Cifra Club

Mothers of the Disappeared

U2

Chord: Version 2 (acoustic and electric guitars)
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key: A
            A5               A                A5                   A             (Asus9)
    e  e    e  q  q.  e e    q.  q. q. e e    e  q    q.   e   e   h   Q e  e    e  q q.   e e
E|---------|----------------|----------------|--------------------|-------------|------------------|
B|---------|----------------|----------------|--------------------|-------------|------------------|
G|---------|----------------|----------------|--------------------|-------------|------------------|
D|---11-12-|-12/14-14-14-12-|-11--11---11-12-|-12/14---14---14-12-|-11----11/12-|-11\9-9----9-11---|
A|-0-------|-0--------------|-(0)----0-------|-(0)---0----0-------|-(0)-0-------|-(0)-----0--------|
E|---------|----------------|----------------|--------------------|-------------|------------------|
  q.        w                 h^e   q.         q    q.   q.        h^e q.        h^e     q.

  (Asus4)              (A)                                    A5                 A
  e  q    q  e  e  e   s e^e. s s^q s s e    Q  e e Q e  e    e  q  q.    e  e   h^e  q    e
E|--------------------|--------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|
B|--------------------|--------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|
G|--------------------|--------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|
D|-11/12---12-12-11-9-|-9\7----7-7---7/9\7-|-----7-7---11-12-|-12/14-14---14-12-|-11---11---12-----|
A|-(0)---0------------|-0------0-0---------|-(0)-----0-------|-(0)------0-------|-0--0----0--------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|
   q    h.             q.     s s^h          h   E  q.         h^e     q.        q. q.   q

  A5                 A                (Asus9)         (Asus4)             (A)
  e  q  q.   e  e    q.  q.    e e    e  q q.  e e    e  q    q.   e  e   s e.e q.  q    e  q.  h
E|------------------|----------------|---------------|-------------------|-------------|-------------|
B|------------------|----------------|---------------|-------------------|-------------|-------------|
G|------------------|----------------|---------------|-------------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-12/14-14---14-12-|-11--11---11h12-|-11\9-9---9-11-|-11h12---12---11-9-|-9\7-7-7---7-|-(7)-7---7---|
A|-(0)------0-------|-(0)----0-------|--------0------|-(0)---0----0------|-(0)-----0---|-(0)---0---0-|
E|------------------|----------------|---------------|-------------------|-------------|-------------|
   h^e     q.         h^e   q.        (h^e)  q.        q    q.   q.        h^e    q.     q Q  q  q.

  A5                                                                           E5
Midnight, our  sons and daughters   were cut down   taken from us hear their   heartbeat,
  E q q.  q     e  q e e e s s e     e  q.  q.  e    q    q.  e q              E q.  q   q
E|------------|--------------------|---------------|--------------------------|--------------|
B|------------|--------------------|---------------|--------------------------|--------------|
G|---9-9---9--|-(9)-9-9-9-9-9/11\9-|-(9)-9---9---9-|-(9)---9---9-9------------|--------------|
D|------------|--------------------|---------------|--------------------------|---9---9---9\-|
A|-0-----0----|--0----0------------|--0----0---0---|-(0)-0---0---0------------|--------------|
E|------------|--------------------|---------------|--------------------------|-0---0---0----|
  h^e   q.      q.   h^e             q.   q.  q      e  q.  q   q              q.  q   q.

   (F#m)  (D)       A5
   you hear their   heartbeat.                      In the wind you  hear their laughter,
  e e e e e e e e   E q.  q.  e    q    q.  q   e    e  q.  q.  e     q     q.  q   e
E|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------7---7-|---9---9---9-|-(9)---9---9---9-|-(9)-9---9---9---|-(9)---9---9---9-|
D|---4---4---------|-------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---------5---5---|-0---0---0---|-(0)-0---0---0---|-0-----0---0-----|-(0)-0---0---0---|
E|-2---2-----------|-------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
                    q.  q.  q      e  q.  q   q     q.    q.  q        e  q.  q   q

                                    E5             (F#m) (D)       A5
 in the rain we see their tears, hear their heartbeat, we hear their heartbeat.
   e  q e q.  e    q    q.  q   e   E q.  q   q    e e q e e e e   E q.  q.  e    q    h   e  e
E|---------------|-----------------|--------------|---------------|-------------|-------------------|
B|---------------|-----------------|--------------|---------------|-------------|-------------------|
G|-(9)-9-9-9---9-|-(9)---9---9---9-|--------------|---------7---7-|---9---9---9-|-(9)---9---10-9----|
D|---------------|-----------------|---9---9---9\-|---4-----------|-------------|-------------------|
A|-0-----0---0---|-(0)-0---0---0---|--------------|-------5---5---|-0---0---0---|-(0)-0---0---------|
E|---------------|-----------------|-0---0---0----|-2---2---------|-------------|-------------------|
  q.    q.  q      e  q.  q   q     q.  q   q.                     q.  q.  q      e  q.  h

