Biography:
Laura Nyro (born October 18, 1947; died April 8, 1997) was an American songwriter, singer, and pianist. She achieved critical acclaim with her own recordings, particularly the albums Eli and the Thirteenth Confession (1968) and New York Tendaberry (1969), and had commercial success with artists such as Barbra Streisand and The 5th Dimension recording her songs. Her style was a hybrid of Brill Building-style New York pop, jazz, gospel, rhythm and blues, show tunes, rock and soul. In 2012 she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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I play with a Capo on the third fret -- just to make it easier to sing.
[Intro]
C F C F C F
[Verse 1]
A7 Dm G7
I was born from love, and my poor mother worked the mines,
Cmaj7 G7 Cmaj7 A7 Em7
I was raised on the Good Book Jesus, 'till I read between the lines,
Dm Em F Dm G7
Now I don't believe I wanna see the morning.
[Chorus]
Cmaj G F
Goin' down the stoney end,
Em Dm Cmaj G
I never wanted to go down the stoney end,
Cmaj7 G F Em
Mama, let me start all o-ver,
Dm Em Dm Em F
Cradle me, Mama, cradle me again,
Em F
Cradle me, Mama, cradle me again.
[Verse 2]
A7 Dm G7
I can still remember him with love-light in his eyes,
Cmaj7 G7 Cmaj7 A7 Em7
But the light flickered out and parted as the sun began to rise,
Dm Em F Dm G7
Now I don't believe I wanna see the morning.
[Chorus]
Cmaj G F
Goin' down the stoney end,
Em Dm Cmaj G
I never wanted to go down the stoney end,
Cmaj7 G F Em
Mama, let me start all o-ver,
Dm Em Dm Em F
Cradle me, Mama, cradle me again,
Em F
Cradle me, Mama, cradle me again.
[Verse 3]
A7 Dm G7
Nevermind the forecast, 'cause the sky has lost control.
Cmaj7 G7 Cmaj7 A7 Em7
'Cause the fury and the broken thunder's come to match my ragin' soul,
Dm Em F Dm G7
Now I don't believe I wanna see the morning.
[Chorus]
Cmaj G F
Goin' down the stoney end,
Em Dm Cmaj G
I never wanted to go down the stoney end,
Cmaj7 G F Em
Mama, let me start all o-ver,
Dm Em Dm Em F
Cradle me, Mama, cradle me again,
Em F
Cradle me, Mama, cradle me again.
[Chorus]
Cmaj G F
Goin' down the stoney end,
Em Dm Cmaj G
I never wanted to go down the stoney end,
Cmaj7 G F Em
Mama, let me start all o-ver,
Dm Em Dm Em F
Cradle me, Mama, cradle me again,
Em F
Cradle me, Mama, cradle me again.
[Intro]
C F C F C F
[Verse 1]
A7 Dm G7
I was born from love, and my poor mother worked the mines,
Cmaj7 G7 Cmaj7 A7 Em7
I was raised on the Good Book Jesus, 'till I read between the lines,
Dm Em F Dm G7
Now I don't believe I wanna see the morning.
[Chorus]
Cmaj G F
Goin' down the stoney end,
Em Dm Cmaj G
I never wanted to go down the stoney end,
Cmaj7 G F Em
Mama, let me start all o-ver,
Dm Em Dm Em F
Cradle me, Mama, cradle me again,
Em F
Cradle me, Mama, cradle me again.
[Verse 2]
A7 Dm G7
I can still remember him with love-light in his eyes,
Cmaj7 G7 Cmaj7 A7 Em7
But the light flickered out and parted as the sun began to rise,
Dm Em F Dm G7
Now I don't believe I wanna see the morning.
[Chorus]
Cmaj G F
Goin' down the stoney end,
Em Dm Cmaj G
I never wanted to go down the stoney end,
Cmaj7 G F Em
Mama, let me start all o-ver,
Dm Em Dm Em F
Cradle me, Mama, cradle me again,
Em F
Cradle me, Mama, cradle me again.
[Verse 3]
A7 Dm G7
Nevermind the forecast, 'cause the sky has lost control.
Cmaj7 G7 Cmaj7 A7 Em7
'Cause the fury and the broken thunder's come to match my ragin' soul,
Dm Em F Dm G7
Now I don't believe I wanna see the morning.
[Chorus]
Cmaj G F
Goin' down the stoney end,
Em Dm Cmaj G
I never wanted to go down the stoney end,
Cmaj7 G F Em
Mama, let me start all o-ver,
Dm Em Dm Em F
Cradle me, Mama, cradle me again,
Em F
Cradle me, Mama, cradle me again.
[Chorus]
Cmaj G F
Goin' down the stoney end,
Em Dm Cmaj G
I never wanted to go down the stoney end,
Cmaj7 G F Em
Mama, let me start all o-ver,
Dm Em Dm Em F
Cradle me, Mama, cradle me again,
Em F
Cradle me, Mama, cradle me again.
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