Jack Ingram - Mama Tried guitar chord

Mama Tried

By Jack Ingram

Written By Merle Haggard

CD: Jack Ingram - 1995

Tabbed By Larry Mofle

rmofle@satx.rr.com

12/27/2004

Capo 3

A D A D

The first thing I remember knowin' was a lonesome whistle blowin'

A E

And a youngun's dream of growin' up to ride

A D A D

On a freight train leavin' town, not knowin' where I'm bound

A E A

No one could change my mind but Mama tried

One and only rebel child from a fam'ly meek and mild

My mama seemed to know what lay in store

In spite all my Sunday learnin' towards the bad I kept on turnin'

'Til Mama could not hold me anymore

Chorus:

A D A

And I turned twenty-one in prison doin' life without parole

F#m E

No one could steer me right but Mama tried, Mama tried

A D

Mama tried to raise me better, but her pleading I denied

A E A

And that leaves only me to blame cause Mama tried

Dear ole' Daddy, rest his soul, left my mom a heavy load

She tried so very hard to fill his shoes

Workin' hours without rest, she wanted me to have the best

She tried to raise me right but I refused

Chorus

And that leaves only me to blamce cause mama tried