Does your mother know, you (D) had to go some(F#m)day
(A) Does your mother know, that (G) you would (D) grow so (C) fast
(D) Anyway, that's (F#m) all you (C) think about
You'd (D) call her if you (E) could

But the (Am) letters (Am/G) that you (Fmaj7) write
In the (Am) faded (Am/G) winter (F) light
Just (C) tell her, they (Em) tell her
That you've (Am) got ten (C) dollars and you'll (F) be all (C) right
And when (F) you get (C) straight you're gonna (F) come back east some (A) day

Does your mother know, you had a man in the west
Does your mother know, you drove him from your door
Anyway that's all you think about
You'd call her if you could

Does your mother know, you walked all day in the rain
Does your mother know, how deep your love could be
Anyway that's all you think about
You'd call her if you could

But the letters that you write
In the faded winter light
Just tell her, they tell her
That you've got ten dollars and your rent costs eight
And when you get straight you're gonna come back east some day

But the (Am) letters (Am/G) that you (Fmaj7) write
In the (Am) faded (Am/G) winter (F) light
Just (C) tell her, they (Am6) tell her (G) (D) (E) (A)