No Capo Intro: C C Dm F C C C Dm C F Verse 1: Am F She's the sky that holds the clouds C G She's the lady of the house Am G F C C A blind believer in all I dare to be Am F There's no safer place I've found C G Than the shoulder of her white night gown Am F C Oh I've got the best and the worst of her in me Dm I'd share her if I could F C Oh the wars would all be over G C 'Cause she'd raise us all as friends F C D G And no one would ever wonder if somebody wanted them Am F We'd walk on grass that's greener Am F And our cares would all be freer C G C C Dm F C C Dm F C If the world had a mother like mine Verse 2: Am F She's our father's one great love C G She's the one he wanted most Am G F C C She's the light in the window of the house I grew up in Am F She takes the midnight call C G She's the bravest of us all Am F C G And she sings in the garden that she let's her hair down in F C Oh the wars would all be over G C 'Cause she'd raise us all as friends F C D G And no one would ever wonder if somebody wanted them Am F Tonight would be easier Am F And our dreams would all be deeper C G C C Dm F C C Dm F C If the world had a mother like mine Bridge: F Don't go away F C Don't go away from me Dm Oh I understand Dm She is a helping hand G Still, I have to say Am Dm F She's the sky that holds the clouds Dm C G She's the lady of our house C G We all need her F G C But no one more than me F C Oh the wars would all be over G C 'Cause she'd raise us all as friends F C D G And no one would ever wonder just how much she wanted them C Em F We'd walk on grass that's greener Am F And the dishes would all be cleaner C G C If the world had a mother like mine Oh like mine
