Mama Sang A Song Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[D](God put a son[G]g in the hea[F#]rt of an ang[Bm]el
and [Em]softly she [A]sang it [D]to [Bm]me)[D]
I get to thinkin' [A]lotta times
[D]about when I was a lad
Of the old home [G]place where I grew up
[D]of the days both good and bad
[Bm]My overalls we[E]re hand- me- downs
[A]shoes full of holes
I used [Bm]to walk four [A]miles [D]to school every day
through the rain the sleet and the [G]cold
I've seen the nights
when my daddy would cry
[D]For the things that his
family would [Bm]need
[Em]But all he ever got [Am]was a badlandf[D]arm
and seven hungry [G]mouths to [D]feed
And yet and somehow [Bm]our
homefire never [Em]flickered once
[A]Cause when all the thi[D]ngs went wrong
Mama took the hymn book down
and mama sang [Bm]a song
[D](What a friend we have
[G]in [D]Jesus)
I've been rocked to sleep many a night
to the tune of What a Friend
[A]Morning come Rock of Ages it
gently wake me once again
[D]Then daddy'd reach up and take the
Bible down and he'd read it
Read [G]it loud and strong
And I always felt that maybe
our [D]home was blessed
When daddy'd say mama
sing a [A]song[D]
[Em]Sister [D]left home [G]first I guess then
[D]Bob [G]and Tommy and Dan
By then [C]dad's hair was turning grey
and I had to be mama's little man
But it [G]seemed that when dad grew
[D]weak mom's faith grew strong
An[G]d I think those were the greatest days
of all when mama sang a song
(Rock of ages [C]cleft for [G]me let [C]me [G]hide
[D]myself [G]in[D][Em]
[D]Thee)
I guess the old house is still standin' I don't
go back much [G]anymore
No voice is left to fill those halls
no [D]steps to [Em]grace the floor
[D]For you see mama sings in heaven
[G]now [Gm]round God's golden [G]throne
But I'll al[Gm]ways be[G]lieve that this old
world is a whole lot better place
Be[C]cause one time [G]my mama sang [G]a song[Em]
[Am](precious mem'ries [D]flood my soul)
[C][G][Am][G]