Tone: [Bb]
Verse 1:
You [Bb]gave me a d[Gm7]drawer in your k[Ebsus2]kitchen [F]
You [Bb]gave me the r[Gm7]oom with a v[Ebsus2]iew of the ya[F]rd
What[Ebsus2]Whatever the h[F]hurt, you knew [Bb5]right where to k[Gm7]iss it
You [Ebsus2]gave me the best of your h[F5]heart
Verse 2:
And you [Bb]carried my r[Gm7]rocks in your p[Ebsus2]pocket [F]
[Bb]Flowers and f[Gm7]eathers and b[Ebsus2]utterfly wi[F]ngs
[Ebsus2]You had an a[F]answer for [Bb5]all of my q[Gm7]questions
[Ebsus2]You showed me wonderful t[F5]things
Chorus:
I [Ebsus2]know [F] that it [Bb5]hasn’t been e[Gm7]easy
I [Ebsus2]hope [F] that I [Bb5]love like you d[Gm7]do
‘Cause I [Ebsus2]know [F] that this [Gm7]world would be [Bb5]better
If [Ebsus2]everyone had a m[F5]mother like you
Interlude -x2-:
[Bb] [Gm7] [Ebadd9] [F]
Verse 3:
[Bb]You make the b[Gm7]best macaroni[Ebsus2]macaroni [F]
[Bb]We never c[Gm7]ared that it c[Ebsus2]ame from a bo[F]x
The [Ebsus2]mom in the s[F]stands always [Bb5]clapping her h[Gm7]hands
Started [Ebsus2]cheering and still haven’t s[F5]stopped
Verse 4:
And you [Bb]held me when I[Gm7]I came home c[Ebsus2]crying [F]
‘Cause [Bb]someone said s[Gm7]omething that j[Ebsus2]ust wasn’t tr[F]ue
[Ebsus2]I always s[F]said that [Bb5]Janelle was my best[Gm7]best friend
But [Ebsus2]really it’s always been y[F5]you
Chorus:
[Ebsus2]I know [F] that I [Bb5]haven’t been e[Gm7]easy
I [Ebsus2]hope [F] that I [Bb5]love like you d[Gm7]do
‘Cause I [Ebsus2]know [F] that this [Gm7]world would be [Bb5]better
If [Ebsus2]everyone had a m[F5]mother like you
[Bb] [Gm7] [Ebadd9] [F] Mother like you
[Bb] [Gm7] [Ebadd9] [F]
[Ebsus2] [F] [Gm7] [Bb5] [Ebsus2] [F5]
Verse 5:
Our [Bb]second was b[Gm7]born in Sept[Ebsus2]September [F]
I [Bb]still can’t b[Gm7]elieve I have k[Ebsus2]ids of my ow[F]n
I [Ebsus2]look in their e[F]eyes and I [Bb5]can’t help but w[Gm7]wonder
Who [Ebsus2]will they be when they’re g[F5]grown?
Chorus:
I [Ebsus2]know [F] it won’t[Bb5]won’t always be e[Gm7]easy
I [Ebsus2]hope [F] I can [Bb5]love like you d[Gm7]do
‘Cause I [Ebsus2]know [F] that my [Gm7]kids will be [Bb5]better
[Ebsus2]If they have a m[F]mother like [Gm7]you [Bb5]
[Ebsus2]If I am a m[F]mother like [Gm7]you [Bb5]
[Ebsus2]‘Cause I had a m[F]mother like you
Outro:
[Bb] [Gm7] [Ebadd9] [F] [Bb] [Gm7] [Ebadd9] [F] [Bb]
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