🎶 Thought You Should Know

Capo 1


[Em]What's goin' on, Mama? [A#]Something just dawned on me
[F#]I ain't been home in some months
[Em]Been chasin' songs and women [A#]Makin' some bad decisions
[F#]God knows I'm drinkin' too much
Yeah, I [B#]know you've been worrying '[Em]bout me You've been [F#]losing sleep since '93

[Em]I thought you should [A#]know that all those [F#]prayers you thought you wasted on me
[Em]...Must've [A#]finally made their way on [F#]through
[Em]I thought you should [A#]know I got me a [F#]new girl down in Jefferson City, and
[Em]She lets me [A#]fish whenever I [F#]want to
Yeah, I'm still [Em]proud of where I came from [A#]still your only damn son
Can [F#]you believe I'm on the radio?
Just thought you [Em]should know, thought you should [A#]know, thought you should [F#]know

[Em]Oh, by the way, Momma, [A#]didn't mean to ramble on ya
[F#]How's evеrything back at home?
[Em]Yeah, how's that garden comin'? [A#]Is dad still doing dumb ***?
[F#]And how'd hе keep you this long?
Yeah, I'm [B#]sorry that I called you [Em]so late I just [F#]miss you but anyways

[Em]I thought you should [A#]know that all those [F#]prayers you thought you wasted on me
[Em]...Must've [A#]finally made their way on [F#]through
[Em]I thought you should [A#]know I got me a [F#]new girl down in Jefferson City, and
[Em]She lets me [A#]fish whenever I [F#]want to
Yeah, I'm still [Em]proud of where I came from [A#]still your only damn son
Can [F#]you believe I'm on the radio?
Just thought you [Em]should know, thought you should [A#]know, thought you should [F#]know⠀