Dm
Mama, don't you cry
G F
Don't you worry
Dm G F
I cannot stay here any longer
Dm G F
The time has come to find a distant calling
Dm G F
That only seems to get much stronger
[Pre Chorus]
F (open chord), A, G, Bb, F, C
F A
And I know it's hard
(A) G
To see the one you come to lean on make his way
Bb
Far beyond the womb
F C
But, I can't stay
[Chorus]
Dm
I won't stop running
G
I'm only getting closer
Dm G
To getting off the ground this ti......me
Dm G
The sky is calling, the wind is at my shoulders
Dm G
Won't let this chance pass me b.....y
Dm
Mama, I'm bent to fly
Repeat Verse progression x 2
[Verse]
Remember yesterday
Before the storm
Before the innocence was lost
I promised I would stay forevermore
But every boy, in time, moves on
[Pre Chorus]
Your wounds will heal someday
This I know, but I am restless and so torn
Mama, I can't stay here anymore
[Chorus]
Dm
I won't stop running
G
I'm only getting closer
Dm G
To getting off the ground this ti......me
Dm G
The sky is calling, the wind is at my shoulders
Dm G
Won't let this chance pass me b.....y
A
Mama, I'm bent to fly
[Bridge] (Strum an A chord with occasional G bass note embellishments. Sounds pretty good.)
A G
I can feel it coming
A G
A perfect storm is rising
A A G F E Dm
Gotta say my last goodbye...
[Solo] (Verse progression)
Dm
Mama, don't you cry
G F
Don't you worry
Dm G
I cannot stay here any longer...
[Chorus]
Dm
I won't stop running
G
I'm only getting closer
Dm G
To getting off the ground this ti......me
Dm G
The sky is calling, the wind is at my shoulders
Dm G
Won't let this chance pass me b.....y
Dm
Mama, I'm bent to fly
