Am9                              D9/F 
Tell me mama    Is your life a better change? 
Am9 
And tell me mama 
D9/F 
Would you live your life the same 
Or come back and rearrange? 
Am9                           D9/F 
Tell me mama how is freedom? 
 
[Chorus]
Dm7 G4                Am Am7 
Oh I'm thinking of you 
Am7                                 Dm7              G4 
And all the things that you wanted me to be 
Am7 
And I'm trying now 
Dm7 G4                Am Am7 
Oh I'm thinking of you 
Am7                                 Dm7              G4 
And all the things that you wanted me to be 
 
[Verse 2]
Am9 
Tell me mama 
D9/F 
Are the colors deeper shades? 
Am7 
And tell me mama 
D9/F 
Are there great big brass parades? 
Does the sun shine night and day? 
Am9                              D9/F 
Tell me mama no more sleeping 
Am9                              D9/F 
Tell me mama no more weeping 
 
[Chorus]
Dm7 G4           Am Am7 
I'm thinking of you 
Am7                                 Dm7              G4 
And all the things that you wanted me to be 
Am7 
And I'm trying now 
Dm7 G4                Am Am7 
Oh I'm thinking of you 
Am7                                 Dm7              G4 
And all the things that you wanted me to be 
Am7 
And I'm trying now 
Dm7 G4                Am Am7 
Oh I'm thinking of you 
Am7                                 Dm7              G4 
And all the things that you wanted me to be 
Am7 
And I'm trying now 
Dm7 G4                Am Am7 
Oh I'm thinking of you 
Am7                                 Dm7              G4 
And all the things that you wanted me to be yeah 
 
[Bridge]
Dm7            A7              Dm7 Am7 
Hey mama,  hey mama,  mama 
Dm7 G4        Am7 
No, no, no, no, no 
Dm7 G4        Am7 
Oh no, no, no, no, no 
Am 
Hey 
 
[Outro]
Am9                                  D9/F  
Tell me mama is it just the way they say? 
Am9 
Tell me mama 
Am9                                   D9/F 
And tell me mama are you missing me the way 
That I'm missing you today? 
Am9                             D9/F 
Tell me mama can you hear me?