B         E  B   E                 B  E        B  E 
  Oh baby,   hmm   slip right down      my leg 
B      E             B                      E 
  Hey, listen honey, something you should know 
B  E            B  E 
   This can't wait 
Em                        A        Em         A 
   I've been meaning to tell you a long time ago 
B     E             B  E 
  And today's that day 
 
F#7sus4 
        The thing is babe 
               B  E         B 
Between your mama and yourself 
E             B      E       A 
Forced to choose and without help 
F#7      B     E               B 
With a margin, you know it's true 
    E       B      E     A           F#7      B   E  B  E  B  E  B  E 
The one I love now honey,  well it's probably you 
 
B     E        B               E 
  Oh, sure, it took a little time 
B  E               B  E 
   I know that's true 
Em                A      Em              A 
   But this thing's been preying on my mind 
B       E       B  E 
  Since I met you 
 
F#7sus4 
        But this I know 
               B  E         B 
Between your mama and yourself 
E             B      E       A 
Forced to choose and without help 
F#7      B     E               B 
With a margin, you know it's true 
    E       B      E    A           F#7      B   E  B  E 
The one I love now baby,  well it's probably you 
 
G#m 
    You've got to know 
A                       E 
  Well it's got to show 
F#                        B  E 
   I've got to let her go 
       B 
Got to go 
E                 B  E       B     E   B  E  B  E  B  E  B  E 
Got to let her go,     oh no,  no, no, no 
 
G#m 
    You've got to know 
A                       E 
  Well it's got to show 
F#7                B  E         B 
    Between your mama and yourself 
E             B      E       A 
Forced to choose and without help 
F#7      B     E               B 
With a margin, you know it's true 
    E       B      E      A                     F#7           B 
The one I love now honey, oh baby, don't, don't you know it's you 
E 
And yourself 
E             B      E       A 
Forced to choose and without help 
F#7      B     E               B 
With a margin, you know it's true 
    E       B      E      A                     F#7      B 
The one I love now honey, oh baby, don't, don't you know it's 
E                     B  E 
It's your mother baby 
          B         E 
Mmm, your mama baby 
          A            F#7        B 
Got to go,  got to go, have to go 
E       B  E  B     E 
Mmm, no,      gotta 
     A                        F#7 
Just give me your mother baby 
           B  E  B  E 
Mama, baby,      oh 
          B   E 
Got to be you 
          A    F#7 
Got to be you, now 
      B               E              B  E 
Never been anyone but your mama baby