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/F# Em D
I been your daddy for too long of a time
C D G G/F# Em 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/F# Em D
You've been taking everything I have to give
C D G G/F# Em 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
E little help sometimes, That's just what you do
C D G G/F# Em D
I been your daddy for too long of a time
C D G G/F# Em 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