Tabbed by Chandler Sterling
Capo 2nd Fret, Standard Tuning (EADGBe)
Biss ( G5 D5 G5 G5 E5 D5 C5 G5 )
G5 D5 G5
Servant could you call me brother, master could you call me son?
G5 E5 D5 C5 G5
Mama call me home for supper when it's done (When it's done)
Verse 1 ( C5 G5 C5 G5 C5 G5 E5 D5 C5 )
C5 G5
Gather round the table Midwestern middle children
C5 G5
Sway your heads, swing your eyes and sing along
C5 G5
'Cause that church choir's singing with the force of a nor'easter
E5 D5 C5
And it's a great harmonious song
Biss ( G5 D5 G5 G5 E5 D5 C5 )
G5 D5 G5
Servant could you call me brother, master could you call me son?
G5 E5 D5 C5
Mama call me home for supper when it's done (When it's done)
Solo
G5 C5 G5 D5 G5 (listen for changes)
Verse 2: ( C5 G5 C5 G5 C5 G5 E5 D5 C5 )
C5 G5
Seated on the left side just as seated on the right
C5 G5
With a great cornucopia in between
C5 G5
While clutching forks and knives keep a guard over your eyes
E5 D5 C5
Lest another covet what you have seen
Biss ( G5 D5 G5 G5 E5 D5 C5 G5 )
G5 D5 G5
Servant could you call me brother, master could you call me son?
G5 E5 D5 C5 G5
Mama call me home for supper when it's done (When it's done)
Hold G5
Bridge ( E5 C5 G5 D5 2x)
E5 C5
When mouths are hungry, they're singing from their stomachs
G5 D5
When eyes are red, they're singing from their toes
E5 C5
When lips are pursed, the kissin's sure enough a sweet thing
G5 D5
Lest that puckering is evidence that something's bout to blow
Hold G5
Verse 3: ( C5 G5 C5 G5 C5 G5 E5 D5 C5 )
C5 G5
Pass around the plate and fill it up with gladness
C5 G5
Swing your head, sway your eyes and sing along
C5 G5
'Cause that church choir's a singin' with the force of a nor'easter
E5 D5 C5
And it's a great harmonious song
Chorus