The Everly Brothers

Mama Tried(Chords)

The Everly Brothers

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#1. 
E                          A 
The first thing I remember knowin' was a  
E                A             E 
lonesome whistle blowin' and a young'un's  
                       B 
dream of growing up to ride. 
     E                     A        E 
On a freight train leavin' town not knowin'  
          A         E 
where I'm bound and no one could change my  
B             E 
mind but Mama tried. 

#2. 
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One and only rebel child from a family meek  
    A        E  
and mild, my Mama seemed to know what lay  
   B 
in store. 
            E             A 
In spite of all my Sunday learnin', towards  
    E            A            E 
the bad I kept a-turnin', til Mama couldn't  
B          E 
hold me anymore. 

E A And I turned twenty-one in prison doing life E without parole. Dbm B No one could steer me right but Mama tried, Mama tried. E A Mama tried to raise me better but her pleading E I denied. B E That leaves only me to blame, 'cause Mama tried.
#3. E A E Dear old Daddy, rest his soul, left my Mom a A heavy load. E B She tried so very hard to fill his shoes. E A E Working hours without rest, wanted me to have A the best. E B E She tried to raise me right, but I refused.
E A And I turned twenty-one in prison doing life E without parole. Dbm B No one could steer me right but Mama tried, Mama tried. E A Mama tried to raise me better but her pleading E I denied. B E That leaves only me to blame, 'cause Mama tried.
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Written by Merle Haggard

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