Have you seen your mother, baby, standing in the shadow       (Listen to midi)

 

    G ~ D ~

 

    G                                                        - D

1.    Have you seen your mother, baby,        standing in the shadow ?

G                                                 - D

    Have you had another, baby,         standing in the shadow?

    B7                                 G

    I'm glad I opened your eyes,

Bm                         D               C          G                 D     ~

    the have-nots would have tried to freeze you in ice.

 

    G                                                        - D

2.    Have you seen your brother, baby,        standing in the shadow ?

G                                                - D

    Have you had another baby,         standing in the shadow ?

   B7                                 G

    I was just passing the time,

Bm            D                      C                  G                  D      ~

    I'm all alone, won't you give all your sympathy to mine.     

 

G                    C              - G                    C

    Tell me a story about         how you adore me,

G                     C         - G                              C

    live in the shadow,        see through the shadow,

G                              C         - G                      C

    live through the shadow,        tear at the shadow,

G                      C                 - G                         C         D    ~

    hate in the shadow, and         love in your shadowy life.

 

    G                                                     - D

3.     Have you seen your lover, baby,        standing in the shadow ?

G                                           - D

    Has he had another baby,         standing in the shadow ?

                  B7                                        G

    Baby, where have you been all your life,

Bm              D                C                           G                   D       ~

    talking about all the people who should try anything twice.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    G                                                        - D

4.    Have you seen your mother, baby,        standing in the shadow ?

G                                                 - D

    Have you had another, baby,         standing in the shadow?

     B7                                         G

    You take your choice at this time,

Bm                       D                 C               G                D       ~

    the brave old world or the slide to the depths of decline.

 

     G - D - C  - D       G - D

 

    (The Rolling Stones)