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