chordband » Nathaniel Rateliff » Hey Mama
[intro :]=====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 runnin
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
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G C
=====[verse (2)]=====
G C
D’mon mama, what do you mean
G C
I know you been knocked down, i know it ain’t all been easy
G C
Nothin ever good really is
G C
Why you gotta wait so long, why you gotta wait so long
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Bm Am G
She said son let me reason with you,
Bm Am G
You think you carry such a wait
Bm Am G
I know i never beat you, boy,
Bm Am G
Better start acting like this here is a race
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G C
=====[chorus :]=====
C D
You aint 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
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G C
You picked a bad time, you picked a bad time to listen to me
G C
You picked a bad time, you picked a bad time to listen to me chorus
G C
You picked a bad time, you picked a bad time to listen to me
G C
You picked a bad time, you picked a bad time to listen to me
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C D
You aint 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
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