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