I Don't Want to Be Your Mother
Rachael YamagataVersion1
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D-DU-UDU
I don't want to be your mother There's two sides to each other
You gotta meet me halfway Won't you let me be your lover
Don't be no lone survivor I'm not going anywhere
I'm just trying to tell you how I feel This one-sided love affair
How do I get the man in your to see I'm so much more than the mother in me
I don't want to be your savior Forgive your bad behavior
You gotta meet me halfway 'Cause theres so much to discover
Don't be no lone survivor I won't leave you in the cold
I'll be standing right beside you when you're feeling all alone
The only way to set yourself free Is letting go of the savior in me
Baby don't you shut me out Baby don't shut down on me
I'm not going anywhere I'm not going anywhere
I only want to bring you back to me
Baby please don't shut me down Time won't bring me back to you
I'd be lying to myself I'd be lying to myself
That's the only thing I cannot do
I want to be your sweetheart I want to be your lady
Oh I want to get swept away Let me cry for a change
Don't need no lone survivor I need someone by my side
We don't have to make it perfect Oh but maybe we could try
Love me for the woman that I am And I will love you for being just a man
Love me for the woman that I am And I will love you for being my man
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Readable chord sheet for I Don't Want to Be Your Mother by Rachael Yamagata
[C] [C]I don't want to be your mother There's two [C7]sides to each other You gotta [Fmaj7]meet me halfway [D7]Won't you let me be your [Cdim7]lover [Dm7]Don't be no lone survivor I'm not [G]going [G/F]anywhere I'm just [Em]trying to tell you how I feel This one-[A7]sided love [A7/G]affair How [Dm]do I get the man in your to [Bb]see I'm so much [C]more than the [E]mother in [Am]me [Am] [E] [Am] [E] [Am] [G] [C]I don't want to be your savior [C7]Forgive your bad behavior You gotta [Fmaj7]meet me halfway 'Cause theres [D7]so much to [Cdim7]discover [Dm7]Don't be no lone survivor I won't [G]leave you in the [G/F]cold I'll be [Em]standing right beside you when you're [A7]feeling all [A7/G]alone The [Dm]only way to set yourself [Bb]free Is letting [C]go of the [E]savior in [Am]me [A7] [Dm]Baby don't you [G]shut me out [C]Baby don't shut [F]down on me [Em]I'm not going [G]an[Am]ywhere [Em]I'm not going [G]an[Am]ywhere [Gm]I only want to [C]bring you back to [Am]me [Em] [Am] [Em] [Am] [F] [Dm]Baby please don't [G]shut me down [C]Time won't bring me [F]back to you [Em]I'd be lying [G]to [Am]myself [Em]I'd be lying [G]to [Am]myself [Gm]That's the only [C]thing I cannot [F]do [Cdim7] [G] [C]I want to be your sweetheart [C7]I want to be your lady Oh I [Fmaj7]want to get swept away [D7]Let me cry for a [Cdim7]change [Dm7]Don't need no lone survivor I need [G]someone by my [G/F]side We don't [Em]have to make it perfect Oh but [A7]maybe we could [A7/G]try [Dm]Love me for the woman that I [Bb]am And I will [C]love you for [E]being just a [Am]man [E] [Dm]Love me for the woman that I [Bb]am And I will [C]love you for [F]being my [C]man