Merle Haggard - Mama Tried Chords

Standard guitar tuning: 
E
A
D
G
B
E
No capo


First thing DI remember Gknowin' was a Dlonesome whistle Gblowin'
And a Dyoung-on's dream of Ggrowing up to A7ride
On a Dfreight train leaving Gtown, not Dknowing where I'm Gbound
And no Done could change my A7mind, but Mama Dtried

One and only rebel child, from a family meek and mild
Mama seemed to know what lay in store
'Spite of all my Sunday learnin', toward the bad I kept on turnin'
'Til Mama couldn't hold me anymore

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DAnd I turned twenty-one in prison doing Glife without paDrole
No Gone could steer me Dright, but Mama tried, Mama A7tried
Mama Dtried to raise me better, but her Gpleading I denDied,
that leaves only me to A7blame, 'cause Mama Dtried

Dear old Daddy rest his soul, he left my mom a heavy load
She tried so very hard to fill his shoes
Working hours without rest, she wanted me to have the best
She tried to raise me right, but I refused

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