Key: D major
Verse 1
D
G
First thing I remember knowin'
D
G
was that lonesome whistle blowin'
D
G
On a freight train leavin' town,
D
G
not knowin' where I'm bound
D
A
And no one to change my mind,
One and only rebel child
G
D
G
From a family meek and mild
D
A
My Mama seemed to know what lay in store
D
G
In spite of all my Sunday learning
D
G
Toward the bat I kept on turning
D
A
D
Till Mama couldn't hold me anymore
And I turned twenty -one in prison
D
Bm
No one could steer me right,
G
D
but her pleading I denied,
that leaves only me to blame,
A
D
G
D
cause Mama tried
A
D
D
G
Left my mom a heavy load
D
A
She tried so very hard to fill his shoes
G
D
G
Wanted me to have the be st
D
A
D
She tried to raise me right but I refused
A
D
And I turned twenty -one in prison
G
D
Doing life without parole
G
D
But her pleading I deny
That leaves only me to blame
A
D
Cause Mama tried
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsD G A Bm
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