Bm9 E Amaj7 Amaj7 [Verse 1] Bm9 E Amaj7 Amaj7 Looking through your photos I imagine all of your dreams, Bm9 E Amaj7 Amaj7 I will always wonder who you really were before me. Bm9 E Amaj7 Amaj7 What did you lose? I hope, nothing too soon. [Chorus] Bm9 E Amaj7 Amaj7 Mama, who were you before your man, Bm9 E Amaj7 Amaj7 know you had some of those bigger plans. IL [Verse 2] Bm9 E Amaj7 Amaj7 1989 on 85th and Lefferts Ave, Bm9 E Amaj7 Amaj7 CVS lipstick, you would go to school and work at the bank. Bm9 E Amaj7 Amaj7 Many men were chasing but you'd never have it that way, Bm9 E Amaj7 Amaj7 what kind of tears did you cry on your wedding day? [Chorus] Bm9 E Amaj7 Amaj7 Mama, who were you before your man, Bm9 E Amaj7 Amaj7 know you had some of those bigger plans. [Outro 1] Bm9 E Amaj7 Amaj7 Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh. Bm9 E Amaj7 Amaj7 Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh.