Hey Mama

[Intro]
G  C  G  C
 
[Verse 1]
G                C
Hey mama, it's me
G                         C
Said you better wait child. Said you've been a long time running
G                  C
Hey mama, answer me
G                             C
Baby boy you better sit down. Can't listen when the sun's out
G                                   C
My only son this will be so hard to hear
 
[Instrumental]
G  C
 
[Verse 2]
G                         C
C'mon mama what do you mean
G                              C
I know you've been knocked down. I know it ain't all been easy
G                         C
Nothing ever good really is
G                      C
Why you gotta wait so long
G                      C
Why you gotta wait so long
 
[Instrumental]
G  C
 
[Bridge]
Bm           Am
But she said son
       G
Let me reason with you
Bm            Am
You think you carry
          G
Such a weight
Bm     Am
I know I never
   G
beat you boy
               Bm             Am          G
Better start acting like this here's a race
 
[Instrumental]
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[Chorus] Downbeats
C              D
You ain't gone far enough to say
G          Am
At least I tried
C                D
You ain't worked hard enough to say
G              Am
Well I've done mine
C             D
You ain't run far enough to say
G              Am
My legs have failed
C              D
You ain't gone far enough
G                Am
You ain't worked hard enough
C             D
You ain't run far enough to say
Em
It ain't gonna get any better
 
[Instrumental]
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[Bridge]
G
You picked a bad time
C
You picked a bad time to listen to me
G
You picked a bad time
C
You picked a bad time to listen to me
G
You picked a bad time
C
You picked a bad time to listen to me
G
You picked a bad time
C
You picked a bad time to listen to me
 
[Chorus]
C              D
You ain't gone far enough to say
G          Am
At least I tried
C                D
You ain't worked hard enough to say
G              Am
Well I've done mine
C             D
You ain't run far enough to say
G              Am
My legs have failed
C              D
You ain't gone far enough
G                Am
You ain't worked hard enough
C             D
You ain't run far enough to say
Em
It ain't gonna get any better