Mama Tried (Remastered 2001) Chords
Tempo:
98.05 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
Bm
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D]
The first thing I remember [G] knowing was [D] a lonesome whistle [G] blowing and [D] a youngin's dream of growing up to [A] ride
On [D] a freight train leaving [G] town, [D] not knowing where [G] I'm bound, and no [D] one could change my [A] mind but Mama [D] tried
The one and only rebel [G] child from [D] a family meek [G] and mild, [D] my Mama seemed to know what lay [A] in store
Despite [D] all my Sunday [G] learning, [D] towards the bad I kept [G] on turning, [D] till Mama [A] couldn't hold me [D] anymore
I turned twenty-one in prison, doing [G] life without [D] parole, no one [Bm] could steer me right but [A] Mama tried
Mama tried, [D] Mama tried to raise me better, [G] but her pleading [D] I denied, that leaves only me to [A] blame cause [D] Mama tried
[G] [Dm]
[D] Dear old Daddy, [G] rest his soul, left [D] my Mama heavy [G] low, [D] she tried so very hard to [A] fill his shoes
Working [D] hours [G] without rest, [D] wanted me to [G] have the best, [D] she tried to raise [A] me right but I [D] refused
I turned twenty-one in prison, [G] doing life [D] without parole, no [Bm] one could steer me right but [A] Mama tried
Mama tried, [D] Mama tried to raise me better, [G] but her pleading [D] I denied, that leaves only me to [A] blame cause [D] Mama tried
[G] [D]
The first thing I remember [G] knowing was [D] a lonesome whistle [G] blowing and [D] a youngin's dream of growing up to [A] ride
On [D] a freight train leaving [G] town, [D] not knowing where [G] I'm bound, and no [D] one could change my [A] mind but Mama [D] tried
The one and only rebel [G] child from [D] a family meek [G] and mild, [D] my Mama seemed to know what lay [A] in store
Despite [D] all my Sunday [G] learning, [D] towards the bad I kept [G] on turning, [D] till Mama [A] couldn't hold me [D] anymore
I turned twenty-one in prison, doing [G] life without [D] parole, no one [Bm] could steer me right but [A] Mama tried
Mama tried, [D] Mama tried to raise me better, [G] but her pleading [D] I denied, that leaves only me to [A] blame cause [D] Mama tried
[G] [Dm]
[D] Dear old Daddy, [G] rest his soul, left [D] my Mama heavy [G] low, [D] she tried so very hard to [A] fill his shoes
Working [D] hours [G] without rest, [D] wanted me to [G] have the best, [D] she tried to raise [A] me right but I [D] refused
I turned twenty-one in prison, [G] doing life [D] without parole, no [Bm] one could steer me right but [A] Mama tried
Mama tried, [D] Mama tried to raise me better, [G] but her pleading [D] I denied, that leaves only me to [A] blame cause [D] Mama tried
[G] [D]
Key:
D
G
A
Bm
Dm
D
G
A
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ The first thing I remember [G] knowing was [D] a lonesome whistle [G] blowing and [D] a youngin's dream of growing up to [A] ride
On [D] a freight train leaving [G] town, [D] not knowing where [G] I'm bound, and no [D] one could change my [A] mind but Mama [D] tried
The one and only rebel [G] child from [D] a family meek [G] and mild, [D] my Mama seemed to know what lay [A] in store
Despite [D] all my Sunday [G] learning, [D] towards the bad I kept [G] on turning, [D] till Mama [A] couldn't hold me [D] anymore
I turned twenty-one in prison, doing [G] life without [D] parole, no one [Bm] could steer me right but [A] Mama tried
Mama tried, [D] Mama tried to raise me better, [G] but her pleading [D] I denied, that leaves only me to [A] blame cause [D] Mama tried _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ Dear old Daddy, [G] rest his soul, left [D] my Mama heavy [G] low, [D] she tried so very hard to [A] fill his shoes
Working [D] hours [G] without rest, [D] wanted me to [G] have the best, [D] she tried to raise [A] me right but I [D] refused
I turned twenty-one in prison, [G] doing life [D] without parole, no [Bm] one could steer me right but [A] Mama tried
Mama tried, [D] Mama tried to raise me better, [G] but her pleading [D] I denied, that leaves only me to [A] blame cause [D] Mama tried
_ _ _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ The first thing I remember [G] knowing was [D] a lonesome whistle [G] blowing and [D] a youngin's dream of growing up to [A] ride
On [D] a freight train leaving [G] town, [D] not knowing where [G] I'm bound, and no [D] one could change my [A] mind but Mama [D] tried
The one and only rebel [G] child from [D] a family meek [G] and mild, [D] my Mama seemed to know what lay [A] in store
Despite [D] all my Sunday [G] learning, [D] towards the bad I kept [G] on turning, [D] till Mama [A] couldn't hold me [D] anymore
I turned twenty-one in prison, doing [G] life without [D] parole, no one [Bm] could steer me right but [A] Mama tried
Mama tried, [D] Mama tried to raise me better, [G] but her pleading [D] I denied, that leaves only me to [A] blame cause [D] Mama tried _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ Dear old Daddy, [G] rest his soul, left [D] my Mama heavy [G] low, [D] she tried so very hard to [A] fill his shoes
Working [D] hours [G] without rest, [D] wanted me to [G] have the best, [D] she tried to raise [A] me right but I [D] refused
I turned twenty-one in prison, [G] doing life [D] without parole, no [Bm] one could steer me right but [A] Mama tried
Mama tried, [D] Mama tried to raise me better, [G] but her pleading [D] I denied, that leaves only me to [A] blame cause [D] Mama tried
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