Mama Tried chords by
The California Brakemen

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Key: D major

Intro 1

Verse 1
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First thing I  remember knowin'
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was that lonesome whistle blowin'
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And a young 'un'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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A A 
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And  no one to change my mind,
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but Mama tried
One and only rebel child
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From a family meek and mild
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A A 
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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
And I turned twenty -one in prison
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Doing life without parole
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Bm Bm 2
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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,
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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A A 
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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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Wanted me to have the be st
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A A 
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She tried to raise me right but I refused
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And I  turned twenty -one in prison
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D D 
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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
D D 
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Mama tried to raise me better
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D D 
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But her pleading I  deny
That leaves only me to blame
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D D 
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Cause Mama tried

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