Capo 2nd Fret  
 
Intro: Bm  G/B   A   D 

     D           F#7               G
Well hello, it?s good to hear your voice 
Em                                          A7sus  A7
I hate to call so late, but I didn?t have a choice  
D                    F#7     G            E
I?m calling you from Dallas, headed for L.A. 
  G               D             A                  D
I wish I had more time to talk, there?s so much to say 
              Bm               E7
        No I ain?t forgot how I was raised 
                 A              D
        But I?m livin? way too fast 
                G              A            D
        It?s a roller coaster ride, up and down 
         Bm            E7               A              D
        My new job is going great, I?m headed for the top 
                     G     Em              A7sus A7
        I should be happy but somehow I?m not 
             D                  D/C       G/B           D
        Some times I think the devil has got me by the sleeve 
         A/C# Bm           A7               D
        Oh, mama don?t for get to pray for me 
        D          F#7
Tell me how is the weather?  
         G
Have you put the garden out?  
Em                                       A7sus  A7
Are the dogwoods bloomin? out behind the house?   
   D                     F#7            G                 E
No I?m not sick, there?s nothin? wrong, oh, don?t wake up dad 
G                 D            A                D
I just thought of you and home and got a little sad 
 
Repeat Chorus 
    Bm            A7              D
Oh, mama don?t forget to pray for me