| Am | G | Am | G | Am | G | Am |
|--0---0-0-0-3-0--| |--3---0---0-0-0-3-0--| |--1---1-1-1-3-1--| |--3---1---1-1-1-3-1--| |--2---2-2-2-0-2--| |--0---2---2-2-2-0-2--| |--2---2-2-2-0-2--| |--0---2---2-2-2-0-2--| |--0---0-0-0-2-0--| |--2---0---0-0-0-2-0--| |--X---X-X-X-3-X--| |--3---X---X-X-X-3-X--|
| Riff 3: Riff 4: |
| F | G | F | G | F | Dm | C | G |
|--1---3---3-3-3-1-3--| |--1---1---0---3--| |--1---3---3-3-3-1-3--| |--1---3---1---3--| |--2---0---0-0-0-2-0--| |--2---2---0---0--| |--3---0---0-0-0-3-0--| |--3---0---2---0--| |--3---2---2-2-2-3-2--| |--3---X---3---2--| |--1---3---3-3-3-1-3--| |--1---X---X---3--|
| Riff 5: |
| F | Dm | C | G |
|--1---1---0-0-3-3--| |--1---3---1-1-3-3--| |--2---2---0-0-0-0--| |--3---0---2-2-0-0--| |--3---X---3-3-2-2--| |--1---X---X-X-3-3--|
| Intro: (Dist.) |
| Riff 2, Riff 2, Riff 3, Riff 4 |
| Riff 2, Riff 2, Riff 3, Riff 4 |
| Verse 1: (Clean) |
| Riff 1 |
| If I was your mother, |
| Riff 2 |
| Would you let me hold your hand, |
| Riff 3 |
| Would you say you were my baby... |
| Riff 4 |
| Would you always be my friend? |
| (Riff 1 |
| If I was your mother, |
| Riff 2 |
| Could I teach you what's right, |
| Riff 3 |
| Could I tell you stories, |
| Riff 5)- Dist. |
| Maybe tuck you in and kiss you sweet goodnight? Ohh... |
| Pre Chorus: (Dist.) |
| Am | G | F | |
| Tell me | what I've gotta | do |
| G | Am | |
| To make my | life mean more to | you, |
| G | F | |
| I could | get so close it's | true |
| G Riff 1 |
| If I was your mother. |
| Verse 2: (Dist.) |
| Riff 2 |
| Would you always believe me, |
| Riff 3 |
| 'Cause I'd wake up in the middle of the night |
| Riff 4 |
| Just to see if you need me? |
| Riff 1 |
| Tell me there's no other, |
| Riff 2 |
| To who you're telling your secrets, |
| Riff 3 |
| And would you tell me 'bout all the boys you been |
| Riff 5 |
| Bringing home to meet me. Ohh... |
| Pre Chorus: (Dist.) |
| Am | G | F | |
| Tell me | what I've gotta | do |
| G | Am | |
| To make my | life mean more to | you, |
| G | F | |
| I could | get so close it's | true |
| G | |
| If I was yours... |
| Am | G | F | |
| Tell me | who I've gotta | be |
| G | Am | |
| To make | you a part of | me |
| G | F | |
| No one | else you ever | need |
| G | |
| If I was your... |
| CHORUS: (Dist.) |
| Am | G | F | C | G | Am | G | F | Dm | C | G | |
| Mother, | mother, | If | I was your, | mother, | mother. | .. |
| Solo: (Dist.) |
| Riff 1, Riff 2, Riff 3, Riff 4 |
| Riff 1, Riff 2, Riff 3, Riff 4 |
| Bridge: (Clean) |
| F | G | |
| When | love is blood you're | never on trial |
| Am | Bb | |
| Love | don't get deeper than a | mother & child |
| F | C | G | |
| Oh | baby, I got to | get that close to | you |
| Pre Chorus: (Dist.) |
| Am | G | F | |
| Tell me | what I've gotta | do |
| G | Am | |
| To make my | life mean more to | you, |
| G | F | |
| I could | get so close it's | true |
| G | |
| If I was yours... |
| Am | G | F | |
| Tell me | who I've gotta | be |
| G | Am | |
| To make | you a part of | me |
| G | F | |
| No one | else you ever | need |
| G | |
| If I was your... |
| CHORUS: |
| Am | G | F | C | G | Am | G | F | Dm | C | G | |
| Mother, | mother, | If I was | your, | mother, | mother... | Yea | h! |
| Am | G | F | C | G | Am | G | F | Dm | C | G | |
| Mother, | mother, | If I was | your, | mother, | mother... |
| Am | G | F | C | G | Am | G | F | Dm | C | G | |
| Mother, | mother, | If I was | your, | mother, |
| (Fade Out) |