Capo 2nd Fret  
 
Intro: (Bm)  (G/B)   (A)   (D) 
 
Well (D) hello, it?s (F#7) good to hear your (G) voice 
(Em) I hate to call so late, but I didn?t have a (A7sus) choice (A7) 
(D) I?m calling you from (F#7) Dallas, (G) headed for L.(E)A. 
I (G) wish I had more (D) time to talk, (A) there?s so much to (D) say 
 
 	 No I (Bm) ain?t forgot how (E7) I was raised 
 	 But I?m (A) livin? way too (D) fast 
 	 It?s a (G) roller coaster (A) ride, up and (D) down 
 	 (Bm) My new job is (E7) going great, I?m (A) headed for the (D) top 
 	 I should be (G) happy (Em) but somehow I?m (A7sus) not (A7) 
 	 Some(D)times I think the (D/C) devil has (G/B) got me by the (D) sleeve 
 	 (A/C#) Oh, (Bm) mama don?t for(A7)get to pray for (D) me 
 
Tell me (D) how is the (F#7) weather?  
Have you (G) put the garden out?  
(Em) Are the dogwoods bloomin? out behind the (A7sus) house? (A7)  
No (D) I?m not sick, there?s (F#7) nothin? wrong, (G) oh, don?t wake up (E) dad 
(G) I just thought of (D) you and home (A) and got a little (D) sad 
 
Repeat Chorus 
 
Oh, (Bm) mama don?t for(A7)get to pray for (D) me