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