Dear Mama chords by
Eric Andersen

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Key: G major•

Intro 1

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Verse 1

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Dear Mama,

you work hard,

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I was trying my best

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Sometimes I wonder,

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do you get enough rest

Your laughter's a river and

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it rains when you're hurt

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You know I could never say a bad word

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Baby, I love you, what you mean to me

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The goddess inside you

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used to make us all free

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Thinking of everyone so patient and kind

You laugh a little too loud when you

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drink too much wine

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Your mama, sweet baby,

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let's take it to the end

After we get there, let's take it again

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Your mama, kind mama,

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you make me want you so much

Your hands hold the world and

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they're as light as your toes

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You never stop movin'

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except when you sleep

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Even time stands aside still you

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move and you think

Somethin' burnin' in the kitchen

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in the ring of your phone

Someone always needin' something,

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where is it?

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You struggle with things

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that there's no one to blame

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You get it all done and you never complain

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Time never takes time

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when it runs right by you

Not a word could explain all

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the things that you do

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Hey mama, sweet baby,

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let's take it to the end

And after we get there, let's do it again

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Dear mama, come on,

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we really want you so much

Your hands hold the world and they're as

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light as your tongue

You're a woman, a friend,

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on a world of a mission

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Making plans, having dreams,

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you're talking, you're listening

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The world is absurd, it's too much of a time

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I sometimes think, baby,

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you were born with four minds

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A smile is a pearl that's meant to your soul

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A jubble and plan to get us

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out from the hole

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Crazy wildfire, I was smolders inside

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You make it look so easy,

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like you don't even try

Dear

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Mama, sweet baby,

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let's ride it to the end

And after we get there,

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let's ride there again

Dear

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Mama, kind

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Mama, you make me love you so much

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Your hands hold the world in as light as your

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touch

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The realm of the womb,

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I'll never understand

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Where a woman transcends

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both a woman and

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man

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Nature's a force that can skids on a level

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With the wisdom of

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Joe, maybe old as a devil

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I'll be thinking of you at the end of the day

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In an estranged town when

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the night's on its way

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I'll follow your smile on a wide open road

I see thousands of streets,

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just take me to home

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Dear mama, sweet baby,

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let's take it to the end

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And after we get there, let's take it all

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Dear mama, kind mama,

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you make me want you so much

Your hands hold the world,

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and there's not a touch

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You can't hold the world when it's lighted you

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can't

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What is the original key of Dear Mama?

The original key of Dear Mama by Eric Andersen is G major.

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The primary chords used in Dear Mama are G, C, D.

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