Dear Mama Chords by 2Pac

[Intro]
C# D#m Bmaj7         C#         
■  ■   ■     You are appreciated


[Verse]
Bmaj7            A#m                      Bmaj7
■     When I was young me and my mama had beef 
          G#m7                        D#7    
Seventeen years old kicked out on the streets
                   A#m7         A#m                 B   
Though back at the time I never thought I'd see her face
              G#m7                            D#m  
Ain't a woman alive that could take my mama's place
               A#m7                    Bmaj7            
Suspended from school and scared to go home I was a fool
         G#m7                  D#m7     
With the big boys breakin' all the rules
       A#m7               Bmaj7                
I shed tears with my baby sister over the years
       G#m7        D#m7                 
We was poorer than the other little kids
         A#m7                    Bmaj7                 
And even though we had different daddies the same drama
     G#m7                   D#m7      
When things went wrong we'd blame Mama
  A#m7                      Bmaj7             
I reminisce on the stress I caused it was hell
B                         F#       
Huggin' on my mama from a jail cell
A#m7               B          G#m7
And who'd think in elementary hey 
    D#m                      A#m7
I'd see the penitentiary one day 
                     B             G#m  
And runnin' from the police that's right
D#m                                A#m7    
Mama catch me put a whoopin' to my backside
A#m           B               
And even as a crack fiend Mama
G#m7             D#m7        A#m7
You always was a black queen Mama
          B         
I finally understand
               G#m7       D#m                  
For a woman it ain't easy tryin' to raise a man
A#m7           Bmaj7    
You always was committed
              G#m7              D#m7                  
A poor single mother on welfare tell me how you did it
        A#m7                     
There's no way I can pay you back
Bmaj7              G#m7          D#m7        
But the plan is to show you that I understand


[Chorus]
D#m7               
You are appreciated
A#m7 B G#m7  D#m         A#m7 A#m Bmaj7 G#m7
Lady ■ don't you know we love ■   ■     you 
                        D#m      
Sweet lady place no one above you
A#m7       A#m   Bmaj7            D#m
Sweet lady don't you know we love you


[Verse]
A#m              A#m7           B   
Now ain't nobody tell us it was fair
                G#m7             D#m                
No love from my daddy 'cause the coward wasn't there
          A#7               B                  
He passed away and I didn't cry 'cause my anger
G#m7            D#m7               
Wouldn't let me feel for a stranger
         A#m7                        B            
They say I'm wrong and I'm heartless but all along
  G#m7              F#                
I was lookin' for a father he was gone
  A#m7                      
I hung around with the thugs
Bmaj7                          
And even though they sold drugs
B                           F#  
They showed a young brother love
  A#m7                                
I moved out and started really hangin'
Bmaj7                G#m7     D#m7            
I needed money of my own so I started slangin'
                      A#m7                    
I ain't guilty 'cause even though I sell rocks
B                     G#m7          D#m7   
It feels good puttin' money in your mailbox
       A#m7                           
I love payin' rent when the rent's due
                           G#m7            D#m7       
I hope you got the diamond necklace that I sent to you
                  A#m7                    
'cause when I was low you was there for me
B                 G#m7              D#m7        
And never left me alone because you cared for me
                    A#m7                       
And I could see you comin' home after work late
Bmaj7                           G#m7     D#m7     
You're in the kitchen tryin' to fix us a hot plate
         A#m7                            Bmaj7
You just workin' with the scraps you was given
              B        G#m7  D#m7        
And Mama made miracles every Thanksgivin'
        A#m7                      Bmaj7
But now the road got rough you're alone
                 G#m7                  D#m     
You're tryin' to raise two bad kids on your own
            A#m7                     
And there's no way I can pay you back
Bmaj7             B               F#        
But my plan is to show you that I understand


[Chorus]
F#                 
You are appreciated
     A#m7      A#m  Bmaj7   G#m7
Lady don't you know we love you 
Bmaj7 D#m7                    A#7
Sweet lady place no one above you
      Bmaj7 G#m7 D#m A#m7 Bmaj7 G#7   D#m                 
Sweet ■     ■    ■   lady ■     don't you know we love you


[Verse]
         A#m                        
Pour out some liquor and I reminisce
Bmaj7                      G#m7       D#m7             
'cause through the drama I can always depend on my mama
            A#m7                   
And when it seems that I'm hopeless
Bmaj7                      B              G#m7  D#m7
You say the words that can get me back in focus ■   
           A#m7                
When I was sick as a little kid
Bmaj7                       G#m7                    D#m7
To keep me happy there's no limit to the things you did 
           A#m7      Bmaj7   
And all my childhood memories
                    G#m7                     D#m7
Are full of all the sweet things you did for me  
    A#m7              Bmaj7
And even though I act crazy
                  G#m7      D#m7       
I gotta thank the Lord that you made me
             A#m7                         Bmaj7
There are no words that can express how I feel 
                 G#m7   D#m7              
You never kept a secret always stayed real
      A#m7                      Bmaj7
And I appreciate how you raised me   
                                     F#
And all the extra love that you gave me
       A#m7                      
I wish I could take the pain away
Bmaj7                          G#m7                     D#m
If you can make it through the night there's a brighter day
                   A#m7                Bmaj7
Everything will be alright if you hold on   
                G#m7            G#m  D#m
It's a struggle every day gotta roll on 
               A#m7                  
And there's no way I can pay you back
Bmaj7             B             Bmaj7       
But my plan is to show you that I understand


[Chorus]
        A#m7       
You are appreciated
A#m  Bmaj7 G#m7      D#m7            
Lady ■     don't you know we love you
A#m7       Bmaj7 D#m                   
Sweet lady ■     place no one above you
A#m7       Bmaj7                           
Sweet lady ■     don't you know we love you


[Outro]
A#m   Bmaj7 D#m7
Sweet lady  ■   
A#m7      Bmaj7 G#m7 D#m7 A#m7 Bmaj7
Lady Lady ■     ■    ■    ■    lady 
G#m7 D#m7 A#m7 A#m Bmaj7 G#7 G#m7
■    ■    ■    ■   ■     ■   ■   


[End]