Chords for Amazing Voice: Don't Tell Mama I Was Drinking (George Jones) by Bill Shaffer
Tempo:
97.8 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
Dm
Bb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D] Maybe [Dm] it's a tad bit slow.
[Bb]
Alright.
[D]
[G]
[A]
[D]
[G] I'm going to sing a song about a man named John.
He was a young man from the back right.
He [A] never hit the break.
As he left [D] the room.
[G] I [D] found him lying in the grass.
[G] Among the steel and glass.
[A] With an empty whiskey bottle.
By [D] his side.
And through the blood and tears.
[G] He whispered.
In my ear.
[A] A few last words.
Just before [D] he died.
He says.
Don't tell mama.
[G] I was drinking.
[D] Lord knows.
Her soul would [A] never rest.
[G] [D] I can't leave this world.
[G] Mama thinking.
That [D] I [A] met the lord.
With whiskey on [D] my breast.
[G] [D]
[G]
[A]
[Bm] [D]
[G] [D] I still find goodbyes bad nights.
[G] And how they come and die.
And [A] how others.
Sometimes pay.
For [D] our mistakes.
And the last thing on his mind.
[G] As he left this old world behind.
[A] Was knowing someone else's.
Heart [D] would break.
Don't tell mama.
[G] I was drinking.
[D] Lord knows.
Her soul would [A] never rest.
[G] [D] I can't leave this world. [G] Mama thinking.
That I [A] met the lord.
With whiskey on [D] my breast.
Don't tell mama.
I [Em] was drinking.
[G]
[Bb]
Alright.
[D]
[G]
[A]
[D]
[G] I'm going to sing a song about a man named John.
He was a young man from the back right.
He [A] never hit the break.
As he left [D] the room.
[G] I [D] found him lying in the grass.
[G] Among the steel and glass.
[A] With an empty whiskey bottle.
By [D] his side.
And through the blood and tears.
[G] He whispered.
In my ear.
[A] A few last words.
Just before [D] he died.
He says.
Don't tell mama.
[G] I was drinking.
[D] Lord knows.
Her soul would [A] never rest.
[G] [D] I can't leave this world.
[G] Mama thinking.
That [D] I [A] met the lord.
With whiskey on [D] my breast.
[G] [D]
[G]
[A]
[Bm] [D]
[G] [D] I still find goodbyes bad nights.
[G] And how they come and die.
And [A] how others.
Sometimes pay.
For [D] our mistakes.
And the last thing on his mind.
[G] As he left this old world behind.
[A] Was knowing someone else's.
Heart [D] would break.
Don't tell mama.
[G] I was drinking.
[D] Lord knows.
Her soul would [A] never rest.
[G] [D] I can't leave this world. [G] Mama thinking.
That I [A] met the lord.
With whiskey on [D] my breast.
Don't tell mama.
I [Em] was drinking.
[G]
Key:
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Dm
Bb
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G
A
[D] Maybe [Dm] it's a tad bit slow.
_ _ _ [Bb]
Alright.
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ I'm going to sing a song about a man named John.
He was a young man from the back right.
He [A] never hit the break.
As he left [D] the room. _ _ _ _
[G] I [D] found him lying in the grass.
_ _ [G] Among the steel and glass.
_ [A] With an empty _ whiskey bottle.
By [D] his _ _ side. _
_ And through the blood and tears.
_ _ [G] He whispered.
In my ear.
_ [A] A few last words. _
Just before [D] he died. _ _ _
He says.
_ _ _ Don't tell mama.
[G] I was drinking. _ _ _ _
_ [D] Lord knows.
_ Her soul would [A] never rest. _ _ _
_ [G] _ [D] I can't leave this world.
_ [G] Mama thinking. _ _ _ _
That [D] I [A] met the lord.
With whiskey on [D] my breast. _ _ _
[G] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] [D] I still find goodbyes bad nights.
_ [G] And how they come and die.
And [A] how others.
_ Sometimes pay.
For [D] our mistakes. _ _ _ _
_ And the last thing on his mind.
_ [G] As he left this old world behind.
_ [A] Was knowing someone _ else's.
Heart [D] would break. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Don't tell mama.
_ [G] I was drinking. _ _ _
_ _ [D] Lord knows.
_ Her soul would [A] never rest. _ _
_ [G] _ _ [D] I can't leave this world. [G] Mama thinking. _ _
_ _ That I [A] met the lord.
With whiskey on [D] my breast. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Don't tell mama.
I [Em] was drinking.
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb]
Alright.
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ I'm going to sing a song about a man named John.
He was a young man from the back right.
He [A] never hit the break.
As he left [D] the room. _ _ _ _
[G] I [D] found him lying in the grass.
_ _ [G] Among the steel and glass.
_ [A] With an empty _ whiskey bottle.
By [D] his _ _ side. _
_ And through the blood and tears.
_ _ [G] He whispered.
In my ear.
_ [A] A few last words. _
Just before [D] he died. _ _ _
He says.
_ _ _ Don't tell mama.
[G] I was drinking. _ _ _ _
_ [D] Lord knows.
_ Her soul would [A] never rest. _ _ _
_ [G] _ [D] I can't leave this world.
_ [G] Mama thinking. _ _ _ _
That [D] I [A] met the lord.
With whiskey on [D] my breast. _ _ _
[G] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] [D] I still find goodbyes bad nights.
_ [G] And how they come and die.
And [A] how others.
_ Sometimes pay.
For [D] our mistakes. _ _ _ _
_ And the last thing on his mind.
_ [G] As he left this old world behind.
_ [A] Was knowing someone _ else's.
Heart [D] would break. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Don't tell mama.
_ [G] I was drinking. _ _ _
_ _ [D] Lord knows.
_ Her soul would [A] never rest. _ _
_ [G] _ _ [D] I can't leave this world. [G] Mama thinking. _ _
_ _ That I [A] met the lord.
With whiskey on [D] my breast. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Don't tell mama.
I [Em] was drinking.
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _