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#/C A#m G#
I been your daddy for too long of a time
F# G# C# C#/C A#m 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#/C A#m G#
You've been taking everything I have to give
F# G# C# C#/C A#m 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#/C A#m G#
I been your daddy for too long of a time
F# G# C# C#/C A#m 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