Eric Clapton : "Motherless child" Guitar chords
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Send "Motherless child" Ringtone to your Cell 
From: BoogieBoy@aol.com
Subject: CRD/LYR:"Motherless Child"-EC
This version is a lot more complete than the one you've got right now:
[that version originally by jhoke@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Hoke John A.)]
Motherless Child
Eric Clapton
Boogieboy@aol.com and others
capo at 4th fret, but notes here are in the correct key.
Sometimes B is played with only the 4 bottom strings
/ /- -/-
B E7 F#7
--7-- --7-- --0--
--7-- --5-- --7--
--0-- --0-- --6--
--0-- --6-- --0--
--6-- --7-- --x--
--7-- --x-- --x--
Sometimes B is played like this, except first B of the verse:
B
--7-7-7-7---7-7--
--7-7-7-7---7-7--
--0-0-0-0---0-0--
--0-0-6-0---0-0--
--6-0-0-0---0-6--
--7-7-7-7---7-7--
Intro: B B B
(add 1/2 a B)
B (this time only) E7 E7 B B B
If I mistreat you girl, I ...
B E7 E7 B B B
If I mistreat you girl, I ...
F#7 F#7 B B B
Well Im a motherless child who ....
B E7 E7 B B B
Please tell me pretty mama, honey ...
B E7 E7 B B B
Please tell me pretty mama, ...
F#7 F#7 B B B
Well you didnt come home ...
B E7 E7 B B B
I have to go so far gal, ...
B E7 E7 B B B
I have to go so far gal...
F#7 F#7 B B B
Well these other lotta women ...
B E7 E7 B B B
Now I did more for you gal, ...
B E7 E7 B B B
Now I did more for you gal, ...
F#7 F#7 F#7 B B B
Well I give you my jelly...
B E7 E7 B B B
And when you see two women ...
B E7 E7 B B B
And you see two women ...
F#7 F#7 F#7 B B B
You can bet your ...
B E7 E7 B B B
Well Im goin to the river get me ...
B E7 E7 B B B
Im goin to the river ...
F#7 F#7 B
And if the blues overtake me ....
End: E7 F#7 E7 B
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