Hank Thompson - I Saw My Mother's Name guitar chord

Hank Thompson

I SAW MY MOTHER'S NAME

(C) Your daddy was a gambling man

My (C7) mother (F) said to (C) me (C7) ...

He (F) left me (C) when you (Em) were a (Am) child

But he was (C) all this (G7) world to (C) me.

I know your daddy loved me too

For tattooed on his arm

Was a heart of love that bore my name

And was his good luck charm.

I didn't heed my mother's words

To leave the cards alone

I took to gambling just like dad

And left my mother's home.

One night a gang was gathered 'round

We dealt a hand of draw

An old man sat across from me

And this is what I saw.

>From out his sleeve he pulled a card

And I pulled out my gun

I shot him dead not knowing then

What evil I had done.

He fell across the table

His hands reached out in vain

His sleeve slid back and upon his arm

I could see so plain.

I gazed down at his lifeless form

And I hung my head in shame

For upon his arm was a tattooed heart

And I saw my mother's name.