Chord riffs:
Riff 1: Riff 2:
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…
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, mother…
Riff 1: Riff 2:
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…
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, mother…