Mama Tried chords by Terry Eldredge

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First thing I remember knowin'
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was a lonesome whistle blowin'
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And a youngin's dream
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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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No one could change my mind
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but Mama tried
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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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In spite of all my Sunday learning
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Toward the bat I kept on turning
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Till Mama couldn't hold me anymore
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I turned 21 in prison
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doing 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 deny,
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that leaves only me to blame,
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cause Mama tried
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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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Working hours without rest,
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she wanted me to have the best
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She tried to raise me right, but I refused
I turned 21 in prison,
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a 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
That leaves only me to blame,
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cause Mama tried you