Chords for Whitey Morgan - Momma Tried (Live from Pickathon 2011)
Tempo:
104.15 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
Bm
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D] the first thing I remember [G] knowing was [D] a lonesome whistle [G] blowing and [D] the youngest dream of
[A] growing up to rise on [D] a freight train leaving town not knowing where I'm bound no one could
change my mind but mama's pride one and only rebel child from a family of [G] meek and mild
[D] my mama seemed to know what [A] lay in store [D] spot on my son learning cause of man I kept [G] on turning
[D] till mama [A] couldn't hold me [Dm] anymore I [D] turned 21 in prison [G] to a life [D] without parole [Bm] no one could steer
me right [A] mama tried mama cried [D] mama tried to raise me better [G] but her pleading [D] I denied that
leaves only [A] me to blame [D] mama tried heckle
[G] [D] [A]
[D]
[G] [A]
[D] their old daddy [G] rested so left [D] my mom a heavy [G] load [D] she
tried so very hard [A] to fill his shoes [D] working hours [G] without rest she [D] wanted me to have the best yeah
she tried to [A] raise me right but I [D] refused I turned 21 in prison to a life without parole [Bm] no one could
steer me right [A] mama cried mama cried mama [D] tried to raise me better [G] but her pleading [D] I denied at
least only me to blame well mama tried
[Gm]
[A]
[A] growing up to rise on [D] a freight train leaving town not knowing where I'm bound no one could
change my mind but mama's pride one and only rebel child from a family of [G] meek and mild
[D] my mama seemed to know what [A] lay in store [D] spot on my son learning cause of man I kept [G] on turning
[D] till mama [A] couldn't hold me [Dm] anymore I [D] turned 21 in prison [G] to a life [D] without parole [Bm] no one could steer
me right [A] mama tried mama cried [D] mama tried to raise me better [G] but her pleading [D] I denied that
leaves only [A] me to blame [D] mama tried heckle
[G] [D] [A]
[D]
[G] [A]
[D] their old daddy [G] rested so left [D] my mom a heavy [G] load [D] she
tried so very hard [A] to fill his shoes [D] working hours [G] without rest she [D] wanted me to have the best yeah
she tried to [A] raise me right but I [D] refused I turned 21 in prison to a life without parole [Bm] no one could
steer me right [A] mama cried mama cried mama [D] tried to raise me better [G] but her pleading [D] I denied at
least only me to blame well mama tried
[Gm]
[A]
Key:
D
G
A
Bm
Dm
D
G
A
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_ _ _ [D] the first thing I remember [G] knowing was [D] a lonesome whistle [G] blowing and [D] the youngest dream of
[A] growing up to rise on [D] a freight train leaving town not knowing where I'm bound no one could
change my mind but mama's pride _ _ one and only rebel child from a family of [G] meek and mild
[D] my mama seemed to know what [A] lay in store _ [D] spot on my son learning cause of man I kept [G] on turning
[D] till mama [A] couldn't hold me [Dm] anymore I [D] turned 21 in prison [G] to a life [D] without parole [Bm] no one could steer
me right [A] mama tried mama cried [D] mama tried to raise me better [G] but her pleading [D] I denied that
leaves only [A] me to blame [D] mama tried heckle _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [D] _ _ _ their old daddy [G] rested so left [D] my mom a heavy [G] load [D] she
tried so very hard [A] to fill his shoes _ [D] working hours [G] without rest she [D] wanted me to have the best yeah
she tried to [A] raise me right but I [D] refused _ I turned 21 in prison to a life without parole [Bm] no one could
steer me right [A] mama cried mama cried mama [D] tried to raise me better [G] but her pleading [D] I denied at
least only me to blame well mama tried _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] the first thing I remember [G] knowing was [D] a lonesome whistle [G] blowing and [D] the youngest dream of
[A] growing up to rise on [D] a freight train leaving town not knowing where I'm bound no one could
change my mind but mama's pride _ _ one and only rebel child from a family of [G] meek and mild
[D] my mama seemed to know what [A] lay in store _ [D] spot on my son learning cause of man I kept [G] on turning
[D] till mama [A] couldn't hold me [Dm] anymore I [D] turned 21 in prison [G] to a life [D] without parole [Bm] no one could steer
me right [A] mama tried mama cried [D] mama tried to raise me better [G] but her pleading [D] I denied that
leaves only [A] me to blame [D] mama tried heckle _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [D] _ _ _ their old daddy [G] rested so left [D] my mom a heavy [G] load [D] she
tried so very hard [A] to fill his shoes _ [D] working hours [G] without rest she [D] wanted me to have the best yeah
she tried to [A] raise me right but I [D] refused _ I turned 21 in prison to a life without parole [Bm] no one could
steer me right [A] mama cried mama cried mama [D] tried to raise me better [G] but her pleading [D] I denied at
least only me to blame well mama tried _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _