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Intro
e|-----------------------------------|--pb12(13)-----------------------| B|-----10-----10-----8-----7-----7---|-----------13--pb5(6)---/3--/3---| G|---7------7------7-----7-----7---7-|---------------------5--/2--/2---| D|-0------0------0-----0-----0-------|-------------------------0---0---| A|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Verse 1
The first thing I remember knowing was a lonesome whistle blowin'
And a young un's dream of growin' up to ride
On a freight train leavin' town, not knowin' where I'm bound
And no one could change my mind, but Mama tried
Verse 2
One and only rebel child, from a family meek and mild
My 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
Chorus
And I turned twenty-one in prison doin' life without parole
No one could steer me right, but Mama tried, Mama tried
Mama tried to raise me better, but her pleading I denied,
that leaves only me to blame, 'cause Mama tried
Guitar Solo
e|--pb12(13)----------------------------| B|-----------13--pb5(6)-------3---3-5-3-| G|---------------------5--2/4---4-------| D|--------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------pb5(6)r---| G|-------------------------------------------5-| D|---0-0-3-0-0-5-0-0-6-5-3-0-3-5---0-----------| A|-4-------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------|
Verse 3
Dear old Daddy, rest his soul, he left my mom a heavy load
She tried so very hard to fill his shoes
Workin' hours without rest, wanted me to have the best
She tried to raise me right, but I refused
Chorus
And I turned twenty-one in prison doin' life without parole
No one could steer me right, but Mama tried, Mama tried
Mama tried to raise me better, but her pleading I denied,
that leaves only me to blame, 'cause Mama tried
Outro
e|-----------------------------------|--pb12(13)-----------------------| B|-----10-----10-----8-----7-----7---|-----------13--pb5(6)---/3--/3---| G|---7------7------7-----7-----7---7-|---------------------5--/2--/2---| D|-0------0------0-----0-----0-------|-------------------------0---0---| A|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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| pb Pre-bend
| r Release
| / Slide up
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