Mama Tried chords by Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen
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Verse 1
(D major) We got a little Merle Haggard,
just in case there might be one
or two hillbillies in the crowd tonight.
Mercy, mercy.
A little Merle Haggard number
that he wrote about my mama
and about how hard she tried. (G major)
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From (G major) a family (D major) makin' miles
(G major) Yet (D major) Mama seemed to know
what lay (A major) in store
In spite of all (D major) my Sunday learn (G major) in'
To (D major) the bad I kept on turn (G major) in'
Till (D major) Mama couldn't (A major) hold me anymore
(D major) And I turned twenty -one in prison
Doin' life (G major) without parole
(D major) No one (B minor) could steer me right
But Mama tried, (A major) Mama tried
Mama tried (D major) to raise me better
But her plead (G major) in' I denied
(D major) Livin' only me to blame
(A major) Yes, Mama tried (D major)
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Verse 2
Dear old (D major) daddy, rest her (G major) soul
Left (D major) my heavy load
(G major) She tried (D major) so very hard to fill his (A major) shoes
Working hours (D major) without rest
(G major) Wanted (D major) me to have a (G major) bed
She tried (D major) to steer me (A major) right, but I refused (D major)
And I turned 21 in prison
Doing life (G major) without parole
(D major) No one (B minor) could steer me right
But Mama tried, (A major) Mama tried
Mama tried (D major) to raise me better
But her (G major) pleading I denied
(D major) Leaving only me to blame
(A major) Cause Mama tried (D major)
All right, thank you very much.
Mama Tried
Commander Cody And His Lost Planet Airmen
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