Verse
G D F C
G D F C
I need a mother, I'm sorry but it's true
G D F C
I need a lover, Not someone like you
F G C C/B Am G
I been your daddy for too long of a time
F G C C/B Am G
Need a little mothering just once in a while
F G F C
I need a mother, I'm sorry but it's true
[Instrumental]
G D F C (+1 octave)
[Verse]
G D F C
It's undercover, the way it's always been
G D F C
I should have said something, But I didn't know where to begin
F G C C/B Am G
You've been taking everything I have to give
F G C C/B Am G F
But I don't have no more, This ain't no way for me to live
G F C
I need a mother, I'm sorry, that's just how it is
[Instrumental]
G D F C (+1 octave)
G D F C
[Verse]
G D F C
I need a mother, It's really nothing new
G D F C
A little help sometimes, That's just what you do
F G C C/B Am G
I been your daddy for too long of a time
F G C C/B Am G
Need a little help, you know, Just once in a while
F G F C
I need a mother, I'm sorry but it's true