Key: G major
Verse 1
G
F
C
Bb
F
Ow
G
C
G
Bb
Yeah, yeah
C
C#dim
G
My mama said to me
Verse 2
The world out there is hard and dirty
C
C#dim
Mean as it wants to be
D
B
I know there's gonna be times
D
C
when you're down and out
Verse 3
F
D
Em
You gotta try to keep your head
That's what my mama told me
Verse 4
C
G
Am
You gotta try to keep a step
G
D
Em
And even though you do some things
Shouldn't ought to
F
C
F
If you love your brothers love
Verse 5
G
F
G
Love'll come back to you
Lived my life in so many ways
Verse 6
C
C#
C#dim
To find out who I am
I really can say
C
C#dim
Truly I understand
Verse 7
D
B
Em
Got more livin' to do for myself
C
F
To run along now
F
G
Stay up by the shelf
Verse 8
D
Em
Gotta try to keep your head
A
D
Yes you do yes you do
C
G
Am
You gotta try to keep a step
D
Em
D
ahead of time
Verse 9
G
D
Em
Even though you do some things
F
C
If you love your sisters,
F
G
love will come back to you
Love'll come back to you
F
G
Love'll come back to you
C
G
F
G
F
Verse 10
C
C#dim
Slowly it will die
C
C#dim
D
I don't know why
Verse 11
Em
C
the best I can
F
C
Write a bit now
Love a bit later
F
C
G
Stand up like a man
Verse 12
G
Hey, hey
D
Em
Gotta try to keep your head
G
Am
Gotta try to keep a step
D
G
D
ahead of time
Verse 13
G
D
Em
Even though you do some things
D
Em
D
you shouldn't ought to
F
C
Love your brothers and sisters,
G
F
G
Bb
C
F
G
love'll come back to you
C
D
Bb
G
C
Love'll come back
Em
G
C
D
G
F
G
F
G
to you
C
G
Em
F
C
F
G
F
G
Am
G
Love'll come back
Em
C
G
to you
Outro 1
G
C#dim
G
F
G
C
F
G
C
F
G
C
Bb
F
G
Am
Em
Em
Edim
G
Gm
C
G
Em
G
C#dim
G
Dm
C
F
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