ARTIST:MOTT THE HOOPLE SONG:I WISH I WAS YOUR MOTHER ALBUM:MOTT,1973 WRITTEN BY IAN HUNTER TRANSCRIPTED BY VASILIS PARLAVANTZAS 22/01/04 bilaras@hol.gr A great song by a great band!Outstanding lyrics!I guess there are not many who listen to that kind of stuff but i hope you'll enjoy it. Always perform it with a little smile on your face! MANDOLIN PLAYS THE FOLLOWING NOTES: A D E A A D E A E ---9---------- -------------- --9--7--9--10--9--7---- ----------------- B ------10----7- --9---7/9-7--- ---------------------10 --9-----7--9--10- G-------------- -------------7 ----------------------- -----9----------- INTRO: A D E A A D E A VERSE1

^AI scream at you for ^Dsharing ^A'n I curse you just for ^Dcaring ^AI hate the clothes you're ^Bmwearing, they're so ^Epretty ^A'n I tell to not to ^Dsee me ^A'n I tell you not to ^Dfeel me ^A'n I make your life a ^Bmdrag, it's such a ^Epity

'n I watch your warm glow palin' 'n I watch your sparkle fadin' As you realise you're failin', cos you're so good Now I don't mean to upset you But there's so much crime to get through If only I could make it easier, then I would CHORUS

^AOh I wish I was your ^Dmother ^AI wish I'd been your ^Dfather ^A'n then I would have ^Bmseen you Would have ^Dbeen you as a ^Echild ^APlayed houses with your ^Dsisters ^AAnd wrestled with all your ^Dbrothers ^AAnd then who knows ^BmI might have felt a ^Dfamily for a ^Ewhile

VERSE2 (SAME CHORDS AS VERSE1) It's no use me pretendin' You give and I do the spendin' Is there a happy ending, I don't think so Cos even if we make it I'll be too far out to take it You'll have to try and shake it from my head CHORUS Oooooh I wish I was your mother I wish I'd been your father 'n then I would have seen you Would have been you as a child Played houses with your sister And wrestled with all your brothers And then who knows I might have felt a family for a while OUTRO (SAME AS INTRO)

Mott the Hoople - I wish i was your mother