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[ INTRO ]
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 Dmmuch too G7small
There's Cno pyC7jamas Fhere at G#7all, Oh G7Mother what'll I do Cnow?
[ VERSE 2 ]
They Ctold me A7they would tDmreat me G7swell Ctucked inA7side my Dmlittle ceG7ll
But uCp to C7now it's Fbeen like Fmh...! G7Mother what'll I do 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 3 ]
TonCight I've A7got a Dmdate you G7see but Cthey won't lA7et me Dmhave a G7key
And the CWarder's C7won't wait Fup for Fmme, Oh! G7Mother what'll I do Cnow?
[ VERSE 4 ]
It's Chard to A7pass the Dmtime awG7ay, IC'm in a dA7angerous Dmmood I G7say.
I've sCmoked two C7cigaretteFs toFmday, Oh! G7Mother what'll I do Cnow?
[ VERSE 5 ]
CFirst I A7stand and Dmthen I G7sit, tChen I A7sit and Dmstand a G7bit
But CI can't C7stand much Fmore of Fmit, Oh! G7Mother what'll I do 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 6 ]
CI got A7such an Dmawful sG7hock, I asCked the tA7ime for tDmhere's no G7clock
And the CWarder C7said six Fmonths "Old FmCock Oh! G7Mother what'll I do Cnow?
[ VERSE 7 ]
I oCrdered A7lunch from Dmsoup to G7sweet but Cthey forgA7ot the Dmfish and G7meat
And Csince the C7soup there's Fnowt to Fmeat, Oh G7Mother what'll I do Cnow?
[ VERSE 8 ]
CI've had A7such a Dmtummy aG7che. CAll night lA7ong I've Dmbeen awakG7e.
Some Ccastor C7oil they Fmade me Fmtake, Oh! G7Mother what'll I do 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 9 ]
CIve played A7Peter Dmfly away G7Paul, CIve played A7tiddly Dmwinks and G7all
Ive Cwritten C7rude words oFn the waFmll, Oh! MoG7ther what'll I do noCw?

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Mother Whatll I Do Now

by George Formby

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G#7

[ INTRO ]

C G7

Mother you give good advice, always you mean well.

C E7 Am D G7

Now I need it more than ever I'm inside this cell.

[ VERSE 1 ]

C A7 Dm G7 C A7 Dm G7

I'm behind a prison wall, the bed's so hard and much too small

C C7 F G#7 G7 C

There's no pyjamas here at all, Oh Mother what'll I do now?

[ VERSE 2 ]

C A7 Dm G7 C A7 Dm G7

They told me they would treat me swell tucked inside my little cell

C C7 F Fm G7 C

But up to now it's been like h...! Mother what'll I do now?

[ CHORUS ]

C7 F

We're parted from each other and that's too bad.

D7 G7

You're my favourite Mother, Oh the best I ever had.

[ VERSE 3 ]

C A7 Dm G7 C A7 Dm G7

Tonight I've got a date you see but they won't let me have a key

C C7 F Fm G7 C

And the Warder's won't wait up for me, Oh! Mother what'll I do now?

[ VERSE 4 ]

C A7 Dm G7 C A7 Dm G7

It's hard to pass the time away, I'm in a dangerous mood I say.

C C7 F Fm G7 C

I've smoked two cigarettes today, Oh! Mother what'll I do now?

[ VERSE 5 ]

C A7 Dm G7 C A7 Dm G7

First I stand and then I sit, then I sit and stand a bit

C C7 F Fm G7 C

But I can't stand much more of it, Oh! Mother what'll I do now?

[ CHORUS ]

C7 F

We're parted from each other and that's too bad.

D7 G7

You're my favourite Mother, Oh the best I ever had.

[ VERSE 6 ]

C A7 Dm G7 C A7 Dm G7

I got such an awful shock, I asked the time for there's no clock

C C7 F Fm G7 C

And the Warder said six months "Old Cock Oh! Mother what'll I do now?

[ VERSE 7 ]

C A7 Dm G7 C A7 Dm G7

I ordered lunch from soup to sweet but they forgot the fish and meat

C C7 F Fm G7 C

And since the soup there's nowt to eat, Oh Mother what'll I do now?

[ VERSE 8 ]

C A7 Dm G7 C A7 Dm G7

I've had such a tummy ache. All night long I've been awake.

C C7 F Fm G7 C

Some castor oil they made me take, Oh! Mother what'll I do now?

[ CHORUS ]

C7 F

We're parted from each other and that's too bad.

D7 G7

You're my favourite Mother, Oh the best I ever had.

[ VERSE 9 ]

C A7 Dm G7 C A7 Dm G7

Ive played Peter fly away Paul, Ive played tiddly winks and all

C C7 F Fm G7 C

Ive written rude words on the wall, Oh! Mother what'll I do now?

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