I Dont Want To Be Your Mother by Rachael Yamagata
Key: CC | Capo: 0fr |  Left-Handed 

    


C
C                                                   C7
I don't want to be your mother          There's two sides to each other
          F7M                         D7                       C'7
You gotta meet me halfway               Won't you let me be your lover
Dm7                                             G     G/F
Don't be no lone survivor               I'm not going anywhere
         Em                                      A7         A7/G
I'm just trying to tell you how I feel  This one-sided love affair
    Dm                          Bb                  C             E         Am
How do I get the man in your to see     I'm so much more than the mother in me
Am  E
Am  E
Am  G
C                                       C7
I don't want to be your savior          Forgive your bad behavior
          F7M                                       D7         C'7
You gotta meet me halfway               'Cause theres so much to discover
Dm7                                             G                G/F
Don't be no lone survivor               I won't leave you in the cold
        Em                                          A7          A7/G
I'll be standing right beside you       when you're feeling all alone
    Dm                       Bb                    C         E         Am
The only way to set yourself free       Is letting go of the savior in me
A7
Dm             G                        C               F
Baby don't you shut me out              Baby don't shut down on me
Em            G Am                      Em            G Am
I'm not going anywhere                  I'm not going anywhere
Gm             C                 Am     Em  Am Em  Am  F
I only want to bring you back to me
Dm                G                     C                   F
Baby please don't shut me down          Time won't bring me back to you
Em           G  Am                      Em           G  Am
I'd be lying to myself                  I'd be lying to myself
Gm              C              F        C'7   G
That's the only thing I cannot do
C                                       C7
I want to be your sweetheart            I want to be your lady
     F7M                              D7               C'7
Oh I want to get swept away             Let me cry for a change
Dm7                                            G             G/F
Don't need no lone survivor             I need someone by my side
         Em                                    A7             A7/G
We don't have to make it perfect        Oh but maybe we could try
Dm                           Bb                    C            E            Am   E     
Love me for the woman that I am         And I will love you for being just a man
Dm                           Bb                    C            F        C
Love me for the woman that I am         And I will love you for being my man