Key: E minor
Verse 1
and my mama had beef
Seventeen years old, kicked
A
Asus4
out on the street
G#
G
that could take my mama's place
F
F#dim
Spending from school,
F#m
B
I'm scared to go home
Em
C
I was a fool with the big boys,
Bb
A
F#m
I shed tears with my baby sister
when things went wrong,
Asus4
A
I re minisce on the stress I caused,
D
G#
hugging on my mama from a jail cell.
G
F
And who'd think in elementary,
F#dim
B
hey, I'd see the penitentiary.
Em
C
B
One day, running from the police,
Bb
A
that's right, mama cast me for the
F#dim
F
And even as a crack fiend mama
Edim
Em
you always was a black queen mama
Asus4
A
Am
a poor single mother on welfare.
Gm
C
Tell me how you did it
Now ain't nobody tell us it was fair,
no love for my daddy
He passed away and I didn't cry,
Am
Em
cause my anger wouldn't
D
G#dim
let me feel for a stranger
G
F
They say I'm wrong and I'm heartless,
F#dim
F#m
B
but all along I was looking for a father,
C
B
Bb
I hung around with the thugs,
F#m
F#dim
they showed a young brother love
F
Em
I moved out,
started really hangin'
I needed money of my own,
so I started slangin'
cause even though I sell rocks
Am
It feels good puttin' money in your mailbox
D
G#
I love payin' rent when the rent's due
G
F
I hope you got the diamond necklace
B
Em
C
When I was low, you was there for me
A
F#m
And I can see you coming home
after work late
F#dim
F
You're in the kitchen trying
to fix us a hot plate
G
D
And mama made miracles
Gm
C
And there's no way I can pay you back
B
that I understand
D
Em
D
Em
You are appreciated
Pour some liquor and I reminisce,
Cause through the drama
G#
G
I say the words that can get me
back in focus,
F
B
Em
When I was sick as a little kid,
A
F#m
F#dim
And all my childhood memories,
F
Are full of all the sweet things you did for
I gotta thank the Lord that you made me
Am
D
There are no words
Am
G
that can ex press how I feel
Am
B
You never kept a secret,
B
F#dim
An d I appreciate how you raised me
B
Em
And all the extra love that you gave me
C
Bm
If you can make it through the night,
Gm
F#m
B
Everything will be alright if you hold on
There's no way I could pay you back
Em
F
But my plan is to show you that
I understand
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