Motherland (CHORDS) by Julia Jacklin

[Intro]~
G   Am Am7 Am   C   G
G   Am Am7 Am   C   G


[Verse 1]~
          G
These new lines on my face

           G
Spell out "girl pick up your pace

       Am                             D
If you want to stay true to what your younger self would do"


[Verse 2]~
         G
And this kink in my walk

         G
Makes me focus when I talk

     Am
If I can't trust my feet

             D/A                D7
Then it's my tongue I choose to keep


[Verse 3]~
            G
And I walk slow so I can read

       G
Let my head fall,.. my hips lead

           Am
Why'd you write the words so small..?

        D
Did you fool me,.. are they words at all..?


[Verse 4]~
       G
Or are you pulling down the veil

         G
Keeping grounded as you set my sail..?

       Am
By the time I pull it off

      D
All my innocence is lost


[Verse 5]~
           Am
And oh I'm good,.. I think I'm good

           Fmaj7
Will I be great,.. will I be great..?

      C                            G
Is it money I wanna make or is it sweet love for his sake..?


[Verse 6]~
              G
And these new parts I now need

           G
To help me function,.. help me feed

           Am
They are beyond my modest earnings

       D
Oh the girls they keep turning up the heat

  G
As if it's cold

        C
But I'm hot,.. too hot to hold

Am                                  D
I'll burn a hole right through the hull


[Chorus]~
           Am
When will I ever see the land..?

      Fmaj7
Will I ever see the land..?

   C
Oh water can't revive me

       G
I need dirt in my hand

      Am
Will I ever see the land..?

      Fmaj7
Will I ever see the land..?

        C
Oh the ground will give me something

   D            Dsus4 G
I know that it can


[Interlude]~
G   Am Am7 Am   C   G


[Verse 7]~
            G
See I have charm and I have sight

        G
And I always try and do what's right

           Am
But I have faults you know it's true

            D                D7
Especially when it comes to treating you well


[Verse 8]~
G                         G
I will work when all my thoughts are mine again

          Am                              D
See I was sure at the start,.. turns out I tried too hard

           Am
And oh I'm good,.. I think I'm good

           Fmaj7
Will I be great,.. will I be great..?

      C                            G
Is it money I wanna make or is it sweet love

    D      D7
for his sake..?


[Chorus]~
           Am
When will I ever see the land..?

      Fmaj7
Will I ever see the land..?

   C
Oh water can't revive me

       G
I need dirt in my hand

      Am
Will I ever see the land..?

      Fmaj7
Will I ever see the land..?

        C
Oh the ground will give me something

   D            Dsus4 G
I know that it can


[Outro]~
G   Am Am7 Am   C   G
G   Am Am7 Am   C   G Gsus4 G