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The Man That Turned My Mama On chords by
Tanya Tucker
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Key: C major•
Verse 1
C
C

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C

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I wish I'd known the man
Csus4
Csus4

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a little better
F
F

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C
C

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That turned my mama on

He must have been a heck

of a man
G
G

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'Cause mama was a lady
F
F

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C
C

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don't you know
Verse 2
C
C

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Mama was no prude but she was proper
F
F

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C

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Never wore her dress to short

She didn't care if he did
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G

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But she'd of never taken
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C

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C

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a drink

Grandma Kate did the best she could
F
F

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C

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To see mama grew up right
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G

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So she'd be fittin' one day for court
F
F

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And to wear some
C
C

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gentleman's ring
Verse 3
C
C

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[Chorus]

I wish I'd known the man
Csus4
Csus4

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a little better
F
F

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C
C

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That turned my mama on

He was always laughing
G
G

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C

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And singing the right sweet song

I wish I'd known the man
Csus4
Csus4

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a little better
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F

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C
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The turned my mama on

He must have been a heck

of a man
G
G

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'Cause mama was a lady
F
F

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C
C

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don't you know
Verse 4
C
C

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I hear he came to town one day
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In a rusty old '49 Ford

Selling lady's shoes and as
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G

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sorted greeting cards

He was killing good looking

And easy to like
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And turning all the
C
C

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ladies'heads

But he saw mama first
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And the Lord knows how some of them travelin'
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Csus4
Csus4

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men are
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Verse 5
Csus4
Csus4

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[Chorus]
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Mama seemed to forget

the things
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F

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C

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That Grandma Kate had always told her
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G

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She ran away one night
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C

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with a traveling man

They bought gas at Rita's truck stop
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F

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And drove to DasotaCounty

But he brought her home with a
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ring upon her hand

Mama's told me how the fever took him
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C

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When I was barely 5
Cm
Cm
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But I remember him pitchin' me up
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Em
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And catching me
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And I love to sit and listen to her
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Tell me about my daddy
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She said he thought the sun would surely
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F
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Rise and set in
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me
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Csus4
Csus4

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[Chorus]
Outro 1
F
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • C

  • G

  • Csus4

  • F

  • Cm

    3

  • Em

  • Bb

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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The original key of The Man That Turned My Mama On by Tanya Tucker is C major.

The primary chords used in The Man That Turned My Mama On are C, G, Csus4, F, Cm, Em.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like C, G, Csus4, F, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of The Man That Turned My Mama On is approximately 91 beats per minute.

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