Chords for Mama Tried

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_ _ [Bb] _ _ The _ _ _ _ first thing I [Eb] remember knowing [Bb] was a lonesome whistle [Eb] blowing [Bb] and a young'un's dream of
growing [F] up to ride [Bb] on a freight train [Eb] leaving town, [Bb] not knowing [Eb] where I'm bound [Bb] and no one
could change [F] my mind but [Bb] Mama tried.
_ One lonely rebel [Eb]
child [Bb] from a family [Eb] meek and mild, [Bb] my Mama seemed to know what [F] lay in store.
_ [Bb] Despite all my [Eb] Sunday learning, [Bb] towards the van I [Eb] kept on turning, [Bb] till Mama [F] couldn't hold me anymore.
_ [Bb] I turned 21 in prison doing life without parole, [Gm] no one could steer me right but [F] Mama tried.
Mama tried, Mama [Bb] tried to raise me better but her pleading I denied and that leaves only [F] me to blame
cause [Bb] Mama tried. _
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_ Dear old [Eb] Daddy, restless soul, left my Mama heavy load, she tried so very hard [F] to fill his shoes.
[Bb] Working hours without rest, wanting me to have the best, she tried [F] to raise me right but [Bb] I refused.
_ I turned 21 in prison doing life without parole, [Gm] no one could steer me right but [F] Mama tried.
Mama tried, [Bb] Mama tried to raise me better [Eb] but her pleading [Bb] I denied and that leaves only [F] me to blame
cause [Bb] Mama tried. _
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