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'Fore She Was Mama chords by
Clay Walker
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Key: D major•
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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'Bout ten years old,

hide and seek
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I found me in the closet

Ready or not, I stumbled on
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And opened up that box of

Yearbooks, letters, black and whites
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A hundred, maybe more
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Next thing I know my brothers and me
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Got 'em scattered on the floor
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(yeah)
Verse 2

There was one of her, flippin' the bird
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Sittin' on a Harley

And a few with some hairy hippie dude
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Turns out his name was Charlie

Her hair, her clothes,

her drinkin', smokin'
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Had us boys confused
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I'll never forget the day us nosy
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kids got introduced...
Verse 3
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To mama 'fore she was mama
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In a string bikini, in Tijuana
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Won't admit she smoked
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marijuana
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But I saw mama 'fore she was mama
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We
Verse 4

put that box right where it was
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And never said a word
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But growin' up got hard just tryin'
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Not to picture her

In anything but aprons, dresses
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Mini-vans and and church

Oh, and Daddy would

have whooped our butts
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For diggin' up that dirt...
Verse 5
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On mama 'fore she was mama
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In a string bikini, in Tijuana
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She won't admit she smoked
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marijuana
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But I saw mama 'fore she was
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mama
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Verse 6
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We laugh and hang it over her head
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Right above her halo

Her face turns red when we bring up
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That tie-dyed Winnebago
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Winnebago
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She runs and hides and still

denies
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That hip-high rose rose tattoo
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She burned that box

of forget-me-nots
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When When When she found
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out we knew...
Verse 7
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About mama 'fore she was mama
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In a string bikini, in Tijuana
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Won't admit she smoked
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marijuana
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But that was mama 'fore she was mama
Verse 8
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And there's that one
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down in the Bahamas
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But that was mama 'fore
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she was mama
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • D

  • G

  • Dm

  • A

  • Bm

    2

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of 'Fore She Was Mama by Clay Walker is D major.

The primary chords used in 'Fore She Was Mama are D, G, Dm, A, Bm.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like D, G, Dm, A, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of 'Fore She Was Mama is approximately 85 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of 'Fore She Was Mama using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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