Mama Tried Chords

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[Verse 1]
[C]First thing I remember know[F]in'
was that [C]lonesome whistle blow[F]in'
And a [C]young 'un's dreams
of growin' up to [G]ride
On a [C]freight train leavin' [F]town,
not [C]knowin' where I'm [F]bound
And no [C]one could change my mind
[G]but Mama tri[C]ed
A one and only rebel child
[F]from a fam[C]ily meek and mil[F]d
My mama [C]seemed to know what lay in [G]store.
In spite of [C]all my Sunday learn[F]ing,
Towards the [C]bat I kept on turn[F]ing,
Till [C]mama couldn't [G]hold me [C]anymore.
And I turned twenty -one in prison,
Doing [F]life without parole.
[C]No one could steer me right,
But mama [G]tried, mama tried,
Mama tried [C]to raise me better,
but her [F]pleading I [C]denied.
That leaves only me to [G]blame,
cause Mama [C]tried.
Dear old daddy, rest his [F]soul,
left my [C]mom a heavy [F]load.
She [C]tried so very hard to
fill his [G]shoes.
Workin' [C]hours without [F]rest,
wanted [C]me to have the be[F]st
She [C]tried to raise me [G]right,
but I re[C]fused
And I turned 21 in prison,
doin' [F]life without parole
[C]No one could steer me right,
but Mama [G]tried
Mama tried,
Mama [C]tried to raise me better
But her [F]pleading, I deny
[C]That leaves only me to bla[G]me,
cause Mama [C]tried
That leaves only me to [G]blame,
cause Mama tried
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