Mama Tried chords by
Merle Haggard

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Key: D major•

Intro 1

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Verse 1

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The first thing I remember knowin'

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Was a lonesome whistle blowin'

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And a young un's dream of growin' up to ride

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On a freight train leavin' town

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Not knowin' where I'm bound

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And no one could change my mind

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but Mama tried

Verse 2

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One and only rebel child

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From a family, meek and mild

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My Mama seemed to know what lay in store

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Despite all my Sunday learnin'

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Towards the bad, I kept on turnin'

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'Til Mama couldn't hold me anymore

Chorus 1

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And I turned twenty-one in prison

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doin' life without parole

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No one could steer me right

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but Mama tried, Mama tried

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Mama tried to raise me better,

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but her pleading, I denied

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That leaves only me to blame

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'cause Mama tried

Interlude 1

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Verse 3

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Dear old Daddy, rest his soul

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Left my Mom a heavy load

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She tried so very hard to fill his shoes

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Workin' hours without rest

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Wanted me to have the best

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She tried to raise me right but I refused

Chorus 2

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And I turned twenty-one in prison

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doin' life without parole

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No one could steer me right

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but Mama tried, Mama tried

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Mama tried to raise me better,

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but her pleading, I denied

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That leaves only me to blame 'cause Mama

Outro 1

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