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[Intro]
C Bm Am Bm
[Verse 1]
C Bm Am G
Got a call from a friend about a friend
F C Dm G
With some news no one ever wants to hear
C Bm Am G
It hit me like a punch, it took my breath
F C Dm G
He was just gettin' into his best years
Am G F C
Yeah, somethin' like that'll shake you up
Dm G
Wake you up
[Chorus]
C Bm Am G
So I stopped off at a Texaco, bought a Slim Jim and a coke
F C Dm G
Parked out by the water just to watch that river flow
G Bm Am G
Grabbed my guitar from the back seat, wrote a song just for me
F C Dm G
And I sung it for the blue sky and a couple live oak trees
Am G F G
I thought of home, grabbed my phone from my pocket
And I called mama
C Bm Am Bm
[Verse 2]
C Bm Am G
It rang a couple times, and she picked up
F C Dm G
I can always hear her smile when I call
C Bm Am G
I just called to tell you that I loved you
F C Dm G
I was missing you and dad and home, that's all
Am G F C
I got to really thinking this morning
Dm G
About what's important
[Chorus]
C Bm Am G
So I stopped off at a Texaco, bought a Slim Jim and a coke
F C Dm G
Parked out by the water just to watch that river flow
G Bm Am G
Grabbed my guitar from the back seat, wrote a song just for me
F C Dm G
And I sung it for the blue sky and a couple live oak trees
Am G F G
I thought of home, grabbed my phone from my pocket
And I called mama
[Bridge]
Dm
And from now on
G
I ain't gonna wait so long
[Chorus
C Bm Am G
So I stopped off at a Texaco, bought a Slim Jim and a coke
F C Dm G
Parked out by the water just to watch that river flow
G Bm Am G
Grabbed my guitar from the back seat, wrote a song just for me
F C Dm G
And I sung it for the blue sky and a couple live oak trees
Am G F G
I think of home, grab my phone from my pocket
Am G F G
Instead of sayin' tomorrow, I'm gonna
C Bm Am Bm
And I called mama
C Bm Am Bm C
And I called mama