Chords for Marty Stuart @ Silver Dollar City "Mama Tried"
Tempo:
101.55 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
Bm
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] [D] [G]
[D] [A]
[D] [G] [D] [G]
[D] [A] [D]
[G] [A] [G]
[D] Mama seemed to know her [A] place, no, [D] despite all my [G] sunny life.
[D] For the man I [G] kept on turning, [D] Mama [A] couldn't hold me [D] anymore.
Everybody sing!
I turned 21, imprisoned [G] during life without [D]
parole.
[Bm] No, it's clearly right, but [A] Mama tried.
Mama tried, [D] Mama tried to raise me better, [G] but it's really [D] not right.
That leaves only [A] me to blame, cause Mama [D] tried.
[G] [D]
[A] [D]
Little Daddy ripped his soul, left my Mama [G] hanging low.
[D] She tried so very hard, [A] but then she, [D] working [G] hours without rest, [D] wanted me to [G] have the best.
[D] She tried to [A] raise me right, [D] but I refused.
Everybody!
I turned 21, imprisoned [G] during life [D] without parole.
[Bm] No, it's clearly right, but [A] Mama tried.
Mama tried, [D] Mama tried to raise me better, [G] but it's really [D] not right.
That leaves only [A] me to blame, [D] cause Mama tried.
Sing it now!
21, imprisoned during [G] life [D] without parole.
[Bm] No, it's clearly right, but [A] Mama tried.
Mama tried, [D] Mama tried to raise me better, but it's really not right.
[G] But a bleeding eye [D] tonight, that leaves only me to [A] blame.
Mama [D]
tried.
That leaves only me [A] to blame.
No, [D] it's clearly right.
[C] [D]
[D] [A]
[D] [G] [D] [G]
[D] [A] [D]
[G] [A] [G]
[D] Mama seemed to know her [A] place, no, [D] despite all my [G] sunny life.
[D] For the man I [G] kept on turning, [D] Mama [A] couldn't hold me [D] anymore.
Everybody sing!
I turned 21, imprisoned [G] during life without [D]
parole.
[Bm] No, it's clearly right, but [A] Mama tried.
Mama tried, [D] Mama tried to raise me better, [G] but it's really [D] not right.
That leaves only [A] me to blame, cause Mama [D] tried.
[G] [D]
[A] [D]
Little Daddy ripped his soul, left my Mama [G] hanging low.
[D] She tried so very hard, [A] but then she, [D] working [G] hours without rest, [D] wanted me to [G] have the best.
[D] She tried to [A] raise me right, [D] but I refused.
Everybody!
I turned 21, imprisoned [G] during life [D] without parole.
[Bm] No, it's clearly right, but [A] Mama tried.
Mama tried, [D] Mama tried to raise me better, [G] but it's really [D] not right.
That leaves only [A] me to blame, [D] cause Mama tried.
Sing it now!
21, imprisoned during [G] life [D] without parole.
[Bm] No, it's clearly right, but [A] Mama tried.
Mama tried, [D] Mama tried to raise me better, but it's really not right.
[G] But a bleeding eye [D] tonight, that leaves only me to [A] blame.
Mama [D]
tried.
That leaves only me [A] to blame.
No, [D] it's clearly right.
[C] [D]
Key:
D
G
A
Bm
C
D
G
A
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_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _
_ [D] Mama seemed to know her [A] place, no, _ [D] despite all my [G] sunny life.
[D] For the man I [G] kept on turning, [D] Mama [A] couldn't hold me [D] anymore.
Everybody sing!
I turned 21, imprisoned [G] during life without [D]
parole.
[Bm] No, it's clearly right, but [A] Mama tried.
Mama tried, [D] Mama tried to raise me better, [G] but it's really [D] not right.
That leaves only [A] me to blame, cause Mama [D] tried. _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _
Little Daddy ripped his soul, left my Mama [G] hanging low.
[D] She tried so very hard, [A] but then she, _ [D] working [G] hours without rest, [D] wanted me to [G] have the best.
[D] She tried to [A] raise me right, [D] but I refused.
Everybody!
I turned 21, imprisoned [G] during life [D] without parole.
[Bm] No, it's clearly right, but [A] Mama tried.
Mama tried, [D] Mama tried to raise me better, [G] but it's really [D] not right.
That leaves only [A] me to blame, [D] cause Mama tried.
Sing it now!
_ _ 21, imprisoned during [G] life [D] without parole.
[Bm] No, it's clearly right, but [A] Mama tried.
Mama tried, [D] Mama tried to raise me better, but it's really not right.
[G] But a bleeding eye [D] tonight, that leaves only me to [A] blame.
Mama [D]
tried.
That leaves only me [A] to blame.
No, [D] it's clearly right. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _
_ [D] Mama seemed to know her [A] place, no, _ [D] despite all my [G] sunny life.
[D] For the man I [G] kept on turning, [D] Mama [A] couldn't hold me [D] anymore.
Everybody sing!
I turned 21, imprisoned [G] during life without [D]
parole.
[Bm] No, it's clearly right, but [A] Mama tried.
Mama tried, [D] Mama tried to raise me better, [G] but it's really [D] not right.
That leaves only [A] me to blame, cause Mama [D] tried. _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _
Little Daddy ripped his soul, left my Mama [G] hanging low.
[D] She tried so very hard, [A] but then she, _ [D] working [G] hours without rest, [D] wanted me to [G] have the best.
[D] She tried to [A] raise me right, [D] but I refused.
Everybody!
I turned 21, imprisoned [G] during life [D] without parole.
[Bm] No, it's clearly right, but [A] Mama tried.
Mama tried, [D] Mama tried to raise me better, [G] but it's really [D] not right.
That leaves only [A] me to blame, [D] cause Mama tried.
Sing it now!
_ _ 21, imprisoned during [G] life [D] without parole.
[Bm] No, it's clearly right, but [A] Mama tried.
Mama tried, [D] Mama tried to raise me better, but it's really not right.
[G] But a bleeding eye [D] tonight, that leaves only me to [A] blame.
Mama [D]
tried.
That leaves only me [A] to blame.
No, [D] it's clearly right. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
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