Intro: C F C G Am Dm G Am (4x)
verse 1
Get for me a dog that bites
Turn him loose on moonless nights
E C Am
Get for me a dog that bays
Dm G Am
And turn him loose on sunless days
G Am
Someone’s trying to hurt me
verse 2
Build for me a house of stone
Lock it up when you leave me alone
E C Am
And cage it in a fence of iron
E7 Am
To keep your child from all harm
Interlude
Dm G Am
Oh oh oh oh, oh oh, oh
Dm G Am
Ooh ooh ooh ooh, ooh ooh, ooh
G Am Dm
Mother, Mother, oh help me
G Am
Someone’s trying to hurt me
G Am Dm
Mother, Mother, oh help me
G Am
Someone’s trying to hurt me
G Am
Mother, Mother, oh help me
Dm G Am
Ooh ooh ooh ooh, ooh ooh, ooh
verse 3
Get for me a bird of prey
Starve it night and day
E C Am
And turn it loose where tyrants dwell
E7 Am
And make a heaven from this hell
G Am Dm
Mother, Mother, oh help me
G Am
Someone’s trying to hurt me
G Am Dm
Mother, Mother, oh help me
G Am
Someone’s trying to hurt me
G Am
Mother, Mother, oh help me
Dm G Am
Ooh ooh ooh ooh, ooh ooh, ooh
Chorus
G Am Dm
Mother, Mother, oh help me
G Am
Someone’s trying to hurt me
G Am Dm
Mother, Mother, oh help me
G Am
Someone’s trying to hurt me
G Am
Mother, Mother, oh help me
Dm G Am
Ooh ooh ooh ooh, ooh ooh, ooh