[Intro]
Bm F#m G D A/C#
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[Verse 1]
Bm
I see the past still hides in your closet
F#m
I see you can't move, but you're starting the process
G
So, now, I hope to God that you're making some progress
D A/C#
Guess I don't believe, but I'm just being cautious
Bm
I see the guilt weighing heavy on your conscious
F#m
I see that all the pain isn't gone as a constant
G
I hope that you can step back and put it in context
D A/C#
That man, he belongs in a coffin
[Pre-Chorus]
Bm
I hope, one day, that you will see
F#m
Everything I did was for you and me
G D A/C#
Everything I did was for you to see, you to see......
Bm
I hope, one day, that you'll believe
F#m
Everything I have, yeah, you gave to me
G D F#7
I'm everything I Am 'cause you made me, you made me.....
[Chorus]
Bm F#m
..I wish I had a verse with some better words
G
Wish I had a hook that you never heard
D
I wish, one day, that you wouldn't hurt
A/C# Bm
'Cause, Mama, you gave me the world
F#m
I wish I had a way with some better rhymes
G
But I still can't say what I can't find
D
I wish, one day, that you wouldn't cry
F#7 Bm
'Cause, Mama, you kept me alive
F#m G
Whatever you need, I promise I'll try
D
I promise I'll try
F#7
'Cause, Mama—.....
[Verse 2]
Bm
I know it all comes up when we're talking
F#m
I know you're tryna save me the pain that it's causing
G
I never see you cry, now I hear that it's pouring
D A/C#
So, let me be the roof while you pull up the flooring
Bm
I know it's not meant to be something you're forcing
F#m
But I wish that you could force a little more, it's important
G
'Cause now it's your time and your turn to be open
D F#7
And everything you kept in a box, you can throw it....
[Pre-Chorus]
Bm
I hope, one day, that you will see
F#m
Everything I did was for you and me
G D A/C#
Everything I did was for you to see, you to see......
Bm
I hope, one day, that you'll believe
F#m
Everything I have, yeah, you gave to me
G D F#7
I'm everything I Am 'cause you made me, you made me......
Oh, oh-ohh
[Chorus]
Bm F#m
..I wish I had a verse with some better words
G
Wish I had a hook that you never heard
D
I wish, one day, that you wouldn't hurt
A/C# Bm
'Cause, Mama, you gave me the world
F#m
I wish I had a way with some better rhymes
G
But I still can't say what I can't find
D
I wish, one day, that you wouldn't cry
F#7 Bm
'Cause, Mama, you kept me alive
F#m G
Whatever you need, I promise I'll try (I promise I'll try)
D
I promise I'll try (I promise I'll try)
F#7 Bm
'Cause, Mama, you kept me alive
[Outro]
F#m G D
(Ooh, ooh, ooh)
F#7 Bm
'Cause, mama, you kept me alive