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Version 1 Version 2 Version 3[Intro] C Bm Am Bm [Verse 1] C Bm Am G Got a call from a friend about a friend F C Dm G With some news no one ever wants to hear C Bm Am G It hit me like a punch, it took my breath F C Dm G He was just gettin' into his best years Am G F C Yeah, somethin' like that'll shake you up Dm G Wake you up [Chorus] C Bm Am G So I stopped off at a Texaco, bought a Slim Jim and a coke F C Dm G Parked out by the water just to watch that river flow G Bm Am G Grabbed my guitar from the back seat, wrote a song just for me F C Dm G And I sung it for the blue sky and a couple live oak trees Am G F G I thought of home, grabbed my phone from my pocket And I called mama C Bm Am Bm [Verse 2] C Bm Am G It rang a couple times, and she picked up F C Dm G I can always hear her smile when I call C Bm Am G I just called to tell you that I loved you F C Dm G I was missing you and dad and home, that's all Am G F C I got to really thinking this morning Dm G About what's important [Chorus] C Bm Am G So I stopped off at a Texaco, bought a Slim Jim and a coke F C Dm G Parked out by the water just to watch that river flow G Bm Am G Grabbed my guitar from the back seat, wrote a song just for me F C Dm G And I sung it for the blue sky and a couple live oak trees Am G F G I thought of home, grabbed my phone from my pocket And I called mama [Bridge] Dm And from now on G I ain't gonna wait so long [Chorus C Bm Am G So I stopped off at a Texaco, bought a Slim Jim and a coke F C Dm G Parked out by the water just to watch that river flow G Bm Am G Grabbed my guitar from the back seat, wrote a song just for me F C Dm G And I sung it for the blue sky and a couple live oak trees Am G F G I think of home, grab my phone from my pocket Am G F G Instead of sayin' tomorrow, I'm gonna C Bm Am Bm And I called mama C Bm Am Bm C And I called mama