Verse 1
 
Cmaj7                   Cadd9 
Mother, where are you today? 
Em                                     G 
You took a piece of me the day you went away, 
Cmaj7                                   Cadd9 
No recollection nor the smell of your perfume, 
Em                                          G 
I took a piece of you the day I left the womb 
 
Verse 2
 
Cmaj7                             Cadd9 
Brother, put your needles down 
Em                                             G 
The best thing for you is to leave this awful town. 
Cmaj7                                    Cadd9 
Pretty soon, you'll have kids to feed. 
Em                 D 
If you see mother, tell her I can sing. 
 
Chorus
 
Em 
Please don't worry, I am doing fine. 
G 
You're much to busy, to even find the time, 
Cmaj7 
So use your chemicals and take this to your grave, 
D 
The boys you left are men you didn't raise. 
 
Verse 3
 
Cmaj7                   Cadd9 
And daddy, how are you today? 
Em                        G 
You must be proud of the boys that you have raised. 
Cmaj7 
Your withered heart, and everything its seen, 
Em                       D 
Your guts and callises, you had kids to feed 
D 
You had kids to feed. 
 
Chorus
 
              Em 
Please don't worry, I am doing fine 
D 
You're much to busy, to even find the time, 
Cmaj7 
So use your chemicals and take this to your grave, 
D 
The boys you left are men you didn't raise