I'm Not Worth the Tears chords by Dolly Parton

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Mama

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didn't always have
those tears in her eyes
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 (A major) An  (G major) d  (C major) Daddy once  (D major) was  (G major) able
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to  (C major) hold his head up  (G major) high
But now I've brought disgrace
to my whole family
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 (C major) Now they cry,  (D major) but  (G major) I'm not  (C major) one
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The  (G major) tears, they  (D major) cry for  (G major) me
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 (E minor) I    (G major) loved a boy, and then I found
That he just led me on
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So  (C major) in my  (D major) hurt and  (G major) bitterness
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I  (C major) let myself go  (G major) long
But all I did was hurt myself
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and shame my  (A major) fam (G major) ily
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 (C major) Now they cry,  (D major) but  (G major) I'm not  (C major) worth
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the  (G major) tears they  (D major) cry for  (G major) me
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No,  (C major) I'm not worth the salt
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in  (G major) one tiny  (C major) tear
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 (G major) Oh,  (A major) why have I brought shame
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to the  (D major) ones I love so dear?
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I'm so  (G major) sorry that I've hurt them,
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but they'll never know how  (C major) sorry
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Now they cry,  (D major) but  (G major) I'm not  (C major) hurt
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The  (G major) tears, they  (D major) cry for  (G major) me
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Yes,  (C major) now they  (D major) cry, but  (G major) I'm not  (C major) hurt
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The  (G major) tears, they  (D major) cry for  (C major) me