Hey Mama — Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats
Chords and lyrics for Hey Mama by Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats (key of G).
Intro
[G] [C] [G] [C]
Verse 1
[G]Hey mama, it's me[C]
[G]Said you better wait [C]child. Said you've been a long time running
[G]Hey mama, answer me[C]
[G]Baby boy you better sit down. [C]Can't listen when the sun's out
[G]My only son this will be so hard to [C]hear
Instrumental
[G] [C]
Verse 2
[G]C'mon mama what do you [C]mean
[G]I know you've been knocked [C]down. I know it ain't all been easy
[G]Nothing ever good really [C]is
[G]Why you gotta wait so [C]long
[G]Why you gotta wait so [C]long
Instrumental
[G] [C]
Bridge
[Bm]But she said [Am]son
Let me [G]reason with you
[Bm]You think you [Am]carry
Such a [G]weight
[Bm]I know [Am]I never
[G]beat you boy
Better start [Bm]acting like this [Am]here's a [G]race
Instrumental
[G] [C] [G] [C]
[Chorus] Downbeats
[C]You ain't gone [D]far enough to say
[G]At least I [Am]tried
[C]You ain't worked [D]hard enough to say
[G]Well I've done [Am]mine
[C]You ain't run [D]far enough to say
[G]My legs have [Am]failed
[C]You ain't gone [D]far enough
[G]You ain't worked [Am]hard enough
[C]You ain't run [D]far enough to say
[Em]It ain't gonna get any better
Instrumental
[G] [C] [G] [C]
Bridge
[G]You picked a bad time
[C]You picked a bad time to listen to me
[G]You picked a bad time
[C]You picked a bad time to listen to me
[G]You picked a bad time
[C]You picked a bad time to listen to me
[G]You picked a bad time
[C]You picked a bad time to listen to me
Chorus
[C]You ain't gone [D]far enough to say
[G]At least I [Am]tried
[C]You ain't worked [D]hard enough to say
[G]Well I've done [Am]mine
[C]You ain't run [D]far enough to say
[G]My legs have [Am]failed
[C]You ain't gone [D]far enough
[G]You ain't worked [Am]hard enough
[C]You ain't run [D]far enough to say
[Em]It ain't gonna get any better
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