****CAPO 4th fret*** 
 
 
 
INtro after the piano intro - G - D 
 
 
 
 
(verse 1) 
A                          G                    D 
 Hey mom I know that it's late, hope I didn't wake you, 
A                  G                     D 
 yea everything is ok, I just needed to talk to you, 
 
 
 
(pre-cho) 
    Bm                    
So take it I had one of those days, 
    E7 
But I didn't call to complain, 
        Em                    D/F#                   G 
Just to say everything that I did for all of those years, 
 
 
 
(1st chorus) 
           D        Dsus2     Dsus4         D 
You were a taxi cab driver, a nurse  and a maid, 
     G 
A waitress a cook, and a shoulder to lay 
     A                                        D-Dsus2-Dsus4-D 
My head on to cry on, when nothing was goin my way, 
     D         Dsus2            Dsus4    D 
You knew every answer without crackin a book, 
    G 
And I took for granted that I had it so good, 
   A 
I'm sorry it's taken me so long to say, 
 G                                      D 
Thank you, I love you, Twenty Years Late, 
 
 
 
(verse 2) 
A                      G                       D 
 Funny how time passin by can change your perspective, 
A                            G                  D 
 A little while out on your own, can sure make you think, 
 
 
 
(pre-cho) 
Bm                              E7 
I don't, know how you did it, no I can't find one spare minute, 
     Em                     D/F#                      G 
The days run together but I don't ever remember you, ever, 
 
Lettin us down, 
 
 
(2nd chorus) 
               D           Dsus2   Dsus4     D 
YOu were the judge and the jury when I did wrong, 
       G 
You're my biggest fan from my very first song, 
     A                                           D-Dsus2-Dsus4-D 
The gas and the engine that always kept me movin on, 
   D           Dsus2            Dsus4     D 
A seamstress a counciler, and the one referee, 
      G 
that could stop a fight 'tween my brother and me, 
   A 
I'm sorry it's taken me so long to say, 
 G                                      D 
Thank you, I love you, Twenty Years Late, 
 
 
 
(bridge) 
Em7                     Bm                     G 
I'll let you go now, But I hope you know now, how I feel, 
Em                       D/F# 
Thank you for makin me the man I've become, 
Em                           D/F#        
 I love you and I will always be your son, 
G                            A 
 mom that's all I called to say, 
                G - D 
Twenty Years Late, 
                G - D 
Twenty Years Late, 
                G - D 
Twenty Years Late, 
 
 
Outro - G - D 
 
 
 
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   *** CAPO 2nd Fret*** 
 
 
(1st verse) 
B                          A                    E 
 Hey mom I know that it's late, hope I didn't wake you, 
B                  A                     E 
 yea everything is ok, I just needed to talk to you, 
 
 
 
(pre-cho) 
    C#m                   
So take it I had one of those days, 
    F#7 
But I didn't call to complain, 
        F#m                   E/G#                   A  
Just to say everything that I did for all of those years, 
 
 
 
(chorus) 
            E 
You were a taxi cab driver, a nurse and a maid, 
     A  
A waitress a cook, and a shoulder to lay 
     B                                        E 
My head on to cry on, when nothing was goin my way, 
     E 
You knew every answer without crackin a book, 
    A  
And I took for granted that I had it so good, 
   B 
I'm sorry it's taken me so long to say, 
 A                                      E 
Thank you, I love you, Twenty Years Late, 
 
 
( 2nd verse )  
 
(2nd pre - cho) 
 
(2nd Chorus) 
 
 
(bridge) 
F#m7                    C#m                    A  
I'll let you go now, But I hope you know now, how I feel, 
F#m                      E/G# 
Thank you for makin me the man I've become, 
F#m                          E/G#        
 I love you and I will always be your son, 
A                            B 
 mom that's all I called to say, 
                A   E 
Twenty Years Late, 
                A   E 
Twenty Years Late, 
                A   E 
Twenty Years Late,