Mama Tried Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
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[Verse 1]
The first thing [C]I remember k[F]nowin'
Was a [C]lonesome whistle [F]blowin'
And a [C]young un's dream of growin' up to [G]ride
On a [C]freight train leavin' [F]town
Not [C]knowin' where I'm [F]bound
And no [C]one could change my [G]mind
but Mama [C]tried

[Verse 2]
One and [C]only rebel [F]child
From a [C]family, meek and [F]mild
My [C]Mama seemed to know what lay in [G]store
Despite [C]all my Sunday [F]learnin'
Towards the [C]bad, I kept on [F]turnin'
'Til [C]Mama couldn't [G]hold me any[C]more

[Chorus 1]
And I turned [C]twenty-one in prison
doin' [F]life without [C]parole
No [Am]one could steer me right
but Mama [G]tried, Mama tried
Mama [C]tried to raise me better,
but her [F]pleading, I [C]denied
That leaves only me to [G]blame
'cause Mama [C]tried

[Interlude 1]
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[Verse 3]
Dear old [C]Daddy, rest his [F]soul
Left my [C]Mom a heavy [F]load
She [C]tried so very hard to fill his [G]shoes
Workin' [C]hours without [F]rest
Wanted [C]me to have the [F]best
She [C]tried to raise me [G]right but I re[C]fused

[Chorus 2]
And I turned [C]twenty-one in prison
doin' [F]life without [C]parole
No [Am]one could steer me right
but Mama [G]tried, Mama tried
Mama [C]tried to raise me better,
but her [F]pleading, I [C]denied
That leaves only me to [G]blame 'cause Mama

[Outro 1]
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