Capo 3 (Key Of F) 
 
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I started drinking and acting crazy way back in sixty-five 
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Mama would pray and say he's my baby, Lord please keep him alive 
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Sister came home with two little children, her man had left her alone 
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Mama knew too well the hurt she was feelin' Cause Daddy had been gone so long 
   Em                  D 
We all did our part to add to her pain 
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We all broke her heart but she never complained 
  
D                      G 
She loved a lot in her time 
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She's watched love grow and die on the vine 
    D                                    G 
She stood in the shadows so others could shine 
D           A          D 
She loved a lot in her time  
 
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Mama's prayers were answered a long time ago, I ain't touched a drink in ten years 
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Sister remarried to a good ole boy, they don't live far from here 
Em                   D 
Mama's work is done, now she's gone on home 
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The words in our hearts are engraved on her stone 
 
 
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She stood in the shadows so others could shine 
She loved a lot in her time 
Mo-om you loved a lot in your time