If Mama Coulda Seen Me Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G]
[F][Dm][D][F][G]

[Verse 1]
If my [G]mama coulda [F]seen [G]me in this [Dm]prison,
she'd a- [G]cry but she can't
She'd wanna know if I was [F]learning my [Dm]lesson,
[D]I'd a- liked [G]but I ain't
She [C]could never tell me [Bb]different
'cause I [Am]listen with my [G]mouth
So they sent me up a [F]river,
[G]now I'm [Em]never getting [D]out
If my [Dm]mama coulda seen
me in this [Em]prison
She'd a- cry but [C]she can[G]'t, ooh
[F][Dm][G]

[Verse 2]
If my mama coulda [F]seen me [G]in these [D]chains,
she'd [Dm]be fit to [G]be tied
She was spared that [F]pain 'cause I
was [D]barely [G]13 when she died
But I [C]reckon she's in [Bb]Heaven [C]and
I [Am]know that I'm in [G]Hell
Nobody is your [F]friend in [Em]a solitary [D]cell
If my mama coulda seen me in this [C]prison,
she'd a- cry but she can[G]'t

[Interlude 1]
[G][F][Dm][G][Gm]
[G][F][D][Dm][G]
[C][Bb][C][Am][G]
[Em][D][Em][C][G]

[Verse 3]
[C]Rich man, [Bb]poor man, [Am]beggar man, [G]thief
Ain't nobody never caused
[Em]my mama any [D]grief[G]
[C]First time, [Bb]never [C]mind,
[Am]third strike, [G]outta [C]jail
[D]Found out I'm a poof,
beyond a shadow [Em]of a doubt
[C]If my

[Verse 4]
[G]mama coulda [F]seen me in this [Dm]prison,
[D]it'd [F]break her [G]poor heart
Took her dreams and [F]damned if
[D]I didn't tear every[G]one apart
Now [C]I get down on my [Bb]knees
[C]nearly [Am]every single [G]day
Thank the Lord [F]she never
[G]had [Em]to see me this [D]way
If my mama coulda seen me [Eb]in this pr[Em]ison,
she'd a- cry but [C]she can[G]'t
If my mama coulda [F]seen me in this [D]prison,
she'd a- cry but she can't
[G]