Mama Tried Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G][D][G]

[Verse 1]
The first [G]thing I remember [C]knowin'
was a lone[G]some whistle [C]blowin'
And [G]the youngest dream
of growin' up [D]to ride
On a freight [G]train leavin' [C]town not
[G]knowin' where I'm [C]bound
No [G]one could change
[D]my mind but mama [G]tried
One and only rebel [C]child for
my fam[G]ily meek [C]and mild
My [G]mama seemed to know
what lay [D]in store
Spite [G]of all my Sunday [C]learnin' toward
[G]the bad I kept on [C]turnin'
Till [G]mama couldn't [D]hold me [G]anymore
And I turned twenty one in prison
doing [C]life without pa[G]role
No one could steer me right but
mama [D]tried mama tried
Mama [G]tried to raise me better
but her plead[C]ings I [G]denied
That leaves only me [D]to blame cause

[Interlude 1]
mama tried
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[G]

[Verse 2]
Dear old [G]daddy rest [C]his soul left
my [G]mama heavy [C]load
[G]She tried so very hard to fill his [D]shoes
Working [G]hours without [C]rest wanted
[G]me to have the be[C]st
She [G]tried to raise [D]me right but I refused
[G]And I turned twenty one
[C]in prison...[G][D]
[G][C][G]
That leaves only me to [D]blame

[Outro 1]
cause mama tried
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