Bon Jovi – If I Was Your Mother
148 bpm 4/4 Strumming [Keep The Faith 1992]
Intro
Am Am Am Am G G F. Dm. C. G/B.
Am Am Am Am G G F. Dm. C. G/B.
If I was your
Verse 1
Am Am Am Am
mother… Would you let me hold your hand…
G G
Would you say you were my baby…
F. Dm. C. G/B.
Would you always be my friend… If I was your
Am Am Am Am
mother… Could I teach you what's right…
G G
Could I tell you stories maybe tuck you in
F. Dm. C. G/B.
and kiss you sweet goodnight… Ooo-ooo---
Refrain
Am G
---ooh… Tell me what I've gotta
F G
do… to make my life mean more to
Am G
you… I could get so close it's
* F. * Dm. * C. * G/B
true… if I was your mother…
Verse 2
Am Am Am Am
Would you always believe me…
G G
because I'd wake up in the middle of the night…
F. Dm. C. G/B.
Just to see if you need me-eee… Tell me there's no
Am Am Am Am
other… with whom you're sharing your secrets…
G G
and would you tell me 'bout the boys you been bringing
F. Dm. C. G/B.
home to meet me… Ooo-ooo---
Pre Chorus
Am G
---ooh… Tell me what I've gotta
F G
do… to make my life mean more to
Am G F. Dm. C. G/B.
you… I could get so close it's true… if I was your…
Am G F G
Tell me who I've got to be… to make you a part of
Am G F. Dm. C. G/B.
me… No one else you'd ever need… if I was
Chorus 1
Am G F. Dm. C. G/B.
your-rrr… MOTHER-RRR… MOTHER-RRR… IF I WAS
Am G F. Dm. C. G/B.
YOUR-RRR… MOTHER-RRR… Mother-rrr-rrr-rrr-rrr-rrr…
Solo
Am Am Am Am G G F. Dm. C. G/B.
Am Am Am Am G G F. Dm. C. G/B.
Middle 8
F G
When love is blood you're never on trial…
Am A#
Love don't get deeper than a mother and child…
F F C C
Oh baby-yyy-yyy… I got to get that close to you-uuu…
Bridge
Dm C
Tell me what I've gotta
A# C
do… to make my life mean more to
Dm C A#. Gm. F. C/E.
you… I could get so close it's true… if I was your…
Dm C A# C
Tell me who I've got to be… to make you a part of
Dm Em F. Dm. C. G/B.
me… No one else you'd ever need… if I was
Chorus 2
Am G F. Dm. C. G/B.
your-rrr… MOTHER-RRR… MOTHER-RRR… IF I WAS
Am G F. Dm. C. G/B.
YOUR-RRR… MOTHER-RRR… MOTHER-RRR… Yeah-hhh-hhh…
Outro
Am G F. Dm. C. G/B.
MOTHER-RRR… MOTHER-RRR… IF I WAS
Am G F. Dm. C. G/B.
YOUR-RRR… MOTHER-RRR… MOTHER-RRR… IF I WAS
Am G F. Dm. C. G/B.
YOUR-RRR… MOTHER-RRR… MOTHER-RRR… IF I WAS
Am G F. Dm. C. G/B.
YOUR-RRR… MOTHER-RRR… MOTHER-RRR… IF I WAS
Am G F. Dm. C. G/B.
YOUR-RRR… MOTHER-RRR… MOTHER-RRR… IF I WAS
Am G F. Dm. C. G/B.
YOUR-RRR… MOTHER-RRR… MOTHER-RRR… IF I WAS
* Am
YOUR-RRR… MOTHER-RRR…