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Version 1 Version 2Matilda Mother - Pink Floyd Album : The Piper at the Gates of Dawn Words & Music by : Roger "Syd" Barrett Time Signature: 4/4 Rhythm: Moderately Key: D Difficult Chords: A/B GM7/D F#add11 Bsus4 Asus2 G6 F#7sus4 e|--0-------2---------2---------0--------0------0--------0----| B|--2-------0---------0---------0--------0------0--------0----| G|--2-------0---------3---------4--------2------0--------X----| D|--X-------0---------4----------------------------------4----| A|--2---------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------| [Intro] B A/B GM7/D F#add11 Bsus4 Asus2 G6 F#7sus4 There was a king who ruled the land Bsus4 Asus2 G6 F#7sus4 His Maj-es-ty was in command Bsus4 Asus2 G6 F#7sus4 With silver eyes the scarlet eagle Bsus4 Asus2 G6 F#7sus4 showered silver on the people. G D A G D E oh,-------mother, tell me more.----- F#m B Why'd you have to leave me there, hanging in my infant air, waiting?---- F#m F#mmaj7 F#m7 E5 E5 F#5 G5 You only have to read the lines of scribbly black and ev--'rything shines.-------- Bsus4 Asus2 G6 F#7sus4 Bsus4 Asus2 G6 F#7sus4 Across the stream with wood-en shoes, bells to tell the king the news,-- Bsus4 Asus2 G6 F#7sus4 Bsus4 Asus2 G6 F#7sus4 a thousand misty riders climb up higher once upon---- a time.---- G D A G D E Wondering and dreaming. The words have different meanings, A G E Yes, they did. [Solo] F#5 x16 F#m x2 Bsus4 Asus2 G6 F#7sus4 Bsus4 Asus2 G6 F#7sus4 All the time spent in that room, the doll's house darkness, old perfume, Bsus4 Asus2 G6 F#7sus4 Bsus4 Asus2 G6 F#7sus4 and fairy stories held me high on clouds of sunlight float-ing by. G D A G D E Oh,--------mother, tell me more. A G E Tell me more. [Outro] Time Signature: 3/4 E (Repeat & Fade)