Chords for Mama's Last Amen - Oak Ridge Boys 1972
Tempo:
70.85 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
D
Bm
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C#m] [F#m]
[A] [D] [E] [A]
[E] [A] Afraid to lift [E] my head I [F#m] stand before [A] you [D] Afraid that it's [E] too late to be [A] ashamed
[D] Unworthy to [E] be heard [A] I call upon you [Bm] After all the [D] times I've called your [E] name in vain
[A] Oh Jesus, [C#m] I don't [F#m] deserve your mercy [A] [D] Knowing right from [E] wrong I chose to [A] live with sin
[D] But today my [E] soul is crying [A] for an answer [D] to the prayers [Bm] That ended [E] with my mama's [A] last amen
[D] She prayed that [E] I'd be strong enough [A] to follow you [Bm] And I promised [E] her I would but [A] never cried
She [D] said, Jesus, if he stumbles [A] Give him faith to keep on searching
[Bm] Oh, [D] till he finds a [E] tree of [C#m] life [A] And Jesus [E] let me go [F#m] back to her [A] bedside
[D] Give me one more [E] chance to follow [A] you again
[D] For today my [E] soul is crying [A] for an answer to [D] the prayers [Bm] That ended [E] with my mama's [A] last amen
[D] Oh, today my [E] soul is crying [A] for an answer to [D] the prayers [Bm] That ended [E] with my mama's [A] last amen
[C#m] [F#m] [D] [E] [A]
[A] [D] [E] [A]
[E] [A] Afraid to lift [E] my head I [F#m] stand before [A] you [D] Afraid that it's [E] too late to be [A] ashamed
[D] Unworthy to [E] be heard [A] I call upon you [Bm] After all the [D] times I've called your [E] name in vain
[A] Oh Jesus, [C#m] I don't [F#m] deserve your mercy [A] [D] Knowing right from [E] wrong I chose to [A] live with sin
[D] But today my [E] soul is crying [A] for an answer [D] to the prayers [Bm] That ended [E] with my mama's [A] last amen
[D] She prayed that [E] I'd be strong enough [A] to follow you [Bm] And I promised [E] her I would but [A] never cried
She [D] said, Jesus, if he stumbles [A] Give him faith to keep on searching
[Bm] Oh, [D] till he finds a [E] tree of [C#m] life [A] And Jesus [E] let me go [F#m] back to her [A] bedside
[D] Give me one more [E] chance to follow [A] you again
[D] For today my [E] soul is crying [A] for an answer to [D] the prayers [Bm] That ended [E] with my mama's [A] last amen
[D] Oh, today my [E] soul is crying [A] for an answer to [D] the prayers [Bm] That ended [E] with my mama's [A] last amen
[C#m] [F#m] [D] [E] [A]
Key:
A
E
D
Bm
F#m
A
E
D
_ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [F#m] _ _
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ [A] Afraid to lift [E] my head I [F#m] stand before [A] you _ [D] Afraid that it's [E] too late to be [A] ashamed
_ _ [D] Unworthy to [E] be heard [A] I call upon you [Bm] After all the [D] times I've called your [E] name in vain
[A] Oh Jesus, [C#m] I don't [F#m] deserve your mercy [A] _ [D] Knowing right from [E] wrong I chose to [A] live with sin
_ [D] But today my [E] soul is crying [A] for an answer [D] to the prayers [Bm] That ended [E] with my mama's [A] last amen
_ [D] She prayed that [E] I'd be strong enough [A] to follow you [Bm] And I promised [E] her I would but [A] never cried
She [D] said, Jesus, if he stumbles [A] Give him faith to keep on searching
[Bm] Oh, [D] till he finds a [E] tree of [C#m] life [A] And Jesus [E] let me go [F#m] back to her [A] bedside
[D] Give me one more [E] chance to follow [A] you again
_ [D] For today my [E] soul is crying [A] for an answer to [D] the prayers [Bm] That ended [E] with my mama's [A] last amen
_ [D] Oh, today my [E] soul is crying [A] for an answer to [D] the prayers [Bm] That ended [E] with my mama's _ [A] last amen
_ [C#m] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ [A] Afraid to lift [E] my head I [F#m] stand before [A] you _ [D] Afraid that it's [E] too late to be [A] ashamed
_ _ [D] Unworthy to [E] be heard [A] I call upon you [Bm] After all the [D] times I've called your [E] name in vain
[A] Oh Jesus, [C#m] I don't [F#m] deserve your mercy [A] _ [D] Knowing right from [E] wrong I chose to [A] live with sin
_ [D] But today my [E] soul is crying [A] for an answer [D] to the prayers [Bm] That ended [E] with my mama's [A] last amen
_ [D] She prayed that [E] I'd be strong enough [A] to follow you [Bm] And I promised [E] her I would but [A] never cried
She [D] said, Jesus, if he stumbles [A] Give him faith to keep on searching
[Bm] Oh, [D] till he finds a [E] tree of [C#m] life [A] And Jesus [E] let me go [F#m] back to her [A] bedside
[D] Give me one more [E] chance to follow [A] you again
_ [D] For today my [E] soul is crying [A] for an answer to [D] the prayers [Bm] That ended [E] with my mama's [A] last amen
_ [D] Oh, today my [E] soul is crying [A] for an answer to [D] the prayers [Bm] That ended [E] with my mama's _ [A] last amen
_ [C#m] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _