Mama Sang a Song

Mama Sang a Song easy guitar chords by Bill Anderson

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  • D

  • G

  • F#

    2

  • Bm

    2

  • Em

  • A

  • E

  • Gm

    3

  • C

  • Am

  • D

  • G

  • F#

    2

  • Bm

    2

  • Em

  • A

  • E

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    3

  • C

  • Am

    • Verse 1
    D
    G
    F#
    Bm

    (God put a song in the heart of an angel
    Em
    A
    D
    Bm
    D

    and softly she sang it to me)
    Verse 2
    D

    I get to thinking a lot of times

    about back when I was a lad
    G

    Of the old homeplace where I grew
    D

    up and of the days both good and bad

    My overalls were hand-me-downs, my
    Bm
    E
    A

    my my shoes were full of holes
    Verse 3
    A
    D

    I used to walk four miles to school every day through the rain,

    the sleet and the cold

    I've seen the nights when
    G

    my daddy would cry
    D

    For the things that his family would need

    But all daddy ever got was a badland farm

    and seven hungry mouths to feed
    Verse 4
    D

    And yet and yet our homefire never

    flickered once
    A

    'Cause when all these things
    D

    went wrong

    Mama took the hymn book down

    and mama sang a song
    G

    (What a friend we have in Jesus)
    Verse 5
    D

    Oh, I've been rocked to sleep many a

    night to the tune of "What a Friend"
    A

    And then come morning and "Rock of Ages"

    would wake me gently once again
    D

    And then I remember how daddy used to reach

    up and he'd take the Bible down

    And he'd read it loud
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    and long
    Verse 6
    G

    And I always felt that maybe our house

    was blessed

    When daddy would say,
    D

    "Mama, sing a song"
    A
    D

    Sister left home first I guess and then

    Bob and then Tommy and then Dan
    Gm
    G

    By then dad's hair was turning white and I sort of
    D
    G
    C

    had to be mama's little man
    Verse 7
    C

    But you know, it seemed that as my daddy's back grew weak,
    G

    my mother's faith just grew strong
    A
    D
    G

    And those were the greatest days of all

    when mama sang a song
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    G

    (Rock of ages cleft for me,
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    G
    D
    G
    D

    let me hide myself in Thee)

    I guess the old house is still standing
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    I don't get to go back much anymore
    Verse 8
    G

    No voice is left to fill those halls
    D

    And no steps to grace the floor
    G

    For you see, you see my mother sings up in heaven now,

    up around God's golden throne

    But I'll always believe that this

    whole world is a better place
    C
    G
    G
    Em

    Because one time my mama sang a song
    D
    Em
    D

    (precious memories flood mysoul)
    C
    Am

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