Mother Knows Best

(G)still a little sapling,

(Gm7)You know why we stay up in this (C6)tower?

(Bb)safe and sound, yes.

(F)Guess I always knew this day was coming,

(G)knew that soon you'd want to leave the nest.

(D9)trust me, pet;

(Gm)Mother knows (Fmaj7)best.

(Fmaj7)Mother knows (F6)best, (Fmaj7)listen to your (F6)Mother,

(Gm)it's a scary (C7)world out (F)there.

(Fmaj7)Mother knows (F6)best, (Fmaj7)one way or (F6)another,

(F)something will go wrong, I swear.

(Dm)cannibals and snakes,

(Fmaj7)Mother's right (F6)here, (Fmaj7)mother will (F6)protect you,

(F)darling, here's what I suggest:

(Bbmaj7)Skip the (Bbm)drama, (Am7)stay with (D)Mama.

(Gm)Mother knows best.

(G)go ahead, get mugged and left for dead.

(C7)Me, I'm just your mother, what do I know?

I (Dm7)only (G)bathed and (Bb)changed and (Bbm)nursed you.

(Fmaj7)Go ahead and (F6)leave me, (Fmaj7)I (F6)deserve it.

(Dm7)Let me die alone here, be my (G)guest!

(D9)When it's too late, you'll see,

(Gm)(C7)Mother knows (Fmaj7)best.

(Fmaj7)Mother knows (F6)best, (Fmaj7)take it from your (F6)Mumsy,

(Gm)on your own, (C)you won't (Fmaj7)survive.

(Fmaj7)Sloppy, (F6)underdressed, (Fmaj7)immature, (F6)clumsy, (F)please, they'll eat you up alive.

(Bbmaj7)Gullible, naïve, (Bbm6)positively grubby, (Dm7)ditzy and a bit,

well,

(Bbm)I'm just saying (C)'cause I (C7)wuv you.

(Fmaj7)Mother (F6)understands, (Fmaj7)mother's here to (F6)help you,

(Gm7)all I have is (C7)one (F7)request.

(Bbmaj7)Don't (Bbm)forget it, (D9)you'll regret it,

Mother (C)knows (Db)best.