E | -----------------------------(b9)-7--(b9)-10--(b9)-7--------------------- B | ---12---10----7---(b9)--7(b9)7------------------------10--(b9)----7--(b9)-10- G | ----------------------------7----------------------------(b9)---------- D | -------------------------------------------------------------------- A | -------------------------------------------------------------------- E | -------------------------------------------------------------------- (intro) ( A5 D5 E5 A5 ) A5 D5 I scream at you for sharing A5 D5 'n I curse you just for caring A5 B5 E5 I hate the clothes you're wearing, they're so pretty A5 D5 'n I tell to not to see me A5 D5 'n I tell you not to feel me A5 B5 E5 'n I make your life a drag, it's such a 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 coro A5 D5 Oh I wish I was your mother A5 D5 I wish I'd been your father A5 B5 'n then I would have seen you D5 E5 Would have been you as a child A5 D5 Played houses with your sisters A5 D5 And wrestled with all your brothers A5 And then who knows B5 D5 E5 I might have felt a family for a while 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 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