I'm The Only Hell (Mama Ever Raised) Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G]

[Verse 1]
[G]I can' tell my mama's
short on loving me
I guess that's why she let me go so far
[C]Mama [G]tried [C]to stop [G]me short [C]of stealing
I [G]guess that's why I had to steal that car

[Verse 2]
She [G]told me not to smoke it
But I did and it took me far [C]away
[D]And I turned out to be
The only hell my mama ever raised
[G]

[Verse 3]
Well, I rolled into Atlanta,
stolen tags and almost out of gas
I [C]had to get some money,
lately I'd learned how to get it fast
Those [G]neon lights was calling me
and somehow I just had to get down[C]town
So [D]I reached into the glove box,
another liquor store went [G]down

[Verse 4]
[G]
And I said 'Precious memories', take
me back to the good ol' [C]days'
Let me [D]hear my men and sing,
'Rock of Ages, Cleft [G]for Me'
She tried to turn me on to Jesus,
but I turned on to the devil's [C]ways
And [D]I turned out to be the only hell

[Interlude 1]
my mama ever raised
[G][Ab]

[Verse 5]
Well, they [Ab]put them handcuffs on me,
Lord, how I fought to resist
But the [Db]agents clamped 'em tighter,
'til that metal bit into my wrist
They took my [Ab]belt and my billfold,
my fingerprints, and the profile of my [Db]face
And [Eb]then they locked away the only hell
my mama ever ever raised
[Ab]

[Verse 6]
And I'd sing 'Precious memories', take
me back to the good ol' [Db]days'
Let me [Eb]hear mama singing,
'Rock of Ages, Cleft for [Ab]Me'
She tried to turn me on to Jesus,
but I turned on to the devil's [Db]ways
And [Eb]I turned out to be the only hell
my mama ever [Ab]raised[A]
She tried to turn me on to Jesus,
but I turned on to the devil's [D]ways
And [E]I turned out to be the only
hell my mama ever raised
[A]