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Mama Tried >  Grateful Dead

Intro
 
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 |-------------|--------------------|-----------------------------|
 |-------------|--------------------|-------7---------------------|
 |-------------|--7-9p7-------------|-----------------------------|
 |-------5-7-7/|9-------7-0---------|-5?7/9---9\7-5-7p5-7b9r7-5-5-|
 |--/5-5-------|------------5-7-5-7-|-----------------------------|

| D / G / | % | % | A / / / |
| D / G / | % | D / A / | D A D - |
First thing I remember knowin' was that lonesome whistle blowin'
And a young un's dream of growin' up to ride.
On a freight train leavin' town, not knowin' where I was bound
No one could steer me right, but mama tried.
Was the only rebel child from a family meek and mild
Mama seemed to know what lay in store
In spite of all my Sunday learnin' for the bad I kept on turnin'
Mama couldn't hold me anymore.
Chorus Chords
|D / / /|C / D /|Bm / / / |A / / / |
|D / / D7|G / D /|D / A /|D A D - |
And I turned 21 in prison, doin' life without parole
No one could steer me right, but mama tried, mama tried
Mama tried to raise me better, but her pleadin' I denied
That leaves no one but me to blame cause mama tried.
Dear old daddy rest his soul, left my mom a heavy load
She tried so very hard to fill his shoes
Workin' hours without rest, wanted me to have the best
She tried to raise me right, but I refused.
Musical Bridge:
 
 |-------------------------------------|---------------|
 |-------------------------------------|---------------|
 |--------------------------9b10r9-7---|-7-------------|
 |---------------7-9p7---7-----------9-|---9-7---------|
 |-----0-5-7-7/9-------9---------------|-------9\7-5---|
 |--/5---------------------------------|---------------|

Solo: (Letters indicate which Chord its on)
 
 |-----|-D---------G-------------|-D-------------------------------|
 |-----|-------------------------|--------10------12b14r12---10h12p|
 |-----|-----------7-----7h9p7---|-7-9/11------11------------------|
 |-----|-7---7-8h9-----9-------9-|---------------------------------|
 |-8h9-|---9---------------------|---------------------------------|
 |-----|-------------------------|----------------G----------------|
 |-------------------------------|----------------------------|
 |10----------------------10-----|--------10----------8-------|
 |---11\9-11-9\7---7-9/11------11|-9-------9----------7---7---|
 |---------------9---------------|-----11----11\9-7-9-------9-|
 |-------------------------------|----------------------------|
 |-D-----------------------------|-A----------------G---------|
 |-D-----------G---------------|
 |-----------------------------|
 |-7---------------------------|
 |---9-7---------------------7-| Continued next Line
 |-------9-7\5-7-5-7-5---7/9---|
 |-----------------------------|
 |-D-------------G-----------|-D-----------------------------12------------------|
 |---------------------------|--------10---12p10----10-12b14----(14)r12-10-12p10-|
 |-----------7---7h9p7-7b9r7-|-7-9/11------------11------------------------------|
 |-9-7-9p7h9---9-------------|---------------------------------------------------|
 |---------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
 |---------------------------|-----------------------A---------------------------|
 |-10----------------|
 |----12-10------7---|
 |----------11\9-7---|
 |---------------7---|
 |-------------------|
 |-D------A------D---|

T[Bm]hat leaves no one but me[A] to blame cause mama tri_____[D]ed.[G] [Bm] [A] [D]
 
 |-12b14-12-10----------------10---|
 |-------------12-11-10-------10---|
 |----------------------10h11-11---|
 |----------------------------12---|
 |---------------------------------|
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