D
Way back when it first begun
Em
Starting when I first was young
        D
Through all the years that were to come
Em
I loved being my mother's son


[Chorus]
     Dmaj7
Yeah, I loved being my mother's son
  Em
I loved her so because
    Dmaj7
She was so good and kind to me
    Em
She was, she was, she was


[Instrumental]
D Em D Em


[Verse 2]
    D
She helped me walk, she watched me run
    Em
She got where I was coming from
           D
And when I couldn't count my friends on a single thumb
  Em
I loved her to the maximum


[Chorus]
      Dmaj7
Yeah, I loved being my mother's son
  Em
I loved her so because
    Dmaj7
She was so kind and genuine
    Em
She was, she was, she was


[Post-Chorus]
    A
She was, she was, she was
    D
She was, she was, she was
    A
She was, she was, she was
    D
She was, she was, she was


[Solo]
D Em D Em
D Em D Em


[Verse 3]
     D
When she was gone, I was overcome
    Em
The simple fact left me stunned
   D
I wasn't done being my mother's son
     Em
Only now am I seeing that being's done


[Chorus]
      Dmaj7
Yeah, I loved being my mother's son
  Em
I loved her so because
    Dmaj7
She was my faithful guardian
    Em
She was, she was, she was


[Post-Chorus]
    A
She was, she was, she was
    D
She was, she was, she was
    A
She was, she was, she was
    D
She was, she was, she was


[Outro]
     A
(She was, she was, she was)
     D
(She was, she was, she was)
     A
(She was, she was, she was)
     D
(She was, she was, she was)
A D A D
A D A D