That s What Mamas Do
The Strumming Pattern is: D D D DUDU (d=down; u=up)
During verses, it may change slightly-listen to song to figure out
I found this by listening and watching covers and the song, it works pretty well
for the most part.
[Verse 1]
She ll change a dirty diaper
Wipe a runny nose
Get a two day old kool-aid stain
right out of your clothes
& she ll put her last spare dollar under your pillow
when you lose a tooth
She ll bust down your door
& drag you out of bed
make you sit right next to her in church
wearing your Sunday best
& when she bows her head to pray, you can bet
shes saying one for you
[Chorus]
That s what mamas do
they raise you, ground you
build their whole world around you
with no care for the hell they ll go through
that s what mamas do
[Verse 2]
She ll keep up with all your girlfriends
scare off the ones she hates
She ll get a new grey hair and a wrinkle to spare
every time you come home late
& when you leave to chase that dream, she s gonna cry when
she walks by your empty room
She ll call and sing you happy birthday
when everyone else forgets
On your wedding day she ll joke and say
where are my grandkids
oh & when she get em she ll spoil em rotten
the way her mama did with you
CHORUS
[Verse 3]
But she ll get old and fragile
& the end will come too soon
& she ll let go and you ll hold on
the way all children do
& you ll miss her, mourn her
leave pretty flowers for her
& you ll cry like the baby she knew
& she ll hear you, guide you
& pray the light finds you
She ll never stop watching over you
oh until you re up there too
That s what mamas do