Verse 1 A F#m G D Lamps in the windows burnin' bright, over in Santa Fe tonight A F#m G D Full moon shining down along the border A F#m But the ground is hard and the night is black G D Over here by the railroad track A F#m G A And I wish to the Lord that I was back in Georgia Chorus A D Blue water in the evening sun C#m F#m Calling me when the day is done G D A Mama, mama pray for your son Verse 2 A F#m All of my life I've been told G D That the LA streets was paved with gold A G D Fame and fortune waiting to reward ya A F#m But it didn't take long to understand G D California ain't the promised land A F#m G A But at least a man's a man in Georgia Chorus A D Blue skys in the mornin' there C#m F#m And there's green trees and breathin' air G D A Rockabye in my easy chair Bridge E A Well the St. Mary's River in the Georgia moonlight D A Flowing under the Folkston Bridge E A The sun comes up through the long leaf pine trees D A Over 'round the Kingsland ridge D I may be here but my mind is still G A E About 90 miles north of Jacksonville Verse 3 A F#m Well I may not make it, it's a long, long road G D But mama I've paid all the debts I owe A F#m G D And if I don't you know they gonna find me tryin' A F#m They took my songs and they took my soul G D They made me hard and they made me old A F#m G A Well I just been born, but I feel just like I'm dying Chorus A D Blue water in the evening sun C#m F#m Calling me when the day is done G D A Mama, mama pray for your son