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Mofo
Music by U2
Lyrics by Bono and The Edge
Transcribed by XAVIER CAMPOS jerry_maguire_15@hotmail.com
This is Bono's favorite song off the album--"My whole life's in that
song."--it's tuned down 1/2 step, and in A minor.
synthesizer riff:
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5---7p0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3p0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3p0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-3-3-4-5-6-7-7-
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pitches of random noises:
1---15---153/5--
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1------------
2---12b(13)--
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1------------
2---13b(15)--
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4---5-5-3-3-2-2-0-0---------------
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basic keyboard riff over verse:
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3---7--7--7--7-|-5--5--5--5-|-2--2--2--2-|-2--2--2--2-|
4---7--7--7--7-|-5--5--5--5-|-2--2--2--2-|-2--2--2--2-|
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Lookin' for to save my, save my soul
Lookin' for the places where no flowers grow
Lookin' for to fill that GOD shaped hole
Mother mother sucking rock and roll
Holy dunc, spacejunk comin'in for the spash
(been around the back...been around the front)
White dopes on punk staring into the flash
Lookin' for baby Jesus under the trash
Mother mother sucking rock and rooll
Mother..rock and roll
Am
1---5---------5/17----12--13--15----------
2---5-----------------------------13--10--
3---5-------------------------------------
4---7-------------------------------------
5---7-------------------------------------
6---5-------------------------------------
Am G
Mother, am I still your son?
F Am
You know I've waited so long to hear you say so
Am G
Mother, you left and made me someone
F Am
Now I'm still a child, but no one tells me "no"
During chorus, guitar plays these notes with the corresponding chords:
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2---10--------8---------6---------2--
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Lookin' for a sound that's gonna drown out the world
Lookin' for the father of my two little girls
Got the swing, got the sway, got my straw in lemonade
Still looking for the face I had before I was made
Mother mother sucking rock and roll
Bubble poppin' sugar droppin' rock and roll
1---12-----------12----------12------------13--15--15------------
2---------10-----------10-----------10-------------------13--10--
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Woo me sister
Move me brother
Soothe me mother
Rule me father
Show me mother
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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David Average |
#1 by David Turner at Jan 8, 1973 at 5:49 PM EST |
| This is a good song! But it's not really U2's style. I might expect it from the Chemical Brothers or something. Oh well, it's a great song. I believe its about how being famous has changed him and he's wondering whether or not his Mother would recognize him today. | |
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julius Average |
#2 by julius vaisanen at Oct 21, 1993 at 10:05 AM EST |
| Seems to be saying that when Bono's mom died, he looked to find meaning in other things, Rock and Roll being one of them. He clung to the rock and roll lifestyle like a child clings to a mother. He also laments the loss of his mother's guiding influence - that he's trying all these types of music out, all these lyrics, all these images, and waiting for someone to tell him he's wrong. He feels like a child stumbling about, without anyone to slap his hand and tell him 'no'. This is far from the cocky, self-assured Bono most fans see. Also, more than any album U2 has made, POP is about doubt. It's one of the reasons a lot of fans didn't like the album - they listen to U2 for hope and faith, not doubt. And 'looking for to fill that God-shaped hole' is not only a quote (from Rushdie, anyone?), but a testament to the questions he's had about his faith. | |
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bobby Rhythm Player |
#3 by bobby volm at May 28, 2006 at 2:43 PM EST |
| (scant singing) 3rd time around =Mother...mother suckin' yeah, fuck yeah. | |
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