song : stay at home mother
artist : sheryl crow
tab by : don czarski
email : guitarzan7@hotmail . com

stay at home mother
sheryl crow

capo : 1st fret

intro : F C F C G C

verse :
F
riding in the backseat , sipping on a pepsi
G C
looking out the window , driving to the bus stop together
F
i tell her only three sleeps and i’ll be right back
G C
and then we’re gonna have a good time when i come to get her

pre – chorus :
Am F
and i call her every single night
C G
i’ll miss her every day
Am F
and if she kissed me and waved goodbye
C G
i could hear her say

chorus :
Am F
stay at home , mother
C
stay at home
Am F
stay at home , mother
C
stay at home

verse :
F
i’ve been working late nights making up for the times
G C
that i wasn’t in the crowd cheering out loud at her school plays
F
tickets to a circus , maybe a new bike
G C
i just want her to know that i love her more than working all day

pre – chorus :
Am F
but the price will never measure up
C G
to what’s inside a box
Am F
while i run along around the world
C G
she tells me to stop

chorus :
Am F
stay at home , mother
C
stay at home
Am F
stay at home , mother
C
stay at home

pre – chorus / chorus :
Am F
we could play house and pretend
C G
that tomorrow you won’t be gone
Am F
stay at home , mother
C Am F C Am F C
stay at home

bridge :
F
i wish some things were different
G
doesn’t change one memory
F
my little girl grew up
G
while i was too busy to see
F
that she’s become the one thing
G
that i could never be

chorus :
Am F
stay at home , mother
C
stay at home
Am F
stay at home , mother
C
stay at home

pre – chorus / chorus :
Am F
she could have a house and couple kids
C G
and never have to be involved
Am F
as a stay at home mother
Am F
stay at home mother
Am F C
stay at hoooooome

outro : play Am F C – 4x’s over