| D | A/C# | |
| 18 years have c | ome and gone |
| Em7 | |
| For | momma they flew by |
| G | |
| But for | me they drug on and on |
| D | |
| We were l | oading up that Chevy |
| A/C# | |
| Both | tryin' not to cry |
| Em7 | |
| Momma kept on talking |
| G | |
| Putting off good-bye |
| Em7 | A | |
| Then she t | ook my hand and s | aid |
| G | A | D | |
| Baby d | on't forget |
| G | |
| Before you hit the highway |
| D/F# | |
| You b | etter stop for gas |
| Em7 | |
| There's a | 50 in ashtray |
| D/F# | |
| In case | you run short on cash |
| G | |
| Here's a m | ap and here's a Bible |
| Bm | A | G | |
| If you | ever lo | ose your | way |
| Em7 | D/F# | G | |
| Just | one more thing be | fore you lea | ve |
| Em7 | A | D | |
| Don't for | get to rem | ember m | e |
| D G (x2) |
| D | A/C# | |
| This d | owntown apartment sure m | akes me miss home |
| Em7 | |
| and those b | ills there on the counter |
| G | |
| Keep telling | me I'm on my own |
| D | A/C# | |
| And j | ust like every Sunday I called | momma up last night |
| Em7 | G | |
| And | even when it's not, I tell her e | verything's alright |
| Em7 | A | |
| Before | we hung up I s | aid |
| G | A | D | |
| Hey m | omma, don't forget |
| G | D/F# | |
| To t | ell my baby sister I'll | see her in the fall |
| Em7 | |
| And tell | mee-maw that I miss her |
| D/F# | |
| Yeah, | I should give her a call |
| G | Bm | A | G | |
| And m | ake sure you tell Daddy that I'm s | till h | is little g | irl |
| Em7 | D/F# | G | |
| Yeah I s | till feel like I'm | where I'm supposed to | be |
| Em7 | A | G | |
| Don't for | get to rem | ember | me |
| D/F# | Em7 | D/F# | G | A | A | Bm | G | D | |
| Tonight I f | ind myself kneeling | by the bed to pr | ay |
| A | Bm | |
| I haven't d | one this in a w | hile |
| G | |
| So I d | on't know what to say but |
| D | A/C# | Cadd9 | G | |
| Lord I feel so s | mall some times | in this big ol' p | lace |
| Em7 | D/F# | G | |
| I k | now there are more im | portant th | ings, but |
| Em7 | A | D | G | |
| Don't for | get to rem | ember | me |
| Em7 | A | D | G | D | |
| Don't for | get to rem | ember | me |
| A/C#= x42220 |
| D/F#= 200232 (hold down bottom string with thumb) |
| Cadd9 = x3203x |