Chords for Brenda Snow, A Mother's Only Son.wmv
Tempo:
91.7 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
C
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] [D] [G]
He was only a child [C] when his mama died.
[G] His dad ran off and left him [D] all alone.
[G] He started hanging around with [C] the round crowd, [G] doing things [D] he never should [G] have done.
They were out one night looking for [C] excitement,
when [G] one of them handed him [D] a gun.
[Am] [G] The store across the street was still [C] open.
He knew in his heart [D] that he should turn [G] around.
When he walked in through the door his legs [C] were trembling.
[G] The gun felt cold and heavy in [D] his hand.
He [G] turned around when someone rang [C] the warning.
[G] There was a loud explosion, the [D] ankle up on [G] his hand.
[D] [G]
The jury found guilty six [C] months later.
[G] Twenty years later he was sentenced for [D] his crime.
[G] Now he has lots of time to sit [C] and wonder
[G] if things might have been different if [D] he'd only changed [G] his mind.
In his cell at night he thinks [C] of mama.
[G] If she were here what would she [D] have done?
[G] It would break her heart to know he was [C] in prison.
[G] She had loved him dearly for [D] he was her only [G] son.
Yes she had loved him dearly for [D] he was her only [G] son.
He was only a child [C] when his mama died.
[G] His dad ran off and left him [D] all alone.
[G] He started hanging around with [C] the round crowd, [G] doing things [D] he never should [G] have done.
They were out one night looking for [C] excitement,
when [G] one of them handed him [D] a gun.
[Am] [G] The store across the street was still [C] open.
He knew in his heart [D] that he should turn [G] around.
When he walked in through the door his legs [C] were trembling.
[G] The gun felt cold and heavy in [D] his hand.
He [G] turned around when someone rang [C] the warning.
[G] There was a loud explosion, the [D] ankle up on [G] his hand.
[D] [G]
The jury found guilty six [C] months later.
[G] Twenty years later he was sentenced for [D] his crime.
[G] Now he has lots of time to sit [C] and wonder
[G] if things might have been different if [D] he'd only changed [G] his mind.
In his cell at night he thinks [C] of mama.
[G] If she were here what would she [D] have done?
[G] It would break her heart to know he was [C] in prison.
[G] She had loved him dearly for [D] he was her only [G] son.
Yes she had loved him dearly for [D] he was her only [G] son.
Key:
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_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _
He was only a child [C] when his mama died.
[G] His dad ran off and left him [D] all alone. _
[G] He started hanging around with [C] the round crowd, _ [G] doing things [D] he never should [G] have done. _
_ _ They were out one night looking for [C] excitement,
_ when [G] one of them handed him [D] a gun.
[Am] _ [G] The store across the street was still [C] open.
_ He knew in his heart [D] that he should turn [G] around.
_ _ When he walked in through the door his legs [C] were trembling.
_ [G] The gun felt cold and heavy in [D] his hand.
He [G] turned around when someone rang [C] the warning.
_ [G] There was a loud explosion, the [D] ankle up on [G] his hand. _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _
The jury found guilty six [C] months later. _
[G] Twenty years later he was sentenced for [D] his crime.
_ [G] Now he has lots of time to sit [C] and wonder
_ [G] if things might have been different if [D] he'd only changed [G] his mind.
_ In his cell at night he thinks [C] of mama.
_ [G] If she were here what would she [D] have done?
_ [G] It would break her heart to know he was [C] in prison.
_ [G] She had loved him dearly for [D] he was her only [G] son.
_ Yes she had loved him dearly for [D] he was her only [G] son. _ _
He was only a child [C] when his mama died.
[G] His dad ran off and left him [D] all alone. _
[G] He started hanging around with [C] the round crowd, _ [G] doing things [D] he never should [G] have done. _
_ _ They were out one night looking for [C] excitement,
_ when [G] one of them handed him [D] a gun.
[Am] _ [G] The store across the street was still [C] open.
_ He knew in his heart [D] that he should turn [G] around.
_ _ When he walked in through the door his legs [C] were trembling.
_ [G] The gun felt cold and heavy in [D] his hand.
He [G] turned around when someone rang [C] the warning.
_ [G] There was a loud explosion, the [D] ankle up on [G] his hand. _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _
The jury found guilty six [C] months later. _
[G] Twenty years later he was sentenced for [D] his crime.
_ [G] Now he has lots of time to sit [C] and wonder
_ [G] if things might have been different if [D] he'd only changed [G] his mind.
_ In his cell at night he thinks [C] of mama.
_ [G] If she were here what would she [D] have done?
_ [G] It would break her heart to know he was [C] in prison.
_ [G] She had loved him dearly for [D] he was her only [G] son.
_ Yes she had loved him dearly for [D] he was her only [G] son. _ _