CAPO: 1st FretINTRO: C Cadd9-C F (3x) C Cadd9-C
Oh, I am a girl, the forgettable face
And no matter my colour, no matter my name
At work there is a boy and he treats me well[Csus4-F]
My old friends from high school, I see them around
Well, August is here, I can’t believe how fast
Soon there will be winter and snow on the ground
Maybe by then I could get my own place
Closer to the city, if that’s okay
CHORUS:
But Mama, can you hear me?
As I dragged on my day’s last cigarette
He pulled me so hard
Off my very own back door steps
And he laid me in his garden
All the years I’ve watched him tend
And he took me, Mama
So I could never tell you about it
INTERLUDE: Am G F C
And inside of this moment there are things I wish I could know
Like your ring size and my ring size and the hour I was born
And my dad’s middle name and your favourite song
Was your darkest day as dark as this one?
CHORUS:
Mama, can you hear me?
As I dragged on my day’s last cigarette
He pulled me so hard
Off my very own back door steps
And he laid me in his garden
All the years I’ve watched him tend
And then he took me, Mama
So I could never tell you about it
Now I’m a girl who’s face they’ll never forget
INTERLUDE:
Oh ooh oh ohhh
Oh ooh oh ohhh
Oh ooh oh ohhh
OUTRO: C Cadd9-C F (3x) C
