----0-----------0----------0-------------0----------| B-|-------0-----------0----------0-------------0--------| G-|---4-----------2----------0--------------------------| D-|-----------------------------------------4-----------| A-|-----------------------------------------------------| E-|-----------------------------------------------------|
Ma - je - sty was in com - mand.
[Bsus4] [Asus2] [G6] [F#7sus4]
e-|--------0-----------0-----------0-----------0--------| B-|----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0------| G-|-----4-----------2-----------0-----------------------| D-|-------------------------------------------4---------| A-|-----------------------------------------------------| E-|-----------------------------------------------------|
With sil - ver eyes, the scar - let eagle,
[Bsus4] [Asus2] [G6] [F#7sus4]
e-|------0-----------0-----------0-------------0-------| B-|--------0-----------0-----------0-------------0-----| G-|----4-----------2-----------0-----------------------| D-|------------------------------------------4---------| A-|----------------------------------------------------| E-|----------------------------------------------------|
showered sil - ver on the people.
[G] [D] [A] [G]
e-|-------3-----------2----------0-----------------3---| B-|---------0-----------3----------2---2-------------0-| G-|----------------------------------------2-----------| D-|----------------0-----------------------------------| A-|----------------------------0-----------------------| E-|----3-----------------------------------------3-----|
Oh____ oh____ Mother, te___ll
D E sl.
e-|--------2--------------4----------------------------| B-|----------3--------------5---5--5----5--5----5--5\--| G-|---------------------/4---------------4--------4----| D-|-------0--------------------------------------------| A-|----------------------------------------------------| E-|----------------------------------------------------|
me___ mo____re!
Ba[1]ss arr. for guitar:
N.C.
e-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-|----7---9---10---12---10---9---7----------7---9---10---12---10---9---7---|
Why'd ya have to leave me there, hang-ing in my in - fant air
sl.
e-|-------------------| B-|------4-----4---4\-| G-|------4-----4---4\-| D-|------4-----4------| A-|------2-----2------| E-|-------------------|
wai - ting?
e-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D-|---------------------------------------------------4----3----2----0---2--| A-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-|----7---9---10---12---10---9---7-----7-----------------------------------|
You only have to read the lines of scribbly black and
e-|----------------------------| B-|----------------------------| G-|----------------------------| D-|----------------------------| A-|-----------0--0-----0--2--3-| E-|----------------------------|
everything shi______nes.
[Bsus4] [Asus2] [G6] [F#7sus4]
e-|--------0-----------0------------0----------0------| B-|----------0-----------0------------0----------0----| G-|----/4-----------2------------0--------------------| D-|-------------------------------------------4-------| A-|---------------------------------------------------| E-|---------------------------------------------------|
A - cross the stream with wooden shoes,
[Bsus4] [Asus2] [G6] [F#7sus4]
e-|-------0----------0----------0------------0--------| B-|---------0----------0----------0------------0------| G-|-----4----------2----------0-----------------------| D-|-----------------------------------------4---------| A-|---------------------------------------------------| E-|---------------------------------------------------|
bells to tell the King the news.
[Bsus4] [Asus2] [G6] [F#7sus4]
e-|--------0-----------0----------0--------0----------| B-|----------0-----------0----------0--------0--------| G-|-----4-----------2----------0----------------------| D-|---------------------------------------4-----------| A-|---------------------------------------------------| E-|---------------------------------------------------|
A thousand mis - ty riders climb up
[Bsus4] [Asus2] [G6] [F#7sus4]
e-|----0----------0-----------0------------0--------| B-|------0----------0-----------0------------0------| G-|--4----------2-----------0-----------------------| D-|---------------------------------------4---------| A-|-------------------------------------------------| E-|-------------------------------------------------|
high - er once u - pon a time.
[2]
[G] [D] [A] [G]
e-|------3-----------2----------0------------------3---| B-|--------0-----------3----------2---2--------------0-| G-|---------------------------------------2------------| D-|---------------0------------------------------------| A-|---------------------------0------------------------| E-|---3------------------------------------------3-----|
Wonder - ing and dreaming, the words had
[D] [E] [A] [G] [E]
e-|---------2------------------------------------3----0---| B-|-----------3-----------------5-----------2----0----0---| G-|--------------------/4---------4---------2----0----1---| D-|--------0------------------0-------------2----0----2---| A-|-----------------------------------------0----2----2---| E-|----------------------------------------------3----0---|
different mea - ning. Yes they did!
