Transpose up
(INTRO)
Bm
F#m
G
D
C#m
(VER)
I see the
Bm
past still hides in your closet
I see you can’t
F#m
move, but you’re starting the process
So, now, I hope to
G
God that you’re making some progress
Guess I don’t be
D
lieve, but I’m just being cau
A
tious
I see the
Bm
guilt weighing heavy on your conscious
I see that all the
F#m
pain isn’t gone as a constant
I hope that you can s
G
tep back and put it in context
That
D
man, he belongs in a co
A
ffin
(PRE CHO)
I hope, one
Bm
day, that you will see
Everything I
F#m
did was for you and me
Everything I
G
did was for you to see
You to see
D
A
I hope,
Bm
one day, that you’ll believe
Everything I
F#m
have, yeah, you gave to me
I’m everything
G
I am ’cause you made me
You made me
D
F#
(CHO)
Bm
I wish I had a verse with some better words
F#m
Wish I had a hook that you never heard
G
I wish, one day, that you wouldn’t hurt
D
‘Cause, Mama
A
, you gave me the world
Bm
I wish I had a way with some better rhymes
F#m
But I still can’t say what I can’t find
G
I wish, one day, that you wouldn’t cry
D
‘Cause,
Mama
F#
, you kept me alive
Bm
Whatever you need
F#m
I promise I’ll try
G
I promise I’ll try
D
’Cause,
Mama—
F#
(VER)
I know it
Bm
all comes up when we’re talking
I know you’re tryna
F#m
save me the pain that it’s causing
I never see you
G
cry, now I hear that it’s pouring
So, let me be the
D
roof while you pull up the floo
A
ring
I know it’s not
Bm
meant to be something you’re forcing
But I wish that you could
F#m
force a little more, it’s important
‘Cause now it’s your
G
time and your turn to be open
And everything you
D
kept in a box, you can
F#
throw
it
(PRE CHO)
I hope, one
Bm
day, that you will see
Everything I
F#m
did was for you and me
Everything I
G
did was for you to see
You to see
D
A
And I hope, one
Bm
day, that you’ll believe
Everything I
F#m
have, yeah, you gave to me
I’m everything
G
I am ’cause you made me
You made me
D
Oh, oh-ohh
(CHO)
Bm
I wish I had a verse with some better words
F#m
Wish I had a hook that you never heard
G
I wish, one day, that you wouldn’t hurt
D
‘Cause, Mama
A
, you gave me the world
Bm
I wish I had a way with some better rhymes
F#m
But I still can’t say what I can’t find
G
I wish, one day, that you wouldn’t cry
D
‘Cause,
Mama
A
, you kept me alive
Bm
Whatever you need (Whatever you need)
F#m
I promise I’ll try (I promise I’ll try)
G
I promise I’ll try (I promise I’ll try)
D
’Cause,
Mama
A
, you kept me alive
(OUTRO)
Bm
F#m
G
D
’Cause,
mama
F#
, you kept me alive
