Mama Tried
Grateful Dead
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D A DD G The first thing I remember knowinD G Was that lonesome whistle blowin'D And a youngin's dreamA Of growin' up to rideD G On a freight train leavin' townD G Not knowin' where I was boundD A No one could change my mindD But mama triedD G Was the only rebel childD G From a family meek and mildD Mama seemed to knowA What lay in storeD In spite of all myG Sunday learnin'D G For the bad I kept on turnin'D A D And mama couldn't hold me anymoreD And I turned 21 in prisonContinúa después del anuncioG D Doin' life without paroleBm No one could steer me rightA A7 But mama tried, mama triedD Mama tried to raise me betterG D But her pleadin' I deniedA That leaves only me to blameD 'Cause mama triedD A DD G Dear old daddy rest his soulD G Left my mom a heavy loadD She tried so very hardA To fill his shoesD G Workin' hours without restD G Wanted me to have the bestD A Oh, she tried to raise me rightD But I refusedD And I turned 21 in prisonG D Doin' life without paroleBm No one could steer me rightA A7 But mama tried, mama triedD Mama tried to raise me betterG D But her pleadin' I deniedA That leaves only me to blameD 'Cause mama tried breakD And I turned 21 in prisonG D Doin' life without paroleBm No one could steer me rightA A7 But mama tried, mama triedD Mama tried to raise me betterG D But her pleadin' I deniedA That leaves only me to blameD 'Cause mama triedA That leaves only me to blameD 'Cause mama tried