I Wish I Was Your Mother

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  VERSE1

  [A]I scream at you for [D]sharing
  [A]'n I curse you just for [D]caring
  [A]I hate the clothes you're [Bm]wearing, they're so [E]pretty
  [A]'n I tell to not to [D]see me
  [A]'n I tell you not to [D]feel me
  [A]'n I make your life a [Bm]drag, it's such a [E]pity

  '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

  [A]Oh I wish I was your [D]mother
  [A]I wish I'd been your [D]father
  [A]'n then I would have [Bm]seen you
  Would have [D]been you as a [E]child
  [A]Played houses with your [D]sisters
  [A]And wrestled with all your [D]brothers
  [A]And then who knows
  [Bm]I might have felt a [D]family for a [E]while

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

SAME AS INTRO)