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Serj Tankian – Your Mom Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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These are the chords for Your Mom by Serj Tankian on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

[Verse 1]
Cm             Bb
The embedded hypocrisy
            Fm
fighting autocracy
      Ab               Cm
With an army of convenience
           Bb
From a region whose hopes and
                    Fm
dreams bordered mediocrity
Ab                         Cm
Profiteering through theocracy

[Verse 2]
             Bb
Soldiers of fortune from
                 Fm
the most unfortunate
      Ab                Cm
Army of god carrying tripods
           Bb                 Fm
Extremism, dressed like your mom
Ab                 Cm
Against all known gods

[Verse 3]
Cm
Butchering, raping, killing,
and burning,
                     Eb  F   G
brutally beheading your enemies
Eb
What kind of retarded promises
       G      F   Eb   F   Eb  D
have led you to these prophecies

[Chorus 1]
Cm
Despicable fool you're just
a fucking tool,
you'll never get to rule,
           Eb    F    G
you'll die on your knees
Eb
What kind of retarded finances
      G      F   Eb   F   Eb  D
have led you to these fantasies
Cm              Bb               Fm
Devised as fighters against the wrong
       Ab             Cm
Riding our special horses
Cm              Bb               Fm
Funded and supported by royal decree
         Ab            Cm
Don't forget radical greed

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[Chorus 2]
Cm
Butchering, raping, killing,
and burning,
                    Eb   F   G
brutally beheading your enemies
Eb
What kind of retarded promises
      G      F   Eb   F   Eb  D
have led you to these prophecies
Cm
Despicable fool you're just
a fucking tool,
you'll never get to rule,
        Eb      F     G
you'll die on your knees
Eb
What kind of retarded finances
      G      F   Eb   F   Eb  D
have led you to these fantasies

[Bridge]
Fm
So you want to die, You wanna die
 E         Fm
Gonna die for your god
 E         Fm
Wanna die for your god
 E         Fm
Wanna die for your god
 E         Fm            Cm
Wanna die for your god
Nananana...

[Chorus 2]
Cm
Butchering, raping, killing,
and burning,
                    Eb   F   G
brutally beheading your enemies
Eb
What kind of retarded promises
      G      F   Eb   F   Eb  D
have led you to these prophecies
Cm
Despicable fool you're
just a fucking tool,
you'll never get to rule,
        Eb     F      G
you'll die on your knees
Eb
What kind of retarded finances
      G      F   Eb   F   Eb  D
have led you to these fantasies

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[Bridge]
Fm
So you want to die, You wanna die
 E         Fm
Gonna die for your god
 E         Fm
Wanna die for your god
 E         Fm
Wanna die for your god
 E         Fm
Wanna die for your god

[Verse 4]
Cm           Bb
Now that we have an
                     Fm
agreement with your mom
            Ab                 Cm
Against the riches of the far right
                Bb             Fm
Let's help your mom wrong the right
          Ab
And give her the green light

[Outro]
Cm
Let your mom in and watch
her wipe them out
Bb
Let your mom in and watch
her wipe them out
Fm
Let your mom in and watch
her wipe them out
Ab
Let your mom in and watch
her wipe them out
Cm
Let your mom in and watch
her wipe them out
Bb
Let your mom in and watch
her wipe them out
Fm
Let your mom in and watch
her wipe them out
Ab
Let your mom in and watch
                 Cm
her wipe them out

How to play Your Mom: key, chords and progression

Your Mom by Serj Tankian is in the key of C minor (three flats: B♭, E♭, A♭). The song uses 9 chords: Cm, Bb, Fm, Ab, Eb, F, G, D and E.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Cm – Bb – Fm – Ab (i – VII – iv – VI in C minor). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes Bm, A, Em, G, D, E, F#, C#, Eb (56% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 33% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

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Your Mom chords: questions

What key is Your Mom in?

Your Mom by Serj Tankian is in the key of C minor (three flats: B♭, E♭, A♭).

What chords are in Your Mom?

Your Mom uses 9 chords: Cm, Bb, Fm, Ab, Eb, F, G, D, E.

What is the chord progression of Your Mom?

The main progression is Cm – Bb – Fm – Ab (i – VII – iv – VI).

Is Your Mom easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes Bm, A, Em, G, D, E, F#, C#, Eb (56% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 33% without a capo).

How to play Your Mom: key, chords and progression

Chord diagrams

Your Mom chords: questions

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