2 Pac - Dear Mama Chords

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