  D                               A5                             D            D5
  Whoo                   whoo                                    whoo                      whoo
  E q. q e e   e   e q.  q    e   E q. q   e e    e e h   e  e   q.  q.  q    e  q    q.   e  e
E|------------|------------------|---------------|--------------|-----------|--------------------|
B|---7--7---7-|-(7)---7---10---7-|---------------|--------------|-7---7---7-|-(7)-10---10---10-7-|
G|--------7---|-(7)-7------------|---9--9---9/11\| \9-9-9---10-9-|-----------|--------------------|
D|-0----------|-0-------0----0---|---------------|--------------|---0-0-0---|-(0)----0----0------|
A|------------|------------------|-0------0------|---0---0------|-----------|--------------------|
E|------------|------------------|---------------|--------------|-----------|--------------------|
  w            h       q    q     h^e    q.       E h   q.       E q q q.     q     q.   q.

  A5
  E h q.     q.   e q   q   E q   q.  q    e  q   q.    s s  e    e  q e q e e   e   e q e e s s  e
E|---------|---------------|-------------|----------------------|---------------|--------------------|
B|---------|---------------|-------------|----------------------|---------------|--------------------|
G|---9-9---|-(9)---9-9---9-|---9---9---9-|-(9)-9---9-----9/11\9-|-(9)-9-9-9---9-|-(9)---9---9-9/11\9-|
D|---------|---------------|-------------|----------------------|-----------7---|-----7---7----------|
A|-0-----0-|-(0)-0-----0---|-0---0---0---|-0-----0---0-0--------|-0-----0-------|-0-------0----------|
E|---------|---------------|-------------|----------------------|---------------|--------------------|
| h.    q    q  q.    q.    q   q.  q.    q     q   e q.         q.    h^e       h       h
|
|(2nd guitar)
|
|                              h..   e     q q  Q. e                 h..    e    q  q   Q. e
E|---------|---------------|-------------|----------------------|---------------|-----------------|
B|---------|---------------|-------------|----------------------|---------------|-----------------|
G|---------|---------------|-------------|----------------------|---------------|-----------------|
D|---------|---------------|-------------|----------------------|---------------|-----------------|
A|---------|---------------|-------------|-12-12\---12\---------|---------------|-12-12\----12\---|
E|---------|---------------|----5----(5)/|----------------------|-----5-----(5)/|-----------------|

  e q.  q.  e    e  e q e e s s  e   E q.  q.  e    q    q   q   e  e
E|-------------|--------------------|-------------|---------------------|
B|-------------|--------------------|-------------|---------------------|
G|---9---9---9-|-(9)---9---9-9/11\9-|---9---9---9-|-(9)---9---9---------|
D|-7-----------|-----7---7----------|-------------|---------------11-12-|
A|-0---0---0---|-(0)-----0----------|-0---0---0---|-(0)-0---0---0-------|
E|-------------|--------------------|-------------|---------------------|
| q.  q.  q      h      h            q.  q.  q      e  q   q   q.
|
|(2nd guitar)
|
| h..      e    q  q     Q.    e     h..      e    q  q   Q.   e
E|-------------|--------------------|-------------|---------------------|
B|-------------|--------------------|-------------|---------------------|
G|-------------|----14\-------------|-------------|---------------------|
D|-------------|----14\-------------|-------------|---------------------|
A|-------------|-12-12\---------12\-|-------------|-12-12\-----12\------|
E|-5-------(5)/|--------------------|-5-------(5)/|---------------------|

                       A               A5                   A
  e  q    q.   e  e    h.      e  e    e  q    q.    e e    h.      e  e
E|--------------------|---------------|--------------------|---------------|
B|--------------------|---------------|--------------------|---------------|
G|--------------------|---------------|--------------------|---------------|
D|-12/14---14---14-12-|-11------11-12-|-12/14---14---14-12-|-11------11-12-|
A|-0-----0----0-------|-0--0--0-------|-0-----0----0-------|-0--0--0-------|
E|--------------------|---------------|--------------------|---------------|
  q     q.   q.        q  q. q.        q     q.   q.        q  q. q.

