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