Intro
[F] [Bb]
Verse 1
[F] [Bb]
Hey Mama, It’s me
[F] [Bb]
Said you better wait child, said you’ve been a long time runnin
[F] [Bb]
Hey Mama, Answer me
[F] [Bb]
Baby Boy you better sit down, Can’t listen when the sun’s out
[F] [Bb]
My only son this will be so hard to hear
[Instrumental Break]
[F] [Bb]
Verse 2
[F] [Bb]
C’mon Mama, what do you mean
[F] [Bb]
I know you been knocked down, I know it ain’t all been easy
[F] [Bb]
Nothin ever good really is
[F] [Bb]
Why you gotta wait so long, Why you gotta wait so long
Bridge
[Am] [Gm] [F] [Am] [Gm] [F]
She said son let me reason with you, You think you carry such a wait
[Am] [Gm] [F] [Am] [Gm] [F]
I know I never beat you, boy, Better start acting like this here is a race
[Instrumental Break]
[F] [Bb]
Chorus
[Bb] [C] [F] [Gm]
You aint gone far enough to say, at least I tried
[Bb] [C] [F] [Gm]
You ain’t worked hard enough to say, Well I’ve done mine
[Bb] [C] [F] [Gm]
You ain’t run far enough to say, My legs have failed
[Bb] [C] [F] [Gm]
You ain’t gone far enough, You ain’t worked hard enough
[Bb] [C] [Dm]
You ain’t run far enough to say, It ain’t gonna get any better
Bridge 2
[F] [Bb]
You picked a bad time, You picked a bad time to listen to me
[F] [Bb]
You picked a bad time, You picked a bad time to listen to me Chorus
[F] [Bb]
You picked a bad time, You picked a bad time to listen to me
[F] [Bb]
You picked a bad time, You picked a bad time to listen to me
Chorus
[Bb] [C] [F] [Gm]
You aint gone far enough to say, at least I tried
[Bb] [C] [F] [Gm]
You ain’t worked hard enough to say, Well I’ve done mine
[Bb] [C] [F] [Gm]
You ain’t run far enough to say, My legs have failed
[Bb] [C] [F] [Gm]
You ain’t gone far enough, You ain’t worked hard enough
[Bb] [C] [Dm]
You ain’t run far enough to say, It ain’t gonna get any better
