VerseEmBGC
It was not that long ago it first occurred to me
CBmAmD
That my mother was a person in her own right
EmBGC
And now I realize how very lucky I have been
CBmAmA
And there, but for the grace of God, go I, go I
DAm
Mother dear, she can see inside
CG
Mother dear, and I've nowhere to hide
DAm
Mother dear, did I spoil your plans?
CG
Mother dear, I do the best I can
VerseEmBGC
When I was a teenager, I really did believe
CBmAmD
That my parents had adopted me
EmBG
And the way I carried on they must have thought
CGAm
They'd brought the wrong little baby home from maternity
A
Well, I'd like to say I'm sorry but my
DAm
Mother dear, she already knows
CG
Mother dear, she'll never let me go
DAm
Mother dear, kept me warm and safe
CG
Mother dear, I'll never lose my faith in mother dear
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If I ever get arrested by the C.I.A.
CBmAmD
Because they take me for a foreign spy
EmBGC
They won't need no lie-detector, all they'll have to do
CGAm
Is make me look into my mother's eyes
F
And I'll tell them anything they like
DAm
Mother dear, she can see inside
CG
Mother dear, and I've nowhere to hide
DAm
Mother dear, kept me warm and safe
CGDAm
Mother dear, I'll never lose my faith in mother dear
CGDAm
Mother dear, mother dear
CG
My mother dear
Outro
DAm
Mother dear, did I spoil your plans?
CG
Mother dear, I do the best I can