mamas hand chords by 
Hazel Dickens 
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Key: A major•
Verse 1
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MAMA'S HANDS
Verse 2
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I said goodbye to that plain
little miner town
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With just a few old clothes that layed around
I knew I was leavin' a lot
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a things they were good
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But I thought I'd make a
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break while I still could;
Verse 3
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As I looked back to wave once more
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To mama cryin' in the door
For me and what the world
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might have in store
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For she knew I'd never be
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her little girl no more;
Verse 4
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But she was driftin' back
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to another time
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When she was young and hoped to find
A better life than what her
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mama's had been
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But it was so they'd go of mama's hand s,
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my mama's hands;
Verse 5
CHORUS
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One old paper bag filled with
hand-me-downs
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Plain Plain Plain old country girl
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raised on gospel sound s
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With only the love she gave
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me and pride in what I am
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It was hard to let go of mama's hand s,
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my mama's hands.
Interlude 1
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Verse 6
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I thought of all the love she gave
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I thought of all the years she slaved
To try and make this run-down
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shack shack a home
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A dream that really died
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'fore it was born;
Verse 7
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But she pulled us thru
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the hardest times
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And made us hold our head up high
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A gift we carry with us all our lives
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For we were special in mama's eyes
Verse 8
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As I looked down the dusty road
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To mama and her heavy load
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I knew I was leavin' i'd never find again
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It was hard to let go of mama's hands,
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my mama's hands.
Interlude 2
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Verse 9
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CHORUS
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It was hard to let go of mama's hand,
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my mama's hands.
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