Chords for Billy 'Crash' Craddock ~ My Mama Never Heard Me Sing

_ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Bb] _
My mama [C] never heard [F] me sing. _
She died the day [Bb] I turned sixteen. _
_ _ _ _ [G] The song she used to whisper to [Bb] me softly as a child
still [G] echoes through my memory [F] sweet and clean.
_ [Bb] _ [F] My mama [C] never heard [F] me sing. _ _ _
I never [F] had a chance [Bb] to be _ _
a _ [Gm] knight in shining armor [Eb] with a melody of gold
[C] to sing to her for all she [F] gave to me.
[Bb] Oh, [F] can you hear me?
Does [Dm] my voice go that far?
[Bb] I just wanted you to know
they finally made [F] me a smarter.
Can you hear me?
Is [Dm] my voice coming through?
[C] [Bb] Listen to the song I sing.
I'm singing [F] it to _ you.
[C]
My mama never heard [F] me sing. _
She left before [Bb] my song began. _
_ _ _ _ [Am] [G] But somewhere deep inside me
[Eb] as the show is going [Bb] on
I know [C] she'll always be my biggest fan.
[Bb] Oh, can [F] you hear me?
Does [Dm] my voice go that far?
[Bb] I just wanted [C] you to know
they finally made [F] me a star.
Can you hear me?
[Dm] Is my voice coming through?
[Bb] Listen to the song I sing.
I'm singing [F] it to you.
[C] My mama never heard [F] me sing. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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