Chords for Merle Haggard - Mama Tried

[D] The first thing I [G] remember was [D] the lonesome [Gm] whistle [D] blowin'
And the youngest dreams were not to [A] arrive
I'm [D] afraid to dream in [G] town, [D] not knowin' where [G] I'm bound
[D] No one can change [A] my mind but Mama [D] Dry
I'm the one and only troubled [G] child [D] from a family [G] meek and mild
[D] My mama seemed to know what [A] lay in [E] store
[Am] [C#m] But [D] all my [G] soon to be learnin' [D] were the bad I kept [G] on turnin'
[D] Till Mama [A] couldn't hold me [D] anymore
I turned 21 in prison [G] during life [Bm] without the war
No one could steer me right but [A] Mama Dry
[D] [A] Mama [D] Dry, Mama Dry
Raised me [Am] better [G] but her pleading [D] I denied
That leaves only [A] me to blame, cause [D] Mama Dry
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_ Dear old daddy, rest [G] his soul, [D] left my mom a [G] heavy load
[D] She tried so very hard to [A] finish [Bm] you
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[A] [D] Workin' hours [G] without rest, [D] wanted me to [G] have the best
She [D] tried to [A] raise me right but [D] I refused
I turned 21 in prison [G] during life [D] without the war
[Bm] No one could steer me right but [A] Mama _ Dry
[D] Mama Dry, Mama Dry
Raised me [F#] better [G] but her pleading [D] I denied
That leaves [A] only me to blame, cause [D] Mama Dry _
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