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[Intro]
D/F# Dmaj7 D/F# Dmaj7
D/F# Dmaj7 D/F# Dmaj7
[Verse]
D/F# Dmaj7 G D/F#
Got a call from a friend about a friend
G D/F# Em7 A
With some news no one ever wants to hear
D/F# Dmaj7 G D
It hit me like a punch, it took my breath
G D/F# Em7 A
He was just gettin' into his best years
Bm A G D/F#
Yeah, somethin' like that'll shake you up
Em7 A
Wake you up
[Chorus]
D/F# A Bm7 A
So I stopped off at a Texaco, bought a Slim Jim and a coke
G D/F# Em7 A
Parked out by the water just to watch that river flow
D/F# A Bm7 A
Grabbed my guitar from the back seat, wrote a song just for me
G D/F# Em7 A
And I sung it for the blue sky and a couple live oak trees
Bm A G A
I thought of home, grabbed my phone from my pocket
D/F# Dmaj7 D/F# Dmaj7
And I called mama
[Verse 2]
D/F# Dmaj7 G D/F#
It rang a couple times, and she picked up
G D/F# Em7 A
I can always hear her smile when I call
D/F# Dmaj7 G D/F#
I just called to tell you that I loved you
G D/F# Em7 A
I was missing you and dad and home, that's all
Bm A G D/F#
I got to really thinking this morning
Em7 A
About what's important
[Chorus]
D/F# A Bm7 A
So I stopped off at a Texaco, bought a Slim Jim and a coke
G D/F# Em7 A
Parked out by the water just to watch that river flow
D/F# A Bm7 A
Grabbed my guitar from the back seat, wrote a song just for me
G D/F# Em7 A
And I sung it for the blue sky and a couple live oak trees
Bm A G A
I thought of home, grabbed my phone from my pocket
D/F#
And I called mama
[Solo]
Dmaj7 G D/F#
Em A
[Bridge]
Em Em
And from now on
A A
I ain't gonna wait so long
[Chorus]
D/F# A Bm7 A
To stop off at a Texaco, buy Slim Jim and a coke
G D/F# Em7 A
Park out by the water just to watch that river flow
D/F# A Bm7 A
Grab my guitar from the back seat, write a song just for me
G D/F# Em7 A
And I sing it for the blue sky and a couple live oak trees
Bm A G A
I think of home, grab my phone from my pocket
Bm A G A
Instead of sayin' tomorrow, I'm gonna
D/F# Dmaj7 D/F# Dmaj7
And I call mama
D/F# Dmaj7 D/F# Dmaj7 D/F#
And I call mama