Mama's Hands chords by George Jones

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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G 
My  (D major) daddy's hands held  (G major) Ten's
A 
D 
and Two's while  (A major) mom's were holding  (D major) me
G 
And daddy's hand lost  (G major) everything to
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D 
Bm 
 (A major) a hand of Kings and  (D major) Three's  (B minor) 
D 
G 
 (D major) Then daddy's hands they  (G major) shook
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D 
so bad  (A major) that he turned to  (D major) wine
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But mama's hands were  (G major) strong and
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calm as  (A major) they held on to mine
D 
 (D major) 

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Verse 2
Bb 
 (B flat major) 
Eb 
Ab 
Yes,  (E flat major) mama's hands held  (A flat major) on to mine
Bb 
Eb 
to  (B flat major) guide me day and  (E flat major) night
Ab 
And it took the sting of  (A flat major) mama's hands
Bb 
Eb 
to  (B flat major) teach me wrong from  (E flat major) right
Ab 
When times were bad and  (A flat major) money slim,
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Eb 
she'd  (B flat major) fold her hands and  (E flat major) pray
Ab 
And somehow she would  (A flat major) make the
Bb 
Eb 
Fm 
food  (B flat major) hold out another  (E flat major) day  (F minor) 
Eb 
 (E flat major) Now

Verse 3
Ab 
Eb 
 (A flat major) mama's hands are  (E flat major) cold with age,
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Bb 
Eb 
they  (A flat major) tremble  (B flat major) when she  (E flat major) prays
Ab 
Eb 
But her  (A flat major) voice is strong as  (E flat major) she thanks
F 
Bb 
God for  (F major) the bygone  (B flat major) days
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Ab 
 (E flat major) She looks at me and  (A flat major) then she smiles,
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Eb 
 (B flat major) she knows I under (E flat major) stand
Ab 
Bb 
That everything I  (A flat major) am  today I  (B flat major) 
Eb 
owe to mama's  (E flat major) hands