Chords for Mama Told Me About Jesus

_ _ _ Some of my first _ [D] memories are of an old [A]
black boat
_ And the stories my mama _ [E] told me _ _
_ _ [A] She would start with Noah _ [D] and the big old [A] boat he made
_ And end in the last bend [E] with Daniel [A] on his knee
_ _ _ _ Mama _ told me about [D] _
_ _ _ Jesus
_ [A] About a _ baby [E] born [A] dead to him
_ _ _ Mama _ _ told me about [D] _
_ Jesus
_ _ How [A] for us [E] from heaven he [A] came down
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Now I recall my childhood years [Eb] and the days of [Bb] Sunday school
_ A wild foolish boy who [F] wouldn't hear
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] And when mama tried to tell me [Eb] I mocked and [Bb] turned away
_ And the word of [F] God fell upon [Bb]
Delphi
_ _ _ _ Mama told _ me _ about [Eb] _
_ _ Jesus
_ _ [Bb] About a cross [F] on the hill of [Bb]
Calvary
_ Mama _ _ _ _ told _ me about [Eb] _
_ Jesus
_ _ How [Bb] he laid [F] a knife _ [Bb] there for me
_ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Here I am on death row, [E] the end is drawing [B] near
_ And I realize now where _ [Gb] I went wrong
_ _ _ _ _ [B] Oh last night in my memory _ [E] I went back [B] home again
_ Mama talked about Jesus [Gb] and sang old [B] gospel songs _ _
And I _ remember _ _
_ _ [E] about _ Jesus _
_ I [B] fell down into [Gb]
myself and [B] I prayed _ _ _
_ _ _ I remember _ _ _ _ [E] about _ Jesus _
_ _ _ _ _ And I cried [B] out, Lord, _ _ would [Gb] you this old sinner _ _ [B] please save? _ _ _ _