Eric Clapton - Motherless Children: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "Motherless Children" on your ukulele with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to play this song on the ukulele, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Motherless Children ukulele chords and lyrics

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the ukulele chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Motherless Children" smoothly on your ukulele.

A
Motherless children have
   D              A                 D
a hard time when mother is dead, lord
A
Motherless children have
   D              A                 D
a hard time when mother is dead, lord
A                    E
They don't have anywhere to go
D                  F
Wandering around from door to door

Chorus:
A                         D
Nobody treats you like a mother
                A                  D
will when your mother is dead, lord

Father will do the best he
can when your mother is dead, lord
Father will do the best he
can when your mother is dead, lord
Father will do the best he can
So many things a father can't understand

Chorus

Sister will do the best she can
when your mother is dead, lord
Sister will do the best she can
when your mother is dead, lord
Sister will do the best she can
So many things a sister can't understand

Chorus

When your mother is dead,
when your mother is dead
When your mother is dead, Lord,
when your mother is dead

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

A

Ukulele chord A

D

Ukulele chord D

E

Ukulele chord E

F

Ukulele chord F

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each ukulele chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Motherless Children" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "Motherless Children" by Eric Clapton.

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