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