Chords for Jimmie Rodgers,Mother The Queen Of My Heart,1932
Tempo:
76.5 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
G
Em
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] [D]
[G]
[D]
[A] [D]
I [A] had a home out [D] in Texas, [G] down where the blue [D] bonnets grew.
[A] I had the kindest [D] old mother, [E] how happy we were, just [A] we two.
[Em]
Till one [A] day the angels [D] called her, that debt we all have [G] to pay.
She called me close to [D] her bedside, [A] these last few words to [D] say.
Son, don't start drinking [D] and gambling, [G] promise you'll always [D] go straight.
Ten [Em] years have passed since [D] that parting, [E] that promise I broke I [A] must [Em] stay.
I started [A] gambling [D] for pastime, at last I was just like [G] them all.
I bet my clothes and [D] my money, [A] not dreaming that I'd [D] ever fall.
[A] [D]
[G] [D]
[G] [D]
[A]
One night I bet all [D] my money, [G] nothing was left to [D] be seen.
And all [Em] that I needed to [D] break them, [E] was one card and that was [Em] a queen.
The [A] cards were dealt all round [D] the table, each man took a card on the draw.
[G] I drew the one that [D] would beat them, [A] I turned it and here's what [D] I saw.
I [A] saw my [D] mother's picture, [G] and somehow she seemed [D] to say.
Son, [Em] you have broken [D] your promise, [C#m] so I tossed the [A] cards away.
[Em] [D] My winnings I gave to a newsboy, I knew I was wrong [G] from the start.
And I'll never forget [D] that promise, [A] to my mother the queen [D] of my heart.
[Em] [A]
[D]
[G]
[D]
[A] [D]
I [A] had a home out [D] in Texas, [G] down where the blue [D] bonnets grew.
[A] I had the kindest [D] old mother, [E] how happy we were, just [A] we two.
[Em]
Till one [A] day the angels [D] called her, that debt we all have [G] to pay.
She called me close to [D] her bedside, [A] these last few words to [D] say.
Son, don't start drinking [D] and gambling, [G] promise you'll always [D] go straight.
Ten [Em] years have passed since [D] that parting, [E] that promise I broke I [A] must [Em] stay.
I started [A] gambling [D] for pastime, at last I was just like [G] them all.
I bet my clothes and [D] my money, [A] not dreaming that I'd [D] ever fall.
[A] [D]
[G] [D]
[G] [D]
[A]
One night I bet all [D] my money, [G] nothing was left to [D] be seen.
And all [Em] that I needed to [D] break them, [E] was one card and that was [Em] a queen.
The [A] cards were dealt all round [D] the table, each man took a card on the draw.
[G] I drew the one that [D] would beat them, [A] I turned it and here's what [D] I saw.
I [A] saw my [D] mother's picture, [G] and somehow she seemed [D] to say.
Son, [Em] you have broken [D] your promise, [C#m] so I tossed the [A] cards away.
[Em] [D] My winnings I gave to a newsboy, I knew I was wrong [G] from the start.
And I'll never forget [D] that promise, [A] to my mother the queen [D] of my heart.
[Em] [A]
[D]
Key:
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A
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D
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_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _
I [A] had a home out [D] in Texas, [G] down where the blue [D] bonnets grew. _
[A] I had the kindest [D] old mother, [E] how happy we were, just [A] we two.
[Em] _
Till one [A] day the angels [D] called her, that debt we all have [G] to pay.
She called me close to [D] her bedside, [A] these last few words to [D] say.
Son, don't start drinking [D] and gambling, _ [G] promise you'll always [D] go straight. _
Ten [Em] years have passed since [D] that parting, [E] that promise I broke I [A] must [Em] stay.
I started [A] gambling [D] for pastime, at last I was just like [G] them all.
I bet my clothes and [D] my money, _ [A] not dreaming that I'd [D] ever fall.
_ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
One night I bet all [D] my money, _ [G] nothing was left to [D] be seen. _
And all [Em] that I needed to [D] break them, [E] was one card and that was [Em] a queen. _
The [A] cards were dealt all round [D] the table, each man took a card on the draw. _
[G] I drew the one that [D] would beat them, [A] I turned it and here's what [D] I saw.
I [A] saw my [D] mother's picture, [G] and somehow she seemed [D] to say.
Son, [Em] you have broken [D] your promise, [C#m] so I tossed the [A] cards away.
[Em] [D] My winnings I gave to a newsboy, I knew I was wrong [G] from the start.
And I'll never forget [D] that promise, [A] to my mother the queen [D] of my heart. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _
I [A] had a home out [D] in Texas, [G] down where the blue [D] bonnets grew. _
[A] I had the kindest [D] old mother, [E] how happy we were, just [A] we two.
[Em] _
Till one [A] day the angels [D] called her, that debt we all have [G] to pay.
She called me close to [D] her bedside, [A] these last few words to [D] say.
Son, don't start drinking [D] and gambling, _ [G] promise you'll always [D] go straight. _
Ten [Em] years have passed since [D] that parting, [E] that promise I broke I [A] must [Em] stay.
I started [A] gambling [D] for pastime, at last I was just like [G] them all.
I bet my clothes and [D] my money, _ [A] not dreaming that I'd [D] ever fall.
_ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
One night I bet all [D] my money, _ [G] nothing was left to [D] be seen. _
And all [Em] that I needed to [D] break them, [E] was one card and that was [Em] a queen. _
The [A] cards were dealt all round [D] the table, each man took a card on the draw. _
[G] I drew the one that [D] would beat them, [A] I turned it and here's what [D] I saw.
I [A] saw my [D] mother's picture, [G] and somehow she seemed [D] to say.
Son, [Em] you have broken [D] your promise, [C#m] so I tossed the [A] cards away.
[Em] [D] My winnings I gave to a newsboy, I knew I was wrong [G] from the start.
And I'll never forget [D] that promise, [A] to my mother the queen [D] of my heart. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _