Chords for Don't tell Mama-The Grascals
Tempo:
98.05 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
C
A
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G]
I was headed north on highway 5 [C] on a starlit Sunday night when [D] a pickup truck flew by me
out [G] of [D] control.
[G] As I watched in my headlights he [C] swerved left and then back right, [D] never hit the brakes
as he left [G] the road.
I found him lying in the grass [C] among the steel and glass with [D] an empty whiskey bottle by [G] his side.
And through the blood and tears [C] he whispered in my ear [D] a few last words just before [G] he died.
Don't tell mama [Am]
[Bm] I [C] was drinking.
[G] Lord knows her soul would [D] never rest.
[G] I can't leave this world with [C] mama thinking.
I [D] met the Lord with whiskey on [G] my bread.
[C]
[D]
[G]
You know I still think about that night and [C] how that young boy died
[D] and how others sometimes
pay [G] for [D] our [G] mistakes.
And you know the last thing on that boy's mind [C] as he left this big cold world behind
[D] was just knowing his poor old mother's heart [G] would break.
[A] Don't tell mama I [D] was drinking.
[A] Lord knows her soul would [E] never [Bm] rest.
[C#m]
[Bm] [A] I can't leave this [F#m] world [A]
with mama [D] thinking.
I [E] met the Lord with whiskey on [A] my bread.
Don't tell mama I [D] was drinking.
[A]
I was headed north on highway 5 [C] on a starlit Sunday night when [D] a pickup truck flew by me
out [G] of [D] control.
[G] As I watched in my headlights he [C] swerved left and then back right, [D] never hit the brakes
as he left [G] the road.
I found him lying in the grass [C] among the steel and glass with [D] an empty whiskey bottle by [G] his side.
And through the blood and tears [C] he whispered in my ear [D] a few last words just before [G] he died.
Don't tell mama [Am]
[Bm] I [C] was drinking.
[G] Lord knows her soul would [D] never rest.
[G] I can't leave this world with [C] mama thinking.
I [D] met the Lord with whiskey on [G] my bread.
[C]
[D]
[G]
You know I still think about that night and [C] how that young boy died
[D] and how others sometimes
pay [G] for [D] our [G] mistakes.
And you know the last thing on that boy's mind [C] as he left this big cold world behind
[D] was just knowing his poor old mother's heart [G] would break.
[A] Don't tell mama I [D] was drinking.
[A] Lord knows her soul would [E] never [Bm] rest.
[C#m]
[Bm] [A] I can't leave this [F#m] world [A]
with mama [D] thinking.
I [E] met the Lord with whiskey on [A] my bread.
Don't tell mama I [D] was drinking.
[A]
Key:
D
G
C
A
Bm
D
G
C
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I was headed north on highway 5 [C] on a starlit _ Sunday night when [D] a pickup truck flew by me
out [G] of [D] control.
_ [G] _ As I watched in my headlights he [C] swerved left and then back right, _ [D] never hit the brakes
_ as he left [G] the road.
I _ _ _ found him lying in the grass _ [C] among the steel and glass with [D] an empty _ whiskey bottle by [G] his side.
And _ _ through the blood and tears _ [C] he _ whispered in my ear _ [D] a few last words just before [G] he died. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Don't tell mama [Am]
[Bm] I [C] was drinking. _ _ _ _ _
[G] Lord _ knows her soul would [D] never _ _ rest. _ _
[G] I can't leave this world with [C] mama thinking.
_ _ _ I [D] met the Lord with whiskey on [G] my bread. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ You know I still think about that night and [C] how that young boy died _ _
_ [D] and how others sometimes
pay [G] for [D] our [G] mistakes. _ _ _ _ _
And you know the last thing _ on that boy's mind _ [C] as he left this big cold world behind
[D] was just knowing his poor old mother's heart [G] would break. _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ Don't tell mama I [D] was drinking. _ _ _ _ _
[A] Lord knows _ her soul would [E] never _ _ [Bm] rest.
_ [C#m] _
[Bm] [A] I can't leave this [F#m] world [A]
with mama [D] thinking. _ _ _ _
I [E] met the Lord with whiskey on [A] my bread. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Don't tell mama I [D] was drinking. _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I was headed north on highway 5 [C] on a starlit _ Sunday night when [D] a pickup truck flew by me
out [G] of [D] control.
_ [G] _ As I watched in my headlights he [C] swerved left and then back right, _ [D] never hit the brakes
_ as he left [G] the road.
I _ _ _ found him lying in the grass _ [C] among the steel and glass with [D] an empty _ whiskey bottle by [G] his side.
And _ _ through the blood and tears _ [C] he _ whispered in my ear _ [D] a few last words just before [G] he died. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Don't tell mama [Am]
[Bm] I [C] was drinking. _ _ _ _ _
[G] Lord _ knows her soul would [D] never _ _ rest. _ _
[G] I can't leave this world with [C] mama thinking.
_ _ _ I [D] met the Lord with whiskey on [G] my bread. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ You know I still think about that night and [C] how that young boy died _ _
_ [D] and how others sometimes
pay [G] for [D] our [G] mistakes. _ _ _ _ _
And you know the last thing _ on that boy's mind _ [C] as he left this big cold world behind
[D] was just knowing his poor old mother's heart [G] would break. _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ Don't tell mama I [D] was drinking. _ _ _ _ _
[A] Lord knows _ her soul would [E] never _ _ [Bm] rest.
_ [C#m] _
[Bm] [A] I can't leave this [F#m] world [A]
with mama [D] thinking. _ _ _ _
I [E] met the Lord with whiskey on [A] my bread. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Don't tell mama I [D] was drinking. _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _