E A D   G B E
F       (1 3 3   x  x x)
F2      (x 8 10  10 x x)
A#      (6 8 8   x x  x)
D#      (x 6 8   8  x x)
G#      (x 4 6   6  x x)
G       (x 3 5   5  x x)
F#      (x 2 4   4  x x)


F2      A#                  F
                So she tells her man "lets go fishin" 
F2      A#                  F
                Well go tommorow morning when the sun rise.. 
F2      A#                  F
                And then she says she wants to take her kids and (baby cries) 
F2      A#                  F
                Thats her boy thats 12 and her daughter thats 4 with angel eyes 
F2      A#                  F
                So they get there and the sun has barely risen 
F2      A#                  F
                Decided on a spot where the fish is plentiful with the tide 
F2      A#                  F
                Get out their poles daddy smiles and said the fish is jumpin 
F2      A#                  F
                Then they heard a splash but it sounded bigger than fish size 
[music changes]

F#              D#
12 yr old screams mom 
F#                              D#
And mom screams back "The baby was holdin your arm" 
F#                     G#                     A#
Well that was 30 seconds ago so they jumped in 
G
All comin up with nothin but then... 
[music changes]

F           F#          A#        G#
Something told mom to look toward the light 
G       D               D#        F2    F#
But the sun wasn't yellow it had turned white 
F           F#          A#        G#
So she listen and swam she swam for the light 
G       D               D#        F2    F#
Like the Michelin man she swam with such might 
F           F#          A#        G#
She spotted the baby and she was on her back 
G       D               D#        F2    F#
Just as the light said "Sunrise was Heaven's track" 
F           F#           A#       G#
She turned the baby over her eyes were still blue 
G       D               D#        F2    F#
Baby had a smile and said... "I was waitin for you!" 
[music changes]

F2      A#                  F
                        Mom I was waitin for you! 
F2      A#                  F
                        Your baby! 
F2      A#                  F
                        Momma! I love you! 
F2      A#                  F
                        And I was waitin for you! 
F2      A#                  F
                        Heyyyyy [congo drums start playing] I was waitin for you.. 
F2      A#                  F
                        I was waiting for you.. 
F2      A#                  F
                        Momma.. I was waiting for you.. 
F2
I love you ma..