F5 A5 Bb5 Bb5 A5 G5 (3x) cross this road... F5 A5 When I was just a little boy Bb5 Bb5 A5 G5 Well I would go out to play And I would wander so far from home That I would lose my way And I'd call on my momma to help me and she'd come right away To help me get back home where I wanna be And here's what I say CHORUS 1 F5 C5 Momma hold my hand Bb5 Bb5 A5 G5 F5 I don't think I can cross this road by myself Momma hold my hand I don't think I can cross this road by myself F5 A5 And when I was a young man Bb5 Bb5 A5 G5 I would go astray Didn't want nobody to hold my hand Wanted to make my own way D5 A5 And my momma would come out to help me D5 A5 But I pushed her away D5 A5 Cause I just wanted to be on my own Bb5 Bb5 C5 And here's what I say CHORUS 2 F5 C5 Momma leave my hand Bb5 Bb5 A5 G5 F5 I've been waiting to cross this road by myself A5 Bb5 Bb5 A5 G5 Cross this road by myself F5 A5 Well now that I'm a grown man Bb5 Bb5 A5 G5 And I've moved away I got a house a 9to5 And my wife got a kid on the way Momma told me that life's gonna gear of Take it day by day But every once in a while I get scared And I wish I could say CHORUS 3 F5 C5 Momma hold my hand Bb5 Bb5 A5 G5 F5 I don't think I can cross this road by myself Momma hold my hand I don't think I can cross this road by myself F5 A5 Bb5 Now my momma is near the end of her years Bb5 A5 G5 And her hair is grey Sometimes I call her To ask her if she would like to spend the day D5 A5 Momma used to be strong but she aint now D5 A5 And she can't make her way D5 A5 That's why I'm always around when she needs help Bb5 Bb5 C5 And here's what I say CHORUS 4 F5 C5 Momma hold my hand Bb5 Bb5 A5 G5 F5 I don't think you can cross this road by yourself Momma hold my hand I don't think you can cross this road by yourself F5 A5 Bb5 Bb5 A5 G5 F5 (2x)