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