Chords for Gary Allan Don't tell mama

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I was headed north on highway 5 [Bb] on a stardust Sunday night
When [C] a pickup truck flew by me out [F] of control _ _ _ _ _
As I watched in my headlights _ he [Bb] swerved left then back right
He [C] never hit the brakes as he left the road
[F] I _ _ found him lying in the grass _ _ among the steel and glass _
[C] With an empty _ whiskey bottle [C] by [F] his _ side _ _
Through _ the blood and tears [Bb] he whispered in my ear _
[C] A few last words _ just before [F] he _ died
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_ [F] _ _ Don't tell mama I [Bb] was drinking _ _ _ _
[F] Lord knows _ her soul would [C] never _ rest _ _ _
[F] And I can't leave this world with [Bb] mama thinking _ _ _
I [C] met the Lord with whiskey on [F] my bread _ _ _ _
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I still think about that night _ [Bb] and how that young man died
And [C] how others sometimes pay for [F] our _ mistakes
The [Dm] _
_ [F] last thing on his mind as [Bb] he left this world behind _
[C] Was knowing _ someone else's [F] heart would break _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Don't tell mama [Bb] I was drinking _ _ _ _
[F] Lord knows her soul would [C] never rest
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_ [F] I can't leave this world with [Bb] mama thinking
_ _ I _ [C] met the Lord with whiskey [F] on my bread _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Don't tell mama _ _ I [Bb] was _ _ drinking
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