Chords for Merle Haggard - Mama Tried (Live)
Tempo:
95.1 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
Bm
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
How about a little bit of Mama Tried?
[D] We'll do it.
Okay.
[G] [D] [G]
[D] [A]
[D] [G] [D] [G]
[D] [A] [D]
[G] [D] [G]
[D] Nobody [A] laying in store.
Spied [D] all my Sunday [G] learning.
[D] Toward the bat I kept [G] on turning.
[D] Sure Mama [A] couldn't hold me [D] anymore.
I turned 21 in prison during [G] life without [D] parole.
[Bm] No one could steer me right, but Mama [A] tried.
Mama tried.
Mama [D] tried to raise me better.
But [G] her bleeding I [D] denied.
Bad leaves only need [A] to blame, cause Mama [D] tried.
[G]
[D] [A] [D] Dear old Daddy, rest [G] his soul, left [D] my mom a heavy [G] load.
[D] She tried so very hard to fill [A] his shoes.
Working [D] hours without [G] rest, [D] wanted me to have [G] the best.
[D] She tried to raise [A] me right, but I [D] refused.
And I turned 21 in [Bm] prison [G] during life without [D] parole.
[Bm] No one could steer me right, but Mama [A] tried.
Mama tried.
Mama [D] tried to raise me better.
But [G] her bleeding I [D] denied.
Bad leaves only need [A] to blame, cause Mama [D] tried.
[D] We'll do it.
Okay.
[G] [D] [G]
[D] [A]
[D] [G] [D] [G]
[D] [A] [D]
[G] [D] [G]
[D] Nobody [A] laying in store.
Spied [D] all my Sunday [G] learning.
[D] Toward the bat I kept [G] on turning.
[D] Sure Mama [A] couldn't hold me [D] anymore.
I turned 21 in prison during [G] life without [D] parole.
[Bm] No one could steer me right, but Mama [A] tried.
Mama tried.
Mama [D] tried to raise me better.
But [G] her bleeding I [D] denied.
Bad leaves only need [A] to blame, cause Mama [D] tried.
[G]
[D] [A] [D] Dear old Daddy, rest [G] his soul, left [D] my mom a heavy [G] load.
[D] She tried so very hard to fill [A] his shoes.
Working [D] hours without [G] rest, [D] wanted me to have [G] the best.
[D] She tried to raise [A] me right, but I [D] refused.
And I turned 21 in [Bm] prison [G] during life without [D] parole.
[Bm] No one could steer me right, but Mama [A] tried.
Mama tried.
Mama [D] tried to raise me better.
But [G] her bleeding I [D] denied.
Bad leaves only need [A] to blame, cause Mama [D] tried.
Key:
D
G
A
Bm
Dm
D
G
A
How about a little bit of Mama Tried?
[D] We'll do it.
Okay. _ _ _
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_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ Nobody [A] laying in store.
Spied [D] all my Sunday [G] learning.
[D] Toward the bat I kept [G] on turning.
[D] Sure Mama [A] couldn't hold me [D] anymore.
_ I turned 21 in prison during [G] life without [D] parole.
[Bm] No one could steer me right, but Mama [A] tried.
Mama tried.
Mama [D] tried to raise me better.
But [G] her bleeding I [D] denied.
Bad leaves only need [A] to blame, cause Mama [D] tried. _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ Dear old Daddy, rest [G] his soul, left [D] my mom a heavy [G] load.
[D] She tried so very hard to fill [A] his shoes.
Working [D] hours without [G] rest, [D] wanted me to have [G] the best.
[D] She tried to raise [A] me right, but I [D] refused.
_ And I turned 21 in [Bm] prison [G] during life without [D] parole.
[Bm] No one could steer me right, but Mama [A] tried.
Mama tried.
Mama [D] tried to raise me better.
But [G] her bleeding I [D] denied.
Bad leaves only need [A] to blame, cause Mama [D] tried. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] We'll do it.
Okay. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ Nobody [A] laying in store.
Spied [D] all my Sunday [G] learning.
[D] Toward the bat I kept [G] on turning.
[D] Sure Mama [A] couldn't hold me [D] anymore.
_ I turned 21 in prison during [G] life without [D] parole.
[Bm] No one could steer me right, but Mama [A] tried.
Mama tried.
Mama [D] tried to raise me better.
But [G] her bleeding I [D] denied.
Bad leaves only need [A] to blame, cause Mama [D] tried. _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ Dear old Daddy, rest [G] his soul, left [D] my mom a heavy [G] load.
[D] She tried so very hard to fill [A] his shoes.
Working [D] hours without [G] rest, [D] wanted me to have [G] the best.
[D] She tried to raise [A] me right, but I [D] refused.
_ And I turned 21 in [Bm] prison [G] during life without [D] parole.
[Bm] No one could steer me right, but Mama [A] tried.
Mama tried.
Mama [D] tried to raise me better.
But [G] her bleeding I [D] denied.
Bad leaves only need [A] to blame, cause Mama [D] tried. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _