Chords for Tupac - Dear Mama Cover by Melody Angel

[A] When I was young me and my mama had beef
17 [C#m] years old kicked out on the streets
Look back at [F#m] the time I thought I'd never see
Facing a [E] woman alive that could take my mama's place
[A] Spent it from school, scared to go home
I was a fool [C#m] with the big boys breaking all the rules
_ [F#m] I shared tears with my baby sister
Over the [E] years we was poorer than other little kids
And [A] even though we had different days
Same [C#m] drama, things went wrong, we're playing mama
I [F#m] reminisce on the stress I caused, it was [E] hell
Hugging on my mama from a jail cell
[A] Who'd think an elementary _
Hey, [C#m] you'd see the penitentiary one day
[F#m] Running from the police, that's right
[E] Mama catch me, put a whoop into my backside
[A] Even as a crack fiend, mama
You [C#m] always was a black queen, mama
Now [F#m] I understand for a woman it ain't easy
Trying [E] to raise a man
_ You always [Am] was committed
A poor single mother on [C#m] welfare
Tell me how you did it _
_ [F#m] There's no way I can pay you back
But my [E] plan is to show you that I understand
You are [A] _ appreciated _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] Don't you know we love you [F#m] sweet _ lady _ _
_ [E] _ There's no one above you, you [A] are _ appreciated _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] Don't you know we love you sweet [F#m] _ _ lady _
Now [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] ain't nobody tell us it was fair
The love [C#m] from my daddy, cause I can't work there
He passed [F#m] away and I didn't cry
Cause my [E] anger wouldn't let me feel for a stranger
They [A] say I'm wrong and I'm heartless
But all along [C#m] I was looking for a father, he was gone
I [F#m] hung around with the thugs
Even though they sold [E] drugs
I showed a young brother love
[Em] [A] I moved out and started really hating
I needed money [C#m] of my own so I started slaving
And I ain't guilty [F#m] cause even though I sell routes
It feels good [E] putting money in your mailbox
I [A] love paying rent when the rent's due
I hope you got [C#m] the diamond necklace that I sent to you
Cause when [F#m] I was low you was there for me
You never left [E] me alone because you cared for me _
[D] [A] Coming home after work late
You're in the kitchen [C#m] trying to fix us a hot plate _
You're [F#m] just working with the scraps you was given
And mama [E] laid miracles, _ everything's given
[A] Now the road got rough, you're alone
[C#m] Trying to raise two bad kids on your own
_ [F#m] There's no way I can pay you back
But my [E] plan is to show you that I [F#] understand
[E]
You are [A] _ appreciated _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] Don't you know we love you sweet [F#m] _ _ lady _ _
_ [E] _ Place no one above you, you are [A] _ appreciated _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] Don't you know we love you [F#m] sweet _ lady _
Oh [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] I'm so bitter and I reminisce
Cause through the [C#m] drama I could always depend on my mama
And when [F#m] it seems that I'm hopeless
You say the [E] words that could get me back in focus _
[Am] And I was sick as a little kid
To keep me happy [C#m] there's no limit to the things you did
And [F#m] all my childhood memories _
Full of [E] all the sweet things you did for me _
[A] Even though I act crazy
I gotta [C#m] thank the lord that you made me
I [F#m] know words that can express how I feel
You never [E] kept a secret, you always stayed real
And I [A] appreciate how you raised me
And all [C#m] the extra love that you gave me _
[F#m] I wish I could take the pain away
We can make [E] it through the night, there's a brighter day
Everything [A] will be alright if you hold on
It's a [C#m] struggle everyday, gotta roll on _
[F#m] There's no way I can pay you back
But my [E] plan is to show you that I understand
You are [A] _ appreciated _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] Don't you know we love you [F#m] sweet _ lady _ _
_ [E] _ Place no one above you, you are [A] _ _ appreciated _ _
_ _ [C#m] Don't you know we love you [F#m] sweet _ _ lady _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ We love [A] you mama, _ _ _
_ _ [G#m] _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
I love [F#m] you mama _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _