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I Need A Mother

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                              Eels - I Need A Mother
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Album : End Times (2010)
Tempo : 120
E-mail: [email protected]
Tabbed by: newg
[Verse]
G D F C
  GI need a moDther, FI'm sorry but it's tCrue
  GI need a loDver, FNot someone like Cyou
FI been your Gdaddy for too Clong C/Bof a AmtimeG  
FNeed a little Gmothering just Conce C/Bin a AmwhileG  
  FI need a moGther, I'm Fsorry but it's Ctrue
[Instrumental]
 G   D   F   C(+1 octave)
[Verse]
  GIt's underDcover, the Fway it's always Cbeen
  GI should have Dsaid something, But FI didn't know where to beCgin
  FYou've been taking Geverything CI C/Bhave to AmgiveG  
  FBut I don't Ghave no more,   CThis C/Bain't no Amway for Gme to Flive
 I need a motGher, I'm Fsorry, that's just how it Cis
[Instrumental]
 G   D   F   C(+1 octave)
G D F C
[Verse]
  GI need a moDther,   FIt's really nothing Cnew
  GA little help Dsometimes,  FThat's just what you Cdo
FI been your Gdaddy for too Clong C/Bof a timeAm  G  
  FNeed a little Ghelp, you know,  CJust C/Bonce in a AmwhiGle
  FI need a moGther, I'm Fsorry but it's Ctrue 

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I Need A Mother

by Eels

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C/B

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Eels - I Need A Mother

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Album : End Times (2010)

Tempo : 120

E-mail: [email protected]

Tabbed by: newg

[Verse]

G D F C

I need a mother, I'm sorry but it's true

G D F C

I need a lover, Not someone like you

F G C C/B Am G

I been your daddy for too long of a time

F G C C/B Am G

Need a little mothering just once in a while

F G F C

I need a mother, I'm sorry but it's true

[Instrumental]

G D F C

(+1 octave)

[Verse]

G D F C

It's undercover, the way it's always been

G D F C

I should have said something, But I didn't know where to begin

F G C C/B Am G

You've been taking everything I have to give

F G C C/B Am G F

But I don't have no more, This ain't no way for me to live

G F C

I need a mother, I'm sorry, that's just how it is

[Instrumental]

G D F C

(+1 octave)

G D F C

[Verse]

G D F C

I need a mother, It's really nothing new

G D F C

A little help sometimes, That's just what you do

F G C C/B Am G

I been your daddy for too long of a time

F G C C/B Am G

Need a little help, you know, Just once in a while

F G F C

I need a mother, I'm sorry but it's true

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