Key: C major
Verse 1
C
F
First thing I remember knowin'
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was that lonesome whistle blowin'
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On a freight train leavin' town,
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F
not knowin' where I'm bound
G
C
but Mama tried
A one and only rebel child
F
C
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from a family meek and mild
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G
My mama seemed to know what lay in store.
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In spite of all my Sunday learning,
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Towards the bat I kept on turning,
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G
C
Till mama couldn't hold me anymore.
And I turned twenty -one in prison,
F
C
but her pleading I denied.
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F
left my mom a heavy load.
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F
Workin' hours without rest,
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wanted me to have the best
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G
She tried to raise me right,
And I turned 21 in prison,
Mama tried,
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G
That leaves only me to blame,
cause Mama tried
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G
C
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