Key: D major
Verse 1
D
G
First thing I remember knowin'
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G
was a lonesome whistle blowin'
D
G
On a freight train leavin' town,
D
G
not knowin' where I'm found,
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D
but Mama tried.
One and only rebel child
G
D
from a family meek and wild
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D
My mama seemed to know
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G
what lay in store
A
D
G
In spite of all my Sunday learning
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G
Towards the bad I kept on turning
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A
Until mama couldn't hold me anymore
D
Bm
No one could steer me right,
but mama tried
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D
Mama tried, Mama tried to raise me better
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D
G
D
cause Mama tried
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D
G
D
G
D
A
D
G
D
G
D
A
D
G
D
A
She tried so very hard to fill his shoes
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A
D
Working hours without rest
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D
G
Wanted me to have the best
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A
She tried to raise me right but I refused
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Bm
No one could steer me right,
but Mama tried
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G
Mama tried,
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D
Mama tried to raise me better
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D
cause Mama tried
That leaves only me to blame,
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D
cause Mama tried you
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsD G A Bm
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