Tone: [G]
Verse 1
[G]What's goin' on mama
[D/F#]Something just dawned on me
[Am7]I ain't been home in some mon[C]months
[G]Been chasin' songs and women
[D/F#]Making some bad decisions
[Am7]God knows I'm drinking too mu[C]much
Yeah, I k[G]know you've been worrying '[D/F#]'bout me
You've been lo[Am7]losing sleep since '[C]'93
Chorus
[G]I thought you should k[D/F#]now that
all those pr[Am7]ayers you thought you wa[C]sted on me
[G]Must've fi[D/F#]finally made their way on t[Am7]through [C]
[G]I thought you should [D/F#]know I've got me a
[Am7]new girl down there in Jeff[C]Jefferson City and
[G]She lets me [D/F#]fish whenever I w[Am7]want to [C]
Yeah, I'm still pr[G]proud of where I came from
[D/F#]Still your only damn son
[Am7]Can you believe I'm on the ra[C]radio
Just thought you should k[G]know, thought you
should [D/F#]know, thought you should k[Am7]know [C]
Verse 2
[G]Oh, by the way mama
[D/F#]Didn't mean to ramble on ya
[Am7]How's everything back at h[C]home
[G]Yeah, how's that garden coming?
[D/F#]Is Dad still doing dumb shit
[Am7]How'd he keep you this lo[C]long
Yeah, I[G]I'm sorry that I called you[D/F#]you so late
I just [Am7]miss you but anyw[C]anyway
Chorus
[G]I thought you should [D/F#]know that all
those p[Am7]prayers you thought you wa[C]wasted on me
[G]Must've f[D/F#]finally made their way on th[Am7]through [C]
[G]I thought you should [D/F#]know I've got me a
[Am7]new girl down there in Jeff[C]Jefferson City and
[G]She lets me [D/F#]fish whenever I [Am7]want to [C]
Yeah, I'm still pr[G]proud of where I came from
[D/F#]Still your only damn son
[Am7]Can you believe I'm on the ra[C]radio
Just thought you should k[G]know, thought you
should [D/F#]know, thought you should k[Am7]know [C]
Pre-chorus
Yeah, I'm so[G]sorry that I called you[D/F#]you so late
I just [Am7]miss you but an[C]anyway
Chorus
[G]I thought you should [D/F#]know that all
those pr[Am7]prayers you thought you wa[C]wasted on me
[G]Must've f[D/F#]finally made their way [Am7]on through [C]
[G]I thought you s[D/F#]hould know I really l[Am7]
ike this girl down in Jeff[C]erson City and
[G]Turns [D/F#]out she's a lot like [Am7]you [C]
Yeah, I'm still pr[G]proud of where I came from
[D/F#]Still your only damn son
The [Am7]bus is leaving so I gotta r[C]roll
Just thought you should k[G]know, thought you
should [D/F#]know, thought you should k[Am7]know [C]
Just thought you should k[G]know, thought you
should [D/F#]know, thought you should k[Am7]know [C]
Though you should k[G]know