Me & My Uncle / Mama Tried Chords

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_ _ Me and [G] my uncle _ went riding [Em] down _ South [G] Colorado, _ [Em] post-Texas bound.
_ We [G] stopped over in Santa [Em] Fe, that's the [G] end of point, _ just [A] about half way.
_ [Em] You know it [B] was the hardest part [Em] of the day.
_ _ _ _ And I [G] took the horses up to [Em] the stall, went [G] to the barroom, ordered a [Em] drink for all.
Three days in the [G] saddle, you know my [Em] body hurt. _
[G] It been summer, [G#] I took [A] off my shirt, _ [Em] and I tried to [B] wash off some of that [Em] dusty dirt. _ _
_ _ West [G]-East Cowboys, there's [Em] all around.
We're [G] liquor and money, they [Em] load it down.
So [G] soon after payday, you know [Em] it seems strange.
[G] You and the model, he starts [A] playing a game.
_ [Em] There's a hollow [B] shack and a winner [Em] taken. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ [G] Mom starts winning, the [Em] cowboys got sore.
_ One [G] of them cowboys, he's been too [Em] long, he's [G] been cheating.
Oh no, he's [Em] been baited.
I [G] know my uncle, he's as [A] honest as me.
_ [Em] Better than I was [B] honest as a damn [Em] man to be. _ _ _ _ _
[G] One of them cowboys, he [Em] starts to draw.
And I [G] shot him down like he [Em] never saw. _
[G] Shot me in the back, I said he [Em] won't go. _ _
[G] You make a confusion, mind the [A] ground, go. _
[Em] Here we are, [B] Taylor Town, New [Em] Mexico. _ _ _
_ _ You know [G] I love those cowboys, [Em] I let it go.
_ Love my [G] uncle, for [Em] God rest his soul.
_ Talk to [G] me good, talk to me [Em] all I know.
_ [G] Thought it so well, I [A] got that gold.
_ I [Em] left him [B] dead, I fell by [Em] the side of the road. _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ First [D] thing I [G] remember knowing [D] was a lonesome [G] whistle blower.
[D] And a youngin's dream [G] of growing up [A] to ride.
_ _ [D] On a freight train [G] leaving town, not [D] knowing [G] where I'd found.
[D] No one [F#m] changed my good [D] mama's pride. _
_ One and only [G] rebel child from [D] a family [G] meek and mild.
[D] Mama seemed [G] to know what [A] lay in store.
_ _ [D] Thought of all my [G] Sunday learning, [D] for the bad I [G] kept on turning.
[D] Mama [A] couldn't hold me [D] anymore.
_ And I turned 21 in prison, [C] doing life without [D] a thought.
[Bm] No one could steer me right, but Mama [A] tried, Mama tried.
[D] Mama tried to raise me better, [G] but her feeding I [D] denied.
That leaves only me [A] to blame, but [D] Mama tried. _ _ _ _
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You know Daddy [G] rested so, [D] had my mama [G] every love.
[D] She tried so [G] very hard to [A] fill his shoes.
_ [D] Working hours [G] without rest, [D]
wanted me [G] to have the best.
[D] She tried [A] to raise me right, but I [D] refused.
_ _ And I turned 21 in prison, [C] doing life without [D] parole.
[Bm] No one could steer me right, but [A] Mama tried, Mama tried.
[D] Mama tried to raise me better, [G] but her feeding [D] I denied.
That leaves only me [A] to blame, but [D] Mama [G] tried.
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And I turned 21 in prison, [C] doing life without [D] parole.
[Bm] No one could steer me right, but Mama [A]
tried, Mama tried.
[D] Mama tried to raise me better, [Em] but her [C] feeding [D] I denied.
That leaves only [A] me to blame, but [D] Mama tried.
_ _ That leaves only [A] me to blame, but [D] Mama tried. _ _ _
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