Chords for Tony Kerr – Don't Tell Mama I Was Drinkin'

_ _ _ _ _ I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ was heading north on Highway [Bb] 5, it started Sunday night, [C] when a pickup truck flew by
me out [F] of control. _ _ _
_ _ As I watched in my headlights, well [Bb] he swerved left and then back right.
[C] Never had to brake _ as he [F] left the road. _
_ I found him lying in the grass, [Bb] _ among the steel and glass,
[C] with an empty whiskey bottle _ [F] by his _ side.
_ _ And through the blood and [F] tears, [Bb] he _ whispered in my ear,
[C] a few last words just [F] before he died. _
_ He said, _ don't tell mama I [Bb] was drinking. _ _ _
_ _ [F] Lord _ knows her soul would [C] never _ _ _ rest.
_ _ [F] I can't believe this world was [Bb] mama Frank and _
_ I [C] met the Lord with whiskey on [F] my _ _ _ breast.
I still think about that night [Bb] and how that young man died.
And [C] how others sometimes [C] pay for our [F] _ _ _ mistakes.
_ _ The last thing on his mind [Bb] as he left this world _ behind,
[C] was knowing someone _ else's heart [F] would break. _ _ _
_ He said, _ don't tell mama I [Bb] was drinking. _ _ _
_ _ [F] Lord knows her soul would [C] never _ _ _ rest.
_ [F] I can't believe this world was [Bb] mama Frank and _ _
_ that [C] I met the Lord with whiskey on [F] my breast. _ _
_ He said, _ don't tell mama _ [Bb] I was _ drinking. _
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