Mama Tried chords by
The Seldom Scene

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Key: D major•

Verse 1

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First thing

I remember know

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in' was a lonesome whistle blowin'

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And a young one'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 steer me right,

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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

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what lay in store

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And despite all my Sunday learning

toward the bat

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I kept on turning

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till mama couldn't hold me anymore

And 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

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Mama tried,

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Mama tried to raise me better,

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but her pleadings I deny,

that leaves only me to blame,

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cause Mama tried.

Interlude 1

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Verse 2

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Dear old daddy, rest her soul

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Left my mama heavy to load

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She tries very hard to fill her shoes

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Working hours without rest

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Wanting me to have the best

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She tried to raise me right

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But I refused

And 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 pleadings I denied

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That leaves only me to blame

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Cause Mama tried

Outro 1

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ChordsD C G A Bm

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