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