Chords for Merle Haggard Mama Tried

_ _ _ _ First [D] thing I remember [G] was [D] the lonesome was so [Gm] glowing [D] and the youngest dreams weren't enough [A] to rise.
_ [D] I'm afraid to dream of [G] being found, [D] not knowing where [G] I'm bound.
[D] Oh, what would [A] change my mind, but [D] Mama cried.
_ What an only [G] rebel child [D] from a family [G] meek and mild, [D] my Mama seemed to know what [A] lay in [E] store.
[Am] _ [C#m] [D] But all my [G] sins be learning, the [D] bad eye [G] kept on turning, [D] till Mama [A] couldn't hold me [D] anymore.
_ I turned 21 in prison, [G] during life [Bm] without parole.
She stared me right, but [A] Mama [D] cried, [A] Mama cried, [D] Mama cried.
Raised me [Am] better, [G] but her beating [D] I denied.
That these only [A] need a flame, just [D] Mama cried. _ _ _ _
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Dear old Daddy, rest [G] his soul, left [D] my Mom a heavy [G] load.
[D] She tried so very hard to finish [A] you.
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[Cm] _ [A] [D] Working hours [G] without rest, [D] wanted me to [G] have the best.
[D] She tried to [A] raise me right, but I [D] refused.
I turned 21 in prison, [G] during life [D] without parole.
[Bm] She stared me right, but [A] Mama cried, Mama cried, Mama [D] cried.
Raised me [F#] better, [G] but her beating I [D] denied.
These [A] only need a flame, [D] just Mama cried. _
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