Chords for Don't Tell Mama
Tempo:
98.1 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
C
A
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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I was headed north on Highway 5 [C] on a starlit Sunday night
when [D] a pickup truck flew by me out of control.
[G] As I watched in my headlights, he [C] swerved left and then back right,
never [D] hit the brakes as he left [G] the road.
I found him lying in the grass [C] among the steel and glass
[D] with an empty whiskey bottle by [G] his side.
And through the blood and tears, [C] he whispered in my ear
[D] a few last words just before [G] he died.
Don't tell Mama I [C] was drinking.
[G] Lord knows her soul would [D] never rest.
[G] I can't leave this world with [C] Mama thinking
I [D] met the Lord with whiskey on [G] my breast.
[C]
[D]
[G]
You know, I still think about that night [C] and how that young boy died
[D] and how others sometimes pay for our [G] mistakes.
And you know, the last thing on that boy's mind
[C] as he left this big cold world behind
[D] was just knowing his poor old mother's heart [G] would break.
[A]
[A] Don't tell Mama I [D] was drinking.
[A] Lord knows her soul would [E] never rest.
[A] I can't leave this world with [D] Mama thinking
I [E] met the Lord with whiskey on [A] my breast.
Don't tell Mama I [D] was drinking.
[A]
when [D] a pickup truck flew by me out of control.
[G] As I watched in my headlights, he [C] swerved left and then back right,
never [D] hit the brakes as he left [G] the road.
I found him lying in the grass [C] among the steel and glass
[D] with an empty whiskey bottle by [G] his side.
And through the blood and tears, [C] he whispered in my ear
[D] a few last words just before [G] he died.
Don't tell Mama I [C] was drinking.
[G] Lord knows her soul would [D] never rest.
[G] I can't leave this world with [C] Mama thinking
I [D] met the Lord with whiskey on [G] my breast.
[C]
[D]
[G]
You know, I still think about that night [C] and how that young boy died
[D] and how others sometimes pay for our [G] mistakes.
And you know, the last thing on that boy's mind
[C] as he left this big cold world behind
[D] was just knowing his poor old mother's heart [G] would break.
[A]
[A] Don't tell Mama I [D] was drinking.
[A] Lord knows her soul would [E] never rest.
[A] I can't leave this world with [D] Mama thinking
I [E] met the Lord with whiskey on [A] my breast.
Don't tell Mama I [D] was drinking.
[A]
Key:
D
G
C
A
E
D
G
C
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I was headed north on Highway 5 [C] on a starlit _ Sunday night
when [D] a pickup truck flew by me out of control.
_ _ [G] _ _ As I watched in my headlights, he [C] swerved left and then back right,
never [D] hit the brakes as he left [G] the road.
_ _ _ _ I found him lying in the grass _ [C] among the steel and glass _
[D] with an empty _ whiskey bottle by [G] his side.
And _ _ through the blood and tears, [C] he _ whispered in my ear _
[D] a few last words just before [G] he died. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Don't tell Mama I [C] was drinking. _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] Lord knows her soul would [D] never rest. _ _ _ _
[G] I can't leave this world with [C] Mama thinking
_ _ _ _ I [D] met the Lord with whiskey on [G] my breast. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ You know, I still think about that night _ [C] and how that young boy died _ _ _
[D] and how others sometimes pay for our [G] mistakes.
_ _ _ _ _ And you know, the last thing _ on that boy's mind _
[C] as he left this big cold world behind _
[D] was just knowing his poor old mother's heart [G] would break.
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ Don't tell Mama I [D] was drinking. _ _ _ _ _
[A] Lord knows her soul would [E] never _ rest. _ _ _
[A] I can't leave this world with [D] Mama thinking
_ _ _ _ I [E] met the Lord with whiskey on [A] my breast. _ _ _ _ _
_ Don't tell Mama I [D] was _ _ drinking. _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I was headed north on Highway 5 [C] on a starlit _ Sunday night
when [D] a pickup truck flew by me out of control.
_ _ [G] _ _ As I watched in my headlights, he [C] swerved left and then back right,
never [D] hit the brakes as he left [G] the road.
_ _ _ _ I found him lying in the grass _ [C] among the steel and glass _
[D] with an empty _ whiskey bottle by [G] his side.
And _ _ through the blood and tears, [C] he _ whispered in my ear _
[D] a few last words just before [G] he died. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Don't tell Mama I [C] was drinking. _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] Lord knows her soul would [D] never rest. _ _ _ _
[G] I can't leave this world with [C] Mama thinking
_ _ _ _ I [D] met the Lord with whiskey on [G] my breast. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ You know, I still think about that night _ [C] and how that young boy died _ _ _
[D] and how others sometimes pay for our [G] mistakes.
_ _ _ _ _ And you know, the last thing _ on that boy's mind _
[C] as he left this big cold world behind _
[D] was just knowing his poor old mother's heart [G] would break.
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ Don't tell Mama I [D] was drinking. _ _ _ _ _
[A] Lord knows her soul would [E] never _ rest. _ _ _
[A] I can't leave this world with [D] Mama thinking
_ _ _ _ I [E] met the Lord with whiskey on [A] my breast. _ _ _ _ _
_ Don't tell Mama I [D] was _ _ drinking. _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _