Intro: C#m7  A/C#  B  E  
 
E               G#7               A 
WELL HELLO, ITS GOOD TO HEAR YOUR VOICE 
F#m                                             B7sus   B7 
I    HATE TO CALL SO LATE, BUT I DID'NT HAVE A CHOICE 
E                    G#7     A            F# 
I'M CALLING YOU FROM DALLAS, HEADED FOR L.A 
  A               E                                E 
I WISH I HAD MORE TIME TO TALK, THERE'S SO MUCH TO SAY 
 
      C#m            F#7 
NO, I AINT FORGOT HOW I WAS RAISED 
        B             E 
BUT I'M LIVIN WAY TOO FAST, 
       A              B 
IT'S A ROLLER COASTER RIDE,  
       E 
UP AND DOWN 
C#m           F#7 
MY NEW JOB IS GOING GREAT 
    B              E 
I'M HEADED FOR THE TOP 
            A    F#m               B7sus  B7 
I SHOULD BE HAPPY, BUT SOMEHOW I'M NOT 
    E                 E/D        A/C           E 
SOMETIMES I THINK THE DEVIL, HAS GOT ME BY THE SLEEVE 
B/D C#m           B7              E 
OH, MAMA, DONT FORGET TO PRAY FOR ME 
 
E                   G#7              A 
TELL ME HOW, IS THE WEATHER, HAVE YO PUT THE GARDEN OUT 
F#m                                       B7sus  B7    
ARE THE DOGWOODS BLOOMING, OUT BEHIND THE HOUSE 
E                        G#7  
NO I'M NOT SICK, THERE'S NOTHING WRONG 
A                 F#  A                 E        
NO, DON'T WAKE UP DAD,I JUST THOUGHT OF YOU AT HOME 
                 E 
AND GOT A LITTLE SAD 
 
      C#m            F#7 
NO, I AINT FORGOT HOW I WAS RAISED 
        B             E 
BUT I'M LIVIN WAY TOO FAST, 
       A              B 
IT'S A ROLLER COASTER RIDE,  
       E 
UP AND DOWN 
C#m           F#7 
MY NEW JOB IS GOING GREAT 
    B              E 
I'M HEADED FOR THE TOP 
            A    F#m               B7sus  B7 
I SHOULD BE HAPPY, BUT SOMEHOW I'M NOT 
    E                 E/D        A/C           E 
SOMETIMES I THINK THE DEVIL, HAS GOT ME BY THE SLEEVE 
B/D C#m           B7              E 
OH, MAMA, DONT FORGET TO PRAY FOR ME