Intro: A# D# F7 A# x2 Verse: A# D# I scream at you for sharing A# D# ʼn I curse you just for caring A# Cm F7 I hate the clothes youʼre wearing, theyʼre so pretty A# D# ʼn I tell to not to see me A# D# ʼn I tell you not to feel me A# Cm F7 ʼn I make your life a drag, itʼs such a pity ʼn I watch your warm glow palinʼ ʼn I watch your sparkle fadinʼ As you realise youʼre failinʼ, cos youʼre so good Now I donʼt mean to upset you But thereʼs so much crime to get through If only I could make it easier, then I would Chorus: A# D# Oh I wish I was your mother A# D# I wish Iʼd been your father A# Cm ʼn then I would have seen you D# F7 Would have been you as a child A# D# Played houses with your sisters A# D# And wrestled with all your brothers A# And then who knows Cm D# F7 I might have felt a family for a while Verse: Itʼs no use me pretendinʼ You give and I do the spendinʼ Is there a happy ending, I donʼt think so Cos even if we make it Iʼll be too far out to take it Youʼll have to try and shake it from my head Chorus: Oooooh I wish I was your mother I wish Iʼd been your father ʼn 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
