MAMA DON'T FORGET TO PRAY FOR ME
Larry Cordle & Lonesome Standard Time
Album: N/A
Submitted by: Christopher R.
Feb. 8, 2004

Capo 2nd Fret 

Intro: (Bm)  (G/B)   (A)   (D)

Well (D) hello, it’s (F#7) good to hear your (G) voice
(Em) I hate to call so late, but I didn’t have a (A7sus) choice (A7)
(D) I’m calling you from (F#7) Dallas, (G) headed for L.(E)A.
I (G) wish I had more (D) time to talk, (A) there’s so much to (D) say

 	 No I (Bm) ain’t forgot how (E7) I was raised
 	 But I’m (A) livin’ way too (D) fast
 	 It’s a (G) roller coaster (A) ride, up and (D) down
 	 (Bm) My new job is (E7) going great, I’m (A) headed for the (D) top
 	 I should be (G) happy (Em) but somehow I’m (A7sus) not (A7)
 	 Some(D)times I think the (D/C) devil has (G/B) got me by the (D) sleeve
 	 (A/C#) Oh, (Bm) mama don’t for(A7)get to pray for (D) me

Tell me (D) how is the (F#7) weather? 
Have you (G) put the garden out? 
(Em) Are the dogwoods bloomin’ out behind the (A7sus) house? (A7) 
No (D) I’m not sick, there’s (F#7) nothin’ wrong, (G) oh, don’t wake up (E) dad
(G) I just thought of (D) you and home (A) and got a little (D) sad

Repeat Chorus

Oh, (Bm) mama don’t for(A7)get to pray for (D) me