Mamas Prayer chords by Becca Bowen

• Capo on 2nd
• Difficulty: Beginner 👶

Key: D

🎶 Intro:

C  F  C


🎶 Verse 1:
C              F                  C
I packed up my dreams and my guitar
  Am7                    G               F
I threw my future in the trunk of my old car
C                                  Am7
I chased the world till I couldn’t run
       F                       G        F
Burned through my youth like a setting sun

🎶 Chorus:
                        C
But I could feel Mama’s prayers like a pullin’ tide
           F
Callin’ me home from the cold outside
             Am7
Like a porch light burning through the pain
                F
Heard her voice saying, “come in from the rain”
           C
I tried to hide, but she wouldn’t let go
                 Am7
Took every wrong turn a girl could know
        G         F
You can drive for miles, wonder if she still cares
        G                     C        G
But you can’t outrun a Mama’s prayer


🎶 Verse 2:
C                   F                       C
Guess the weight of leavin’ finally felt real
       Am7                     G           F
When I saw what I lost and let go of the wheel
       C      F               Am7
Like a magnet pullin’ me back home
    F                       G        F
Too tired to fight what I’d always known


🎶 Chorus:
                          C
Cause I could feel Mama’s prayers like a pullin’ tide
           F
Callin’ me home from the cold outside
             Am7
Like a porch light burning through the pain
                F
Heard her voice saying, “come in from the rain”
           C
I tried to hide, but she wouldn’t let go
                 Am7
Took every wrong turn a girl could know
        G         F
You can drive for miles, wonder if she still cares
        G                     Am7
But you can’t outrun a Mama’s prayer


🎶 Interlude:
Em7 F     Am7  Em7  F


🎶 Bridge:
C/E    Dm7
I came home with a suitcase full of scars
Am7
Didn’t say much, just sat in the dark
    F
She wrapped her arms ‘round the mess I’d made
     Dm7                    Em             F   G
Said nothin’ I’d done could make her walk away


🎶 Chorus:
                          C
Cause I could feel Mama’s prayers like a pullin’ tide
           F
Callin’ me home from the cold outside
             Am7
Like a porch light burning through the pain
                F
Heard her voice saying, “come in from the rain”
           C
I tried to hide, but she wouldn’t let go
                 Am7
Took every wrong turn a girl could know
        G         F
You can drive for miles, wonder if she still cares
        G                     F
But you can’t outrun a Mama’s prayer
Am      G                     C   F
No, you can’t outrun a Mama’s prayer


🎶 Outro:
C    G   C