Mama Tried Chords by Merle Haggard

[D] Two Larry Dust in a [G] farm boy's nose
_ [A] _ Wondering where [D] freight train goes
_ _ Standing in a field [G] with a railroad track
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Cussing this trap [A] on my cotton sack.
_ _ [E] [D] I can see mom and dad [G] shoulders low
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_ Both of them [E] picking [D] on a double row
And _ they do it for a living
_ [G] Because they must _ _ [A] that's life like it is [D] in the two Larry Dust _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ First thing I remember [G] no
[D] _ [G] Lawson was a [D] blowin and a young as dream of growing [A] up to ride
on [D] a freight train [G] leave in town
[D] Not knowing [G] where I'm bound.
[D] No one [A] changed my mind, but [D] mama tried
_ When an only rebel [G] child
[D] From a family [G] meek and my old [D] my mama seemed to know they [A] in store
[D] _ [A] _ [D] But all my son [G] be learning.
It [D] would be bad.
I kept [G] on turning [D] till mama
[A] Couldn't hold me [D] anymore
_ I took my one
Prison [G] during life [Bm] without parole
No one could steer me right but mama [A] tried [Bm] mama [Cm] tried [A] mama [D] tried to raise me better
But [G] her bleeding [D] I denied that leaves only me [A] to blame was mama [D] tried
Your _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ [Dm] _ _ [C] _ [D]
old daddy [G] blessed his soul [D] left my mom a [G] heavy load
[D] She tried so hard to fill [A] his [Bm] shoes
[Cm] [A] Working [D] hours [G] without rest [D] wanted me to [G] have the best
[D] Tried to raise [A] me right, but I [D] refused
I turned 21 in prison [G] doing life [Bm] without parole
It's dearly right [A] mama tried [D] mama [A] tried [D] mama tried to raise me better
[G] But a bleeding [D] I denied that leaves only me [A] to blame was mama [D] tried _ _ _ _ _ _
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