Chords for Iris Dement - "Mama Tried" (Merle Haggard) @ The Grey Eagle - June 27, 2008

[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
First thing I [Eb] remember,
when [Bb] I was in love,
was [Eb] a cold [Bb] wind
that used to bring
good luck [F] to my ride.
I was [Bb] so afraid
I couldn't [Eb] leave the town
[Bb] I was so [Eb] proud of my family
[Bb] I know I was [F] standing
right where [Bb] my momma tried.
I was a man of no [Eb] use
but I [Bb] was more than
the [Eb] king's mom.
[Bb] Well, my mother
seemed to know
a man's [F] soul.
And it's [Bb] by the
haunt I [Eb] soon learned
that [Bb] she was mad
[Eb] about her [Bb] little mom
who could [F] not hold
the [Bb] idea anymore.
So I turned to try
with _ [Eb] me in love
[Bb] that I'd grow old.
[Gm] No, I'm standing
right where my momma [F] tried. _ _
[Bb] Mom's trying to make better [Eb] things
[Bb] that I'm not.
I was only
[F] a kid when my [Bb] momma tried.
I remember,
_ _ _ _ when I was in love,
was a cold wind
that used [Eb] to bring
good luck [Bb] to my ride. I remember,
when I [Eb] was in love, _
[Bb] was a cold wind
good luck to my ride.
I was a man of no use
[F] _ but _
[Bb] I was more than
[Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] the [Bb] _ _ [F] king's mom.
And [Bb] I refused.
So I turned to try
with [Eb] me in love
[Bb] that I'd grow old.
[Gm] No, I'm standing
right [F] where my momma tried.
Mom's trying, [Bb] mom's trying
to _ [Eb] make better things
[Bb] that I'm not.
I was only a kid [F] when
my [Bb] momma tried. _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Bb] _ _ [F] _ [Bb] Good luck!
So I turned _ to [Eb] live
_ [Bb] _
[Gm] No, I'm standing
right where my [F] momma tried.
Mom's trying,