Capo 2nd Fret  
 
Intro: B5  G5   A5   D5 

     D5           F#5               G5
Well hello, it?s good to hear your voice 
E5                                          A5  A5
I hate to call so late, but I didn?t have a choice  
D5                    F#5     G5            E5
I?m calling you from Dallas, headed for L.A. 
  G5               D5             A5                  D5
I wish I had more time to talk, there?s so much to say 
              B5               E5
        No I ain?t forgot how I was raised 
                 A5              D5
        But I?m livin? way too fast 
                G5              A5            D5
        It?s a roller coaster ride, up and down 
         B5            E5               A5              D5
        My new job is going great, I?m headed for the top 
                     G5     E5              A5 A5
        I should be happy but somehow I?m not 
             D5                  D5       G5           D5
        Some times I think the devil has got me by the sleeve 
         A5 B5           A5               D5
        Oh, mama don?t for get to pray for me 
        D5          F#5
Tell me how is the weather?  
         G5
Have you put the garden out?  
E5                                       A5  A5
Are the dogwoods bloomin? out behind the house?   
   D5                     F#5            G5                 E5
No I?m not sick, there?s nothin? wrong, oh, don?t wake up dad 
G5                 D5            A5                D5
I just thought of you and home and got a little sad 
 
Repeat Chorus 
    B5            A5              D5
Oh, mama don?t forget to pray for me