Chords for Tupac Shakur - Dear Mama | Lyrics

[Bbm] _ _ [Ebm] _ _ [B] _ _ [Db] You [Bbm] are appreciated.
[Ebm] _ _ _ _ [B] _
[Bb] When I was younger and my [Ebm] mama had beef, 17 [B] years old, kicked [Ebm] out on the streets.
Though [Db] back at the time I never [Ebm] thought I'd see her face.
Ain't a [Gb] woman alive that could take my mama's place.
She's [Db] been there from school, she's [Ebm] scared to go home.
I was a [B] fool with the big boys, [Ebm] breaking all the [Gb] rules.
[Db] Spent years with my [Gb] baby sister.
Over the [B] years we was brought in [Ebm] other little [Gb] kids.
[Db] And even though we had [Ebm] different daddies, the same [Abm] drama when [Ebm] things went wrong we blamed mama.
[Db] I reminisce on the [Ebm] stress I caused.
It was [Abm] hell, hugging on my [Ebm] mama from a jail cell.
[Bbm] And who's [B] thinking elementary?
Hey, [Ebm] I'll see the penitentiary [Db] one day.
[Gb] Running from the police, [Abm] that's right.
Mama [Ebm] catch me with a [Gbm] weapon to my [Db] backside.
And [B] even as a crack fiend, [Abm] mama, you [Gb] always was a black queen.
[Bbm] Mama, I [B] finally understand.
For a woman it ain't easy [Ebm] trying to raise a man.
[Bbm] You [Ebm] always was committed.
A [B] poor single mother on [Ebm] welfare.
Tell me how you [Db] did it.
There's no way I can [Ebm] pay it back.
But the [Abm] plan is to show you that I [Ebm] understand.
You [Bbm] are appreciated.
[Ebm] _ _ Don't you worry, love is [Gb] sweet.
Dear mama,
[Ebm] _ _ there's no one above you.
You [Bbm] are appreciated.
[Ebm] _ _ Don't you know it, [Gb] love?
[Db] Now ain't nobody [B] tell us it was fair.
No love for my daddy cause the [Gb] coward wasn't there.
He [Fm] passed away and I [Ebm] didn't cry.
Cause my [B] anger wouldn't let me [Bbm] feel for a [Db] stranger.
They say I'm wrong and I'm [Ebm] heartless.
But all [Abm] along I was looking for a [Gb] father, he was gone.
[Bbm] I hung around with the [Ebm] thugs.
And [B] even though they sold drugs, they showed a [Gb] young brother love.
[Bbm] I moved out, started [B] really hanging.
I needed [Abm] money of my [Ebm] own so I started slinging.
I ain't [Db] guilty cause even though I [Gb] steal rocks.
It feels [Abm] good putting money in your [Ebm] mailbox.
I [Bbm] love paying rent when the [Gb] rent's due.
I hope you [Abm] got the diamond necklace that I [Gb] sent to you.
Cause [Db] when I was low, you was [Gb] there for me.
You never [Abm] left me alone because you [Ebm] cared for me.
And I can [Db] see you coming home after [Ebm] work late.
You in the [B] kitchen trying to fix us a [Gb] hot plate.
[Db] Just working with the [Ebm] scraps you was giving.
And [Abm] mama made miracles [Gb] every Thanksgiving.
[Bbm] But now the road got [Gb] rough, you're alone.
[B] Trying to raise two bad [Ebm] kids on your own.
[Db] And there's no way I could [Ebm] pay you back.
[B] But my plan is to show you that I [Gb] understand.
You are appreciated.
My dear friend, _ [Ebm] don't you [B] know I love you [Gb] sweetly.
And dear mama, [Ebm] _ _ please know I'm a loveless stranger.
You [Bbm] are appreciated.
My dear [Ebm] friend, _ don't you [B] know I love you.
[Db] Oh, I was to make and I [Ebm] reminisce.
Cause through the [B] drama, I can always [Ebm] depend on my mama.
[Db] And when it seems that I'm [Gb] hopeless.
You say the [Abm] words that can get me back in [Gb] focus.
[Db] When I was sick as a [Gb] little kid.
To keep me [B] happy, there's no limit to the [Gb] things you did.
[Db] And all my childhood [Ebm] memories.
Are [Abm] full of all the sweet things you [Gb] did for me.
[Db] And even though I act [Ebm] crazy.
I [B] gotta thank the lord that you [Gb] made me.
There [Db] are no words that can [Ebm] express how I feel.
You [Abm] never kept a secret.
[Gbm] Always stayed real.
And [Db] I appreciate how you [Ebm] raised me.
And all the extra [Abm] love that you [Gb] gave me.
[Bbm] I wish I could take the [Ebm] pain away.
If you can [Abm] make it through the night, there's a [Gb] brighter day.
Everything [Db] will be alright if you [B] hold on.
It's a struggle every day you gotta [Ebm] roll on.
[Db] And there's no way I could [Gb] pay you back.
[B] But my plan is to show you that I [Bbm] understand.
You all appreciate [Ebm] it.
And love you.
Don't you [Gb] know and love you.
Sweetie baby.
_ _ Please know [B] what I'm gonna say.
[Bbm] You all appreciate [Ebm] it.
_ Don't you know and love you.
Sweetie baby. _ _ _ _ _
[Db] Baby.
[Ebm] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
[Ebm] Baby.
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