Tuning: G C E A

[Intro] C A7 Dm G7 C A7 D7 G7 C C7 F G#7 C Dm7 G7 C C

^CMother you give good advice, ^G7always you mean well. ^CNow I ^E7need it ^Ammore than ever ^DI'm inside this ^G7cell.

[Verse 1]

^CI'm ^A7behind a ^Dmprison ^G7wall, the ^Cbed's so ^A7hard and ^D7much too ^G7small There's ^Cno py^C7jamas ^Fhere at ^G#7all, Oh ^CMother what'll ^Dm7I ^G7do ^Cnow?

They ^Ctold me ^A7they would t^Dmreat me ^G7swell ^Ctucked in^A7side my ^D7little ^G7cell But u^Cp to ^C7now it's ^Fbeen like ^Fmh...! ^CMother what'll ^Dm7I ^G7do ^Cnow?

[Chorus]

We're ^C7parted from each other ^Fand that's too bad. ^D7You're my favourite Mother, Oh the best I ever ^G7had.

[Verse 2]

Ton^Cight I've ^A7got a ^Dmdate you ^G7see but ^Cthey won't l^A7et me ^D7have a ^G7key And the ^CWarder's ^C7won't wait ^Fup for ^G#7me, Oh! ^CMother what'll ^Dm7I ^G7do ^Cnow?

It's ^Chard to ^A7pass the ^Dmtime aw^G7ay, I^C'm in a d^A7angerous ^D7mood I ^G7say. I've s^Cmoked two ^C7cigarette^Fs to^Fmday, Oh! ^CMother what'll ^Dm7I ^G7do ^Cnow?

^CFirst I ^A7stand and ^Dmthen I ^G7sit, t^Chen I ^A7sit and ^D7stand a^G7 bit But ^CI can't ^C7stand much ^Fmore of ^G#7it, Oh! ^CMother what'll ^Dm7I ^G7do ^Cnow?

[Chorus]

We're ^C7parted from each other ^F and that's too bad. ^D7You're my favourite Mother, Oh the best I ever ^G7had.

[Verse 3]

^CI got ^A7such an ^Dmawful s^G7hock, I as^Cked the t^A7ime for t^D7here's no^G7 clock And the ^CWarder ^C7said six ^Fmonths "Old ^G#7Cock Oh! ^CMother what'll ^Dm7I ^G7do ^Cnow?

I o^Crdered ^A7lunch from ^Dmsoup to ^G7sweet but ^Cthey forg^A7ot the ^D7fish and ^G7meat And ^Csince the ^C7soup there's ^Fnowt to ^Fmeat, Oh ^CMother what'll ^Dm7I ^G7do ^Cnow?

^CI've had ^A7such a ^Dmtummy a^G7che. ^CAll night l^A7ong I've ^Dmbeen awak^G7e. Some ^Ccastor ^C7oil they ^Fmade me ^G#7take, Oh! ^CMother what'll ^Dm7I ^G7do ^Cnow?

[Chorus]

We're ^C7parted from each other ^Fand that's too bad. ^D7You're my favourite Mother, Oh the best I ever ^G7had.

[Verse 4]

^CIve played ^A7Peter ^Dmfly away ^G7Paul, ^CIve played ^A7tiddly ^Dmwinks and ^G7all Ive ^Cwritten ^C7rude words o^Fn the wa^G#7ll, Oh! ^CMother what'll ^Dm7I ^G7do ^Cnow?

[Banjolele Solo] (these chords are a bit of an approximation: add lots of hammer-ons/pull-offs on the top string, and play the chords fast enough, and you'll get a decent approximation!) 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + (like verse) C A7 G7 G7 C A7 G7 G7 C C7 F G#7 C Dm7 G7 C C (like chorus) C7 C7 C7 C7 F F F F D7 D7 D7 D7 G7 G7 G7 G7 (like verse again) C A7 G7 G7 C A7 G7 G7 C C7 F G#7 C Dm7 G7 C C

George Formby - Mother whatll i do now