Merle Haggard, Toby Keith, Willie Nelson - Mama Tried Chords
Tempo:
100.55 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
I'd like to bring two of my very favorite best friends [D] back out here.
Merle Haggard has been a big influence on Toby Keith all his life, frankly.
And like Merle, Toby sure has had a big influence on country music in the last few years.
So here they are together, Toby Keith, Merle Haggard, and me.
This thing I remember, [G] Lord, [D] the lonesome was [G] so growing
[D] And the young'uns dream of growing up [A] to ride
[D] Unafraid to leave [G] in town, [D] not knowing where [G] I'm bound
[D] No one changed [A] my mind but Mama [D]
sighed
One and only rebel [G] child [D] in a family meek [G] and mild
[D] My mama seemed to know what lay [A] in store
[D] Despite all my [G] Sunday learning, [D] for the better I keep [G] on turning
[D] My mama [A] couldn't hold me [D]
anymore
And I turned 21 in prison, [G] living life without [D] parole
[Bm] But still, they write, [A] Mama tried, Mama tried
[D] Mama tried to raise me better, [G] but her plea [D] I deny
That leave's only me to [A] blame, [D] Mama tried
Dear old daddy, [G] rest his soul, [D] left my mama [G] heavy-loaded
[D] She tried so very hard to [A] fill his shoes
[D] Working hours [G] without rest, [D] wanted me to [G] have the best
[D] She tried to [A] raise me right, but [D] I refused
I turned 21 in prison, [G] living life without [D] parole
[Bm]
But still, they write, [A] Mama tried, Mama tried
[D] Mama tried to raise me better, [G] but her plea [D] I deny
That leave's only [A] me to blame, [D] Mama tried
That leave's only [A] me to blame, [D] Mama tried
[N]
Merle Haggard has been a big influence on Toby Keith all his life, frankly.
And like Merle, Toby sure has had a big influence on country music in the last few years.
So here they are together, Toby Keith, Merle Haggard, and me.
This thing I remember, [G] Lord, [D] the lonesome was [G] so growing
[D] And the young'uns dream of growing up [A] to ride
[D] Unafraid to leave [G] in town, [D] not knowing where [G] I'm bound
[D] No one changed [A] my mind but Mama [D]
sighed
One and only rebel [G] child [D] in a family meek [G] and mild
[D] My mama seemed to know what lay [A] in store
[D] Despite all my [G] Sunday learning, [D] for the better I keep [G] on turning
[D] My mama [A] couldn't hold me [D]
anymore
And I turned 21 in prison, [G] living life without [D] parole
[Bm] But still, they write, [A] Mama tried, Mama tried
[D] Mama tried to raise me better, [G] but her plea [D] I deny
That leave's only me to [A] blame, [D] Mama tried
Dear old daddy, [G] rest his soul, [D] left my mama [G] heavy-loaded
[D] She tried so very hard to [A] fill his shoes
[D] Working hours [G] without rest, [D] wanted me to [G] have the best
[D] She tried to [A] raise me right, but [D] I refused
I turned 21 in prison, [G] living life without [D] parole
[Bm]
But still, they write, [A] Mama tried, Mama tried
[D] Mama tried to raise me better, [G] but her plea [D] I deny
That leave's only [A] me to blame, [D] Mama tried
That leave's only [A] me to blame, [D] Mama tried
[N]
Key:
D
G
A
Bm
D
G
A
Bm
_ _ _ _ I'd like to bring two of my very favorite best friends [D] back out here.
Merle Haggard has been a big influence on Toby Keith all his life, frankly.
And like Merle, Toby sure has had a big influence on country music in the last few years.
So here they are together, Toby Keith, Merle Haggard, and me. _ _
_ This thing I remember, [G] Lord, [D] the lonesome was [G] so growing
[D] And the young'uns dream of growing up [A] to ride
_ [D] Unafraid to leave [G] in town, [D] not knowing where [G] I'm bound
[D] No one changed [A] my mind but Mama [D] _
sighed
One and only rebel [G] child [D] in a family meek [G] and mild
[D] My mama seemed to know what lay [A] in store
_ [D] Despite all my [G] Sunday learning, [D] for the better I keep [G] on turning
[D] My mama [A] couldn't hold me [D]
anymore
And I turned 21 in prison, [G] living life without [D] parole
[Bm] But still, they write, [A] Mama tried, Mama tried
[D] Mama tried to raise me better, [G] but her plea [D] I deny
That leave's only me to [A] blame, [D] Mama tried
_ Dear _ _ old daddy, [G] rest his soul, [D] left my mama [G] heavy-loaded
[D] She tried so very hard to [A] fill his shoes
_ [D] Working hours [G] without rest, [D] wanted me to [G] have the best
[D] She tried to [A] raise me right, but [D] I refused
I turned 21 in prison, [G] living life without [D] parole
[Bm]
But still, they write, [A] Mama tried, Mama tried
[D] Mama tried to raise me better, [G] but her plea [D] I deny
That leave's only [A] me to blame, [D] Mama tried
_ That leave's only [A] me to blame, [D] Mama tried _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Merle Haggard has been a big influence on Toby Keith all his life, frankly.
And like Merle, Toby sure has had a big influence on country music in the last few years.
So here they are together, Toby Keith, Merle Haggard, and me. _ _
_ This thing I remember, [G] Lord, [D] the lonesome was [G] so growing
[D] And the young'uns dream of growing up [A] to ride
_ [D] Unafraid to leave [G] in town, [D] not knowing where [G] I'm bound
[D] No one changed [A] my mind but Mama [D] _
sighed
One and only rebel [G] child [D] in a family meek [G] and mild
[D] My mama seemed to know what lay [A] in store
_ [D] Despite all my [G] Sunday learning, [D] for the better I keep [G] on turning
[D] My mama [A] couldn't hold me [D]
anymore
And I turned 21 in prison, [G] living life without [D] parole
[Bm] But still, they write, [A] Mama tried, Mama tried
[D] Mama tried to raise me better, [G] but her plea [D] I deny
That leave's only me to [A] blame, [D] Mama tried
_ Dear _ _ old daddy, [G] rest his soul, [D] left my mama [G] heavy-loaded
[D] She tried so very hard to [A] fill his shoes
_ [D] Working hours [G] without rest, [D] wanted me to [G] have the best
[D] She tried to [A] raise me right, but [D] I refused
I turned 21 in prison, [G] living life without [D] parole
[Bm]
But still, they write, [A] Mama tried, Mama tried
[D] Mama tried to raise me better, [G] but her plea [D] I deny
That leave's only [A] me to blame, [D] Mama tried
_ That leave's only [A] me to blame, [D] Mama tried _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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