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[Verse 1]
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Looking through your photos I imagine all of your dreams,
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I will always wonder who you really were before me.
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What did you lose? I hope, nothing too soon.

[Chorus]
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Mama, who were you before your man,
Bm9               E               Amaj7        Amaj7
know you had some of those bigger plans.

IL

[Verse 2]
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1989 on 85th and Lefferts Ave,
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CVS lipstick, you would go to school and work at the bank.
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Many men were chasing but you'd never have it that way,
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what kind of tears did you cry on your wedding day?

[Chorus]
Bm9            E               Amaj7        Amaj7
Mama, who were you before your man,
Bm9               E               Amaj7        Amaj7
know you had some of those bigger plans.

[Outro 1]
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Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh.
Bm9      E        Amaj7        Amaj7
Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh.