Mama Tried chords by The Seldom Scene
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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Mama Tried
The Seldom Scene
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