D D/C# Bm A

[Verse 1]
D                                       D7         G
You don't know what it's about, but you go out and try
                       G/F#           Em7                  G/D      A
You're young and your wings have just feathered and you're dying to fly
D                                        G
Dreaming is easy, but living is hard I'm afraid
  A                                                        D
I come from South Georgia and I feel like I walked all the way

[Chorus]
D7  G            A          D
How much does it cost to Valdosta
    C                           D
How much for just a part of the way
         G
Lord I'm tired and I'm hungry
      D              Bm
And I ain't got much money
G             A    D
What would my mama say

[Bridge]
D D/C# Bm A

[Verse 2]
D                                       D7         G
Sometimes the notion comes one wants to just run away
                   G/F#        Em7            G/D       A
From all that he's bothered by little things, day after day
D                                                    G
Sometimes the rain is cold, sometimes the sun shines down
A                                                       D
Life's just a ball game that can't be played all in one town

[Chorus]
D7  G            A          D
How much does it cost to Valdosta
    C                           D
How much for just a part of the way
         G
Lord I'm tired and I'm hungry
      D              Bm
And I ain't got much money
G             A    D
What would my mama say

[Bridge]
D7 G D Bm G A D

[Chorus Outro]
    G            A          D
How much does it cost to Valdosta
    C                           D
How much for just a part of the way
         G
Lord I'm tired and I'm hungry
      D              Bm
And I ain't got much money
G             A    D   D/C#
What would my mama say
Bm            A    D
What would my mama say