Chords for Mott The Hoople - I Wish I Was Your Mother
Tempo:
119.45 bpm
Chords used:
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D
E
Bm
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
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[A] [E] [A] I scream at you [D] for sharing, and [A] I curse you for just [D] for caring.
[A] I hate the clothes [Bm] you're wearing, they're so [E] pretty.
[G#] And I [A] tell you not [D] to see me, and I [A] tell you not [D] to feel me,
and [A] I make your life [Bm] a drag, and it's such a [E] pity.
[Bm] I [A] watch your warm [D] glow failing, [A] and I watch your sparkle [D]
failing,
and [A] you realize you're [Bm] failing, cause [E] you're so good.
[A] I don't mean to [D] upset you, [A] there's so much ground to [D] get through.
If [A] only I could make it [Bm] easier [E] than I would.
Oh, [A] I wish I was [D] your mother, I [A] wish I'd been [D] your father,
[A] and then I would [Bm] have seen you, [D] would have been you as [E] a child.
You [D] [A] played hockey with [D] your sister, [A] wrestled [D] all your brothers,
[A] and then who knows, [Bm] I might have felt [D] it that way for [E] a while.
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[A] It's no use me [D] pretending, [F#m] you give my due the [D] spending.
[F#m] Is there a happy [Bm] ending?
I don't [E] think so.
[A] Cause even if we [D] make it, I'll be [A] too far out to [D] take it.
[A] You'll have to try [Bm] and shake it from [E] my head.
Oh, [A] I wish I [D] was your mother, [A] I wish I'd [D] been your father,
[A] and then I would [Bm] have seen you, would [D] have been you as [E] a child.
[A] You played house with [D] your sister, [A] and wrestled all [D] your brothers,
[A] and then who [Bm] knows, I might have felt [D] that way for a [E] while.
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[A] [E] [A] I scream at you [D] for sharing, and [A] I curse you for just [D] for caring.
[A] I hate the clothes [Bm] you're wearing, they're so [E] pretty.
[G#] And I [A] tell you not [D] to see me, and I [A] tell you not [D] to feel me,
and [A] I make your life [Bm] a drag, and it's such a [E] pity.
[Bm] I [A] watch your warm [D] glow failing, [A] and I watch your sparkle [D]
failing,
and [A] you realize you're [Bm] failing, cause [E] you're so good.
[A] I don't mean to [D] upset you, [A] there's so much ground to [D] get through.
If [A] only I could make it [Bm] easier [E] than I would.
Oh, [A] I wish I was [D] your mother, I [A] wish I'd been [D] your father,
[A] and then I would [Bm] have seen you, [D] would have been you as [E] a child.
You [D] [A] played hockey with [D] your sister, [A] wrestled [D] all your brothers,
[A] and then who knows, [Bm] I might have felt [D] it that way for [E] a while.
[A]
[D] [A]
[D] [C#m]
[A] It's no use me [D] pretending, [F#m] you give my due the [D] spending.
[F#m] Is there a happy [Bm] ending?
I don't [E] think so.
[A] Cause even if we [D] make it, I'll be [A] too far out to [D] take it.
[A] You'll have to try [Bm] and shake it from [E] my head.
Oh, [A] I wish I [D] was your mother, [A] I wish I'd [D] been your father,
[A] and then I would [Bm] have seen you, would [D] have been you as [E] a child.
[A] You played house with [D] your sister, [A] and wrestled all [D] your brothers,
[A] and then who [Bm] knows, I might have felt [D] that way for a [E] while.
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[A] .mooji [D].org
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_ [A] _ [E] _ _ [A] I scream at you [D] for sharing, and [A] I curse you for just [D] for caring.
_ [A] I hate the clothes [Bm] you're wearing, they're so [E] pretty. _
_ _ _ [G#] And I [A] tell you not [D] to see me, and I [A] tell you not [D] to feel me,
and [A] I make your life [Bm] a drag, and it's such a [E] pity. _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ I [A] watch your warm [D] glow failing, _ [A] and I watch your sparkle [D]
failing,
and [A] you realize you're [Bm] failing, cause [E] you're so good. _ _
_ [A] I don't mean to [D] upset you, _ [A] there's so much ground to [D] get through.
If [A] only I could make it [Bm] easier [E] than I would. _ _ _
Oh, [A] I wish I was [D] your mother, I [A] wish I'd been [D] your father,
[A] and then I would [Bm] have seen you, [D] would have been you as [E] a child.
You _ _ [D] [A] played hockey with [D] your sister, _ _ [A] _ wrestled [D] all your _ brothers,
[A] and then who knows, [Bm] I might have felt [D] it that way for [E] a while.
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[A] It's no use me [D] pretending, _ [F#m] you give my due the [D] spending. _
[F#m] Is there a happy [Bm] ending?
I don't [E] think so. _ _ _ _ _
[A] Cause even if we [D] make it, I'll be [A] too far out to [D] take it.
[A] You'll have to try [Bm] and shake it from [E] my head.
_ _ _ Oh, _ [A] I wish I [D] was your mother, _ [A] I wish I'd [D] been your father,
[A] and then I would [Bm] have seen you, would [D] have been you as [E] a child. _ _
_ _ _ [A] You played house with [D] your sister, _ [A] and wrestled all [D] your brothers,
_ [A] and then who [Bm] knows, I might have felt [D] that way for a [E] while.
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_ [A] _ [E] _ _ [A] I scream at you [D] for sharing, and [A] I curse you for just [D] for caring.
_ [A] I hate the clothes [Bm] you're wearing, they're so [E] pretty. _
_ _ _ [G#] And I [A] tell you not [D] to see me, and I [A] tell you not [D] to feel me,
and [A] I make your life [Bm] a drag, and it's such a [E] pity. _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ I [A] watch your warm [D] glow failing, _ [A] and I watch your sparkle [D]
failing,
and [A] you realize you're [Bm] failing, cause [E] you're so good. _ _
_ [A] I don't mean to [D] upset you, _ [A] there's so much ground to [D] get through.
If [A] only I could make it [Bm] easier [E] than I would. _ _ _
Oh, [A] I wish I was [D] your mother, I [A] wish I'd been [D] your father,
[A] and then I would [Bm] have seen you, [D] would have been you as [E] a child.
You _ _ [D] [A] played hockey with [D] your sister, _ _ [A] _ wrestled [D] all your _ brothers,
[A] and then who knows, [Bm] I might have felt [D] it that way for [E] a while.
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_ [D] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
[A] It's no use me [D] pretending, _ [F#m] you give my due the [D] spending. _
[F#m] Is there a happy [Bm] ending?
I don't [E] think so. _ _ _ _ _
[A] Cause even if we [D] make it, I'll be [A] too far out to [D] take it.
[A] You'll have to try [Bm] and shake it from [E] my head.
_ _ _ Oh, _ [A] I wish I [D] was your mother, _ [A] I wish I'd [D] been your father,
[A] and then I would [Bm] have seen you, would [D] have been you as [E] a child. _ _
_ _ _ [A] You played house with [D] your sister, _ [A] and wrestled all [D] your brothers,
_ [A] and then who [Bm] knows, I might have felt [D] that way for a [E] while.
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