Dear Mama

Dear Mama: Chords

Intro:
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You are appreciated

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When I was young, me and my mama had beef
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17 years old, kicked out on the streets
                   SIbm7
Though back at the time 
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I never thought I'd see her face
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Ain't a woman alive that could take my mama's place
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Suspended from school, 
                 SI7+
and scared to go home, I was a fool
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With the big boys breakin' all the rules
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I shed tears with my baby sister, over the years
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We was poorer than the other little kids
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And even though we had different daddies, 

the same drama
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When things went wrong we'd blame Mama
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I reminisce on the stress I caused, it was hell
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Huggin' on my mama from a jail cell
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 And who'd think in elementary, hey
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 I'd see the penitentiary one day?
                     SI7+
And runnin' from the police, that's right
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 Mama catch me, put a whoopin' to my backside
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 And even as a crack fiend, Mama
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 You always was a black queen, Mama
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 I finally understand
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For a woman it ain't easy tryin' to raise a man
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 You always was committed
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A poor single mother on welfare, 
                   
tell me how you did it
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There's no way I can pay you back
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But the plan is to show you that I understand
 
You are appreciated

SIbm7  SI7+   LAbm7      MIbm7
Lady,     don't you know we love you? (Dear Mama)
      SIbm7  SI7+
Sweet lady, 
    LAbm7    MIbm7
place no one above you (you are appreciated)
      SIbm7  SI7+  LAbm7         MIbm7
Sweet lady,       don't you know we love you?

     SIbm7                       SI7+
Now, ain't nobody tell us it was fair
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No love from my daddy, 
                  MIbm7
'cause the coward wasn't there
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He passed away and I didn't cry, 'cause my anger
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Wouldn't let me feel for a stranger
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They say I'm wrong and I'm heartless, but all along
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I was lookin' for a father, he was gone
        SIbm7
I hung around with the thugs
    SI7+
And even though they sold drugs
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 They showed a young brother love
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I moved out and started really hangin'
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I needed money of my own, so I started slangin'
                       SIbm7
I ain't guilty, 'cause even though I sell rocks
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 It feels good puttin' money in your mailbox
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I love payin' rent when the rent's due
                           LAbm7
I hope you got the diamond necklace 
            MIbm7
that I sent to you
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'Cause when I was low you was there for me
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And never left me alone, because you cared for me
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And I could see you comin' home after work late
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You're in the kitchen, tryin' to fix us a hot plate
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You just workin' with the scraps you was given
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And Mama made miracles every Thanksgivin'
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But now the road got rough, you're alone
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You're tryin' to raise two bad kids on your own
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And there's no way I can pay you back
                  LAbm7                MIbm7
But my plan is to show you that I understand

You are appreciated

SIbm7  SI7+   LAbm7      MIbm7
Lady,     don't you know we love you? (Dear Mama)
      SIbm7  SI7+
Sweet lady, 
    LAbm7    MIbm7
place no one above you (you are appreciated)
      SIbm7  SI7+  LAbm7         MIbm7
Sweet lady,       don't you know we love you?

              SIbm7                 SI7+
Pour out some liquor and I reminisce

'Cause through the drama 
      LAbm7         MIbm7
I can always depend on my mama
            SIbm7                  SI7+
And when it seems that I'm hopeless
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You say the words that can get me back in focus
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When I was sick as a little kid
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To keep me happy there's no limit 
                  MIbm7
to the things you did
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And all my childhood memories
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Are full of all the sweet things you did for me
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And even though I act crazy
                  LAbm7            MIbm7
I gotta thank the Lord that you made me
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There are no words that can express how I feel
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You never kept a secret, always stayed real
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And I appreciate how you raised me
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And all the extra love that you gave me
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I wish I could take the pain away
                               LAbm7
If you can make it through the night, 
                   MIbm7
there's a brighter day
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Everything will be alright if you hold on
                      LAbm7           MIbm7
It's a struggle every day, gotta roll on
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And there's no way I can pay you back
                  LAbm7                MIbm7
But my plan is to show you that I understand

You are appreciated

SIbm7  SI7+   LAbm7      MIbm7
Lady,     don't you know we love you? (Dear Mama)
      SIbm7  SI7+
Sweet lady, 
    LAbm7    MIbm7
place no one above you (you are appreciated)
      SIbm7  SI7+  LAbm7         MIbm7
Sweet lady,       don't you know we love you?
      SIbm7  SI7+   LAbm7  MIbm7
Sweet lady...
SIbm7           SI7+   LAbm7  mIbm7
Lady (dear Mama)
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Lady...

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Alberto Moneti

36 anni, polistrumentista: pianoforte, chitarra, batteria, clarinetto. Ha conseguito la licenza in teoria musicale e solfeggio presso il Conservatorio Cherubini di Firenze. Dal 1997 è organista presso la Basilica di Santa Maria del Sasso, a Bibbiena (AR).