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Mama Couldn't Be Persuaded chords by 
Warren Zevon
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Verse 1
G
Gambler ambled down a country lane
C
D
Looking for a game of chance
C
She was twenty- one or two
G
And she knew what she wanted
D
G
And she wanted that gamblin' man
Verse 2
G
Her parents warned her
Tried to reason with her
C
G
She was determined that
D
she wanted Bill
C
G
They'd all be offended at the mention still
If they heard this song,
D
which I doubt they will
Verse 3
G
And my Mama couldn't be persuaded
When they pleaded with her
C
G
"Daughter don't marry that
D
G
gamblin' man."
Mama couldn't be persuaded
When they pleaded with her
C
G
"Daughter don't marry that
D
G
gamblin' man."
Mama couldn't be persuaded
When they pleaded with her
C
D
No, no, nevertheless
G
I said my Mama couldn't
be persuaded
When they pleaded with her
C
G
"Daughter, don't marry that
D
G
gamblin' man."
Interlude 1
Verse 4
G
Gambler tried to be a family man
C
D
Though it didn't suit his style
C
He thought he had him a
G
winning combination
D
So he took us where the stakes
G
were high
Her parents warned her
Tried to reason with her
C
G
D
Never kept their disappointment hid
C
They all went to pieces
G
when the bad luck hit
D
Stuck in the middle, I was the kid
Verse 5
D
G
And my Mama couldn't be persuaded
C
When they pleaded with her
G
"Daughter don't marry that
D
G
gamblin' man."
Mama couldn't be persuaded
When they pleaded with her
C
G
"Daughter don't marry that
D
G
gamblin' man."
Mama couldn't be persuaded
When they pleaded with her
C
No, no, nevertheless
M- m- m- m- m- mama
couldn't be persuaded
G
D
When my Grannie pleaded with her
G
Not to marry that gamblin' man.
Verse 6
I said my mama couldn't be persuaded
When they pleaded with her
C
G
"Daughter don't marry that
D
gamblin' man."
G
Mama couldn't be persuaded
When they pleaded with
her
C
D
"Daughter don't marry
C
that gamblin' man."
Mama
G
M- m- m- Mama couldn't be persuaded
when they pleaded with her
"Daughter don't marry
D
that gamblin' man."
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