Keyboard Solo:
Bass arr. for guitar: (Rhy. Fig. 1)
[F#]
e-|----------------------------------------------------|| B-|----------------------------------------------------|| G-|----------------------------------------------------|| D-|-------4---------------4----------------4-----------|| A-|-------------4----------------4----------------4----|| E-|----2-----2---------2-----2---------2-----2---------||
(cont. Rhy. Fig. 1 until change)
Bass arr. for guitar:
N.C.
e-|------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|------------------------------------------------------------------------| D-|------------------------------------------------------------------------| A-|------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-|----7---9---10---12---10---9---7----------7---9---10---12---10---9---7--|
Verse 3:
[Bsus4] [Asus2] [G6] [F#7sus4] [Bsus4]
e-|---------7---------5------------------------------------7-----| B-|---------7---------5------------------------------------7-----| G-|-------------------7------------------------------------------| D-|--------------------------------------------------------------| A-|--------------------------------------------------------------| E-|-----7---------5------------3--------2-------------7----------|
For all the time spent in that room, the doll's house
[Asus2] [G6] [F#7sus4]
e-|-------5--5---------3----------------| B-|-------5--5---------3----------------| G-|-------7--7---------5----------------| D-|-------------------------------------| A-|-------------------------------------| E-|---5------------3----------2---------|
darkness old per - fume.
[3]
[Bsus4] [Asus2] [G6] [F#7sus4] [Bsus4]
e-|----------7---------5--5-------3-------------------------7----| B-|----------7---------5--5-------3-------------------------7----| G-|--------------------7--7-------5------------------------------| D-|--------------------------------------------------------------| A-|--------------------------------------------------------------| E-|------7---------5-----------3-----------2------------7--------|
And fai - ry stor - ies held me high on clouds
[Asus2] [G6] [F#7sus4]
e-|--------5--5---------/3--3---------2-----| B-|--------5--5---------/3--3---------2-----| G-|--------7--7-------------5---------4-----| D-|-----------------------------------------| A-|-----------------------------------------| E-|----5------------3-------------2---------|
of sun - light floa - ting by.
[G] [D] [A] [G] [D]
e-|-------3-----------2----------0-----------------3-----------2---| B-|---------0-----------3----------2---2-------------0-----------3-| G-|----------------------------------------2-----------------------| D-|----------------0------------------------------------------0----| A-|----------------------------0-----------------------------------| E-|----3-----------------------------------------3-----------------|
Oh____ oh____ Mother, te___ll me___
[E]
e-|-----------4-------------------------------| B-|-----------------5---5--5----5--5----5--5\-| G-|---------/4---------------4--------4-------| D-|-------------------------------------------| A-|-------------------------------------------| E-|-------------------------------------------|
mo____re!
A G E (Rhy. Fig. 2 - Bass arr, for guitar)
e-|-------------3------0----------|-----------------------------------------------------| B-|------2------0------0----------|-----------------------------------------------------| G-|------2------0------1----------|-----------------------------------------------------| D-|------2------0------2----------|-------------------6--5------------------------6--5--| A-|------0------2------2----------|---/7--5------------------------/7--5----------------| E-|-------------3------0----------|-----------7--0-------------------------7--0---------|
Tell me mo_____re.
(cont. Rhy. Fig. 2 to fade out)
Outro:
(fade in)
e-|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D-|--0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2---0---0-2--0-2--0-2---2-0--| A-|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| e-|---------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------| D-|---------------------------------------------------------------2-1---| A-|---2-0-------------2--0--2-0--2-0--2-0---------0-2-1--2-1--2-1--2-1--| E-|---------3-0--0-3------------------------3--0-3----------------------|
(fade out)
e-|------------------------------------------------------| B-|------------------------------------------------------| G-|------------------------------------------------------| D-|------------2-1------2-1------------------------------| A-|-------2-1------2-1------2-1--------------------------| E-|------------------------------3-0---3-3--2-2-2-2-2-2--|
MATILDA MOTHER
Pink Floyd
(Barrett)
[B] [A/B] [Gmaj7/D] [F#(addB)]
There [Bsus4]was a [Asus2]king who [G6]ruled the [F#7sus4]land.
His [Bsus4]Majesty[Asus4] was i[G6]n comm[F#7sus4]and.
With [Bsus4]silver [Asus2]eyes the [G6]scarlet [F#7sus4]eagle sh[Bsus4]owered [Asus2]silver [G6]on the [F#7sus4]people.
[G]Oh__[D]__, [A]mother, [G]tell [D]me [E]more.
N.C.
Why'd you have to leave me there,
Hanging in my infant air, [B]waiting?
N.C.
You only have to read the lines of scribbly black and ev'rything shines.
A[Bsus4]cross the [Asus2]stream with [G6]wooden [F#7sus4]shoes,
[Bsus4]Bells to [Asus2]tell the [G6]king the [F#7sus4]news,
A [Bsus4]thousand [Asus2]misty [G6]riders [F#7sus4]climb up [Bsus4]higher [Asus2]once up[G6]on a [F#7sus4]time.
[G]Wonder[D]ing and [A]dreaming.
The [G]words have [D]different [E]meanings.
[A]Yes, [G]they [E]did.[F#]
Of [Bsus4]all the [Asus4]time spent [G6]in that [F#7sus4]room,
The [Bsus4]doll's house [Asus2]darkness, [G6]old per[F#7sus4]fume,
And [Bsus4]fairy [Asus2]stories [G6]held me [F#7sus4]high on [Bsus4]clouds of [Asus2]sunlight float[G6]ing [F#7sus4]by.
[G]Oh__[D]__, [A]mother, [G]tell [D]me [E]more.
[A]Tell [G]me [E]more.
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