Tab Intro
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B F# G#m Em
First thing I remember was asking papa, why,
B G B
For there were many things I didn't know.
F# G#m E
And daddy always smiled and took me by the hand,
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Saying, someday you'll understand.
F# B
Well, I'm here to tell you now, each and every mother's son,
F# B
That you better learn it fast, you better learn it young,
C#m E B
'Cause someday never comes.
B F# G#m Em
Well, time and tears went by and I collected dust.
B G B
For there were many things I didn't know.
F# G#m E
When daddy went away, he said, try to be a man,
B F# B
And someday you'll understand.
F# B
Well, I'm here to tell you now, each and every mother's son,
F# B
That you better learn it fast, you better learn it young,
C#m E B
'Cause someday never comes.
B F# G#m Em
And then one day in April, I wasn't even there,
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For there were many things I didn't know.
F# G#m E
A son was born to me. Mama held his hand,
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sayin' someday you'll understand.
F# B
Well, I'm here to tell you now, each and every mother's son,
F# B
That you better learn it fast, you better learn it young,
C#m E B
'Cause someday never comes
C#m E B
'Cause someday never comes.
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C G Am Fm
Think it was September, the year I went away,
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For there were many things I didn't know.
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And still I see him standing tryin' to be a man,
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I said, someday you'll understand.
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Well, I'm here to tell you now, each and every mother's son,
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That you better learn it fast, you better learn it young,
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'Cause someday never comes.
Dm F C
'Cause someday never comes.
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