Hey Mom
Recorded by Diane Butler
Album: Single (2026)

(Capo on 3)

(Intro.)
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(Verse 1)
I know I (G)wasn't always easy to love
I know I (D)made you worry more than I knew it
There were (Em)nights I shut the whole world out
You still stayed (C) when I couldn't figure me out
I (G)thought I'd have forever to make things right
For-(D)ever to call you, forever to hold you tight
(Em) I kept sayin' I'll tell you someday
Now some-(C)day is a word that takes my breath away

(Pre-Chorus)
(G) If I could have one more minute
(D) One more moment in your arms 
(Em) I'd forget every word I never (C)said
And tell you how much I (C)meant to your heart

(Chorus)
(G) H„uy, Mom
I hope you hear me tonight (D)
'Caus„u I still talk (Em) to you
When I (C)turn off the lights (D)
I still reach for my (G)phone
And something happens to (D)me
And I re-(Em)member you're somewhere (C)I can't (G)reach
And God, I would give (G)anything
Just to hear you (D)say my name
Just to feel your (Em)hand in mine
Just to have you (C)here a-(G)gain
If there's a piece of a (G)Heaven
Where the ones we (D)love can heal
I hope you know I (Em)miss you more
With every (C)passing (G)year

(Verse 2)
(G) You gave me strength when almost yours was gone
You (D)taught me how to keep breathing and carry on
You (Em)love me on the days I couldn't love myself
You made me (C)feel like I never needed anybody else
I never (G)understood the price you had to pay
For every (D)little quiet sacrifice you had to make
And now I hear your (Em)voice when I don't know what to do
And every time I (C)find my way, I find a little bit of you
(G) I wish I knew the last time was the last time
(D) I wish I'd held you a little longer
(Em) I would've memorized the sound of your voice
I would have (C)told you, mom, you made me stronger

(Chorus)
(G) Hey, Mom
I hope you hear me tonight (D)
'Cause I still talk (Em) to you
When I (C)turn off the (G)lights
I still reach for my (G)phone
And something happens to (D) me
And I remem-(Em)ber you're somewhere (C)I can't (G)reach
And God, I would give (G)anything
Just to hear you (G)say my name
Just to feel your (Em)hand in mine
Just to have you (C)here a-(G)gain
If there's a piece of a (G)Heaven
Where the ones we (D)love can heal
I hope you know I (Em)miss you more
With every (C)passing (G)year

(Bridge)
(Am) Mom, I'm sorry for every time (C) I walked away
For every I'm (G) fine, when I (C)needed you to stay
You were my (Am)home before I knew what (C)home was
And now I'm learn-(G)ing how to live with-(C)out your love

(Chorus)
(G) Hey, Mom
I hope you hear me tonight (Em)
'Cause I still (Em)talk to you
When I (C)turn off the (G)lights
I still hear your (G)voice
When I don't (D)what to do
And every time I (Em)find my way
I find a (C)little bit of (G)you
If I'm still (G)standing
It's because you (D)taught me how
If I still be-(Em)lieve in love
It's because you (C)showed me (G)how

(Outro.)
And when life gets (G)heavy
And I don't know where (D) to go
I close my eyes and (Em)I'm your little girl again
(C)Safe at (G)home - - - - -