[Intro] E|-------0--------------------------------------------------------| B|---------3---1--0-----------------------------------------------| G|-----2-------2--0--0-2------------------------------------------| (x2) D|---2------------------------------------------------------------| A|-0-----------0--0-----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| [Verse 1] Am F One cloudless morning was it day or night G The sun and the moon were bright C D Take one away Am F Two holy sisters lost in the desert dry G From the weight the old mule will die C D Take one away [Chorus] C G Oh mama sit down, I think it's time you knew F The day I first came to you C G I was dead on arr-ival C G And now I can hear you pleading on the radio F Mama I've joined the church you know C G I've been passing out bi-bles C D Take one away E|-------0--------------------------------------------------------| B|---------3---1--0-----------------------------------------------| G|-----2-------2--0--0-2------------------------------------------| D|---2------------------------------------------------------------| A|-0-----------0--0-----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| Am Three babies conceived F She couldn't afford them all G The curtain begins to fall C D Take one away Am Five o'clock in the morning... F Ah just an hour ago G She might have been alive you know C D But they took one away [Chorus] C G Oh mama sit down, I think it's time you knew F The day I first came to you C G I was dead on arr-ival C G And now I can hear you pleading on the radio F Mama I've joined the church you know C G I've been passing out bi-bles C D Take one away C G Oh mama sit down, I think it's time you knew F The day I first came to you C G I was dead on arr-ival C G And now I can hear you pleading on the radio F Mama I've joined the church you know C G I've been passing out bi-bles C D Take one away C D Take one away C D Take one away C D Take one away (End on Am) E|-------0-----------------------------------------0---------------| B|---------3---1--0--------------------------------1---------------| G|-----2-------2--0--0-2---------------------------2---------------| (x3) D|---2---------------------------------------------2---------------| A|-0-----------0--0--------------------------------0---------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|