(Asus9)             (Asus4)           (A)
  e  q   q.  e  e   q.   q  e  e  e   s e^e.  q e s s s s   e q.  q   e  e
E|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|
D|-11-9---9---9-11-|-12---12-12-11-9-|-9p7-----7-7-7h9p7\5-|-7-7---7---11-12-|
A|-0----0---0------|----0------------|-0-------0-----------|-0---0---0-------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|
  q    q.  q.       Q  h.             q.      h^e           q.  q   q.

   A5                 A                A5                   A
   Night hangs       like a prisoner, stretched over        black and blue, hear their
  e  q    q.   e  e    h.      e   e   e  q    q.   e  e    h.      e  e
E|--------------------|---------------|--------------------|---------------|
B|--------------------|---------------|--------------------|---------------|
G|--------------------|---------------|--------------------|---------------|
D|-12/14---14---14-12-|-11------11-12-|-12/14---14---14-12-|-11------11-12-|
A|-0-----0----0-------|-0--0--0-------|-0-----0----0-------|-0--0--0-------|
E|--------------------|---------------|--------------------|---------------|
  q     q.   q.        q  q. q.        q     q.   q.        q  q. q.

  (Asus9)           (Asus4)           (A)
  heartbeats,         we hear their    heartbeats.
  e  q   q.  e e    q.   q  e  e  e   s e^e.  q e s s s s   e q.  q   e  e
E|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|
D|-11-9---9---9-11-|-12---12-12-11-9-|-9p7-----7-7-7h9p7\5-|-7-7---7---11-12-|
A|-0----0---0------|----0------------|-0-------0-----------|-0---0---0-------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|
  q    q.  q.       Q  h.             q.      h^e           q.  q   q.

 A5                    A                A5                   A
  In the trees, our  sons stand naked, through the walls, our  daughters cry, see their
  e   q   q.   e   e   h.      e   e   e  q    q.    e e    h.      e  e
E|--------------------|---------------|--------------------|---------------|
B|--------------------|---------------|--------------------|---------------|
G|--------------------|---------------|--------------------|---------------|
D|-12/14---14---14-12-|-11------11-12-|-12/14---14---14-12-|-11------11-12-|
A|-0-----0----0-------|-0--0--0-------|-0-----0----0-------|-0--0--0-------|
E|--------------------|---------------|--------------------|---------------|
  q     q.   q.        q  q. q.        q     q.   q.        q  q. q.

  (Asus9)           (Asus4)           (A)
  tears                       in the  rain fall.
  e  q   q.  e  e   q.   q  e   e e   s e^e.  q e s s s s   e q.  q   e   e
E|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|
D|-11-9---9---9-11-|-12---12-12-11-9-|-9p7-----7-7-7h9p7\5-|-7-7---7---11-12-|
A|-0----0---0------|----0------------|-0-------0-----------|-0---0---0-------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|
  q    q.  q.       Q  h.             q.      h^e           q.  q   q.

(Repeat next 4 bars 6 times)
  D                D5                  A5
  Whoo                           Whoo
  e q q.    q      e   q   q.   e  e   E q   q e e e    e   e e e q   e  e
E|---------------|--------------------|----------------|--------------------|
B|-7-7-7-----7---|--7--10---10---10-7-|----------------|---------------10-9-|
G|---------------|--------------------|---9---9-9-9/11\| \9---9-9-9-9--------|
D|-0-----0-0---0-|-(0)----0----0------|----------------|--------------------|
A|---------------|--------------------|-0---0---0------|-(0)-0-------0------|
E|---------------|--------------------|----------------|--------------------|
  h     e q   e    q     q.   q.       q   q.  q.        e  h       q.

(Repeat the next two bars and fade out)
  E e e e  e e  e e    e e q   e  e e e
E|-------------------|---------------------|
B|-------10-----10---|-10-------10---------|
G|-----9------9----9-|----9--------9-9-----|
D|---7------7--------|------7----------7\--|
A|-0-----------------|--------0------------|
E|-------------------|---------------------|
| w                   q.     h^e
|
|(2nd guitar)
|
| h..            e    q  q    Q. e
E|-------------------|---------------------|
B|-------------------|---------------------|
G|-------------------|---------------------|
D|-------------------|---------------------|
A|-------------------|-12-12\-----12\------|
E|-5-------------(5)/|---------------------|


The end. The book also gives this little fill, but for the life of me, I can't figure out where it
is supposed to be played. The book never says. For completeness, however, I'm including it.

  q.   q e  s s  e   e q.    q   q
E|------------------|-------------------------------------------|
B|------------------|-------------------------------------------|
G|------------------|-------------------------------------------|
D|-7----7-7-11h12-9-|-7-11---11---11----------------------------|
A|----0---0---------|-0----0----0-------------------------------|
E|------------------|-------------------------------------------|
  Q  q.  q.          q.   q    q.
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