Mama Tried |D | | | | (Verse) D G The first thing I remember know-in' D G was a lonesome whist-le blow-in, D G A And a young-on's dream of grow-in up to ride, D G On a freight train leav-in town, D G not know-in where I'm bound, D A D And no one could change my mind, but Ma-ma tried. D G One and on-ly reb-el child, D G From a fam-ily meek and mild, D G A My ma-ma seemed to know what lay in store, D G Spite all my Sun-day learn-in' D G towards the bad I kept on turn-in, D A D Til Ma-ma could-n't hold me an-y-more. (Chorus) D G And I turned twenty-one in pris-on do-in life with-out D G D A pa-role, No one could steer me right but Ma-ma tried, D Mama tried. Ma-ma tried to raise me bet-ter, but her G D A plead-ing I de-nied, That leaves only me to blame, D cause Ma-ma tried. |D | |G |G | |D |A |D | | (Verse) D G Dear ol' Dad-dy, rest his soul, D G left my mom a heav-y load, D G A She tried so very hard to fill his shoes, D G Work-in hou-rs with-out rest, D G Want-ed me to have the best, D A D She tried to raise me right but I re-fused (Chorus) D G And I turned twenty-one in prison do-in life with-out D G D A pa-role, No one could steer me right but Ma-ma tried, D Mama tried. Ma-ma tried to raise me bet-ter, but her G D plead-ing I de-nied, A D That leaves only me to blame cause Ma-ma tried.. |D | | | | (End)