Song Name: | Mama Tried | By: | Merle Haggard |
Posted By: | dpwally | Difficulty: | Beginner |
Key: | C | Genre: | Country |
Harp Type: | Diatonic | ||
Created: | 2006-08-17 19:08:28 | Modified: | 2006-08-17 19:08:47 |
Song: | Mama Tried
4 -4 5 5 -4 4 -5 -5 First thing I remember knowin' 5 -5 6 6 6 5 -6 -6 was a lonesome whistle blowin' 5 -5 6 6 6 5 -5 -5 5 4 -4 And a young-on's dream of growing up to ride 4 -4 5 5 -4 4 -5 On a freight train leaving town, -5 6 6 6 5 -6 not knowing where I'm bound 5 -5 6 6 6 5 -5 -5 5 -4 4 And no one could change my mind, but Mama tried 4 -4 5 5 -4 4 -5 5 -5 6 6 6 5 -6 One and only rebel child, from a fam'ly meek and mild 6 6 6 5 -5 -5 5 4 -4 Mama seemed to know what lay in store 4 -4 5 5 -4 4 -5 -5 'Spite of all my Sunday learnin', 5 -5 6 6 6 6 5 -6 -6 toward the bad I kept on turnin' -6 6 6 6 5 -5 -5 5 -4 4 'Til Mama couldn't hold me anymore CHORUS: 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 6 And I turned twenty-one in prison 6 6 -6 -6 6 -5 6 doing life without parole 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 -7 -7 -8 No one could steer me right, but Mama tried, Mama tried -7-7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 -6 -6 6 -5 6 Mama tried to raise me better, but her pleading I denied, 4 -4 5 5 6 5 -5 -5 5 -4 4 that leaves only me to blame, 'cause Mama tried 4 -4 5 5 -4 4 -5 -5 5 -5 6 6 6 5 -6 Dear old Daddy rest his soul, he left my mom a heavy load 6 6 6 6 5 -5 -5 5 4 -4 She tried so very hard to fill his shoes 4 -4 5 5 -4 4 -5 -5 5 -5 6 Working hours without rest, she wanted me 6 6 5 -6 to have the best -6 6 6 6 5 -5 -5 5 -4 4 She tried to raise me right, but I refused CHORUS |