Grateful Dead - Mama tried

The ^Dfirst thing I remember ^Gknowin Was that ^Dlonesome whistle ^Gblowin' And a ^Dyoungin's dream Of growin' up to ^Aride On a ^Dfreight train leavin' ^Gtown Not ^Dknowin' where I was ^Gbound ^DNo one could change my ^Amind But mama ^Dtried

Was the ^Donly rebel ^Gchild From a ^Dfamily meek and ^Gmild ^DMama seemed to know What lay in ^Astore In spite of ^Dall my Sunday ^Glearnin' For the ^Dbad I kept on ^Gturnin' And ^Dmama couldn't ^Ahold me any^Dmore

And I turned ^D21 in prison Doin' ^Glife without pa^Drole No ^Bmone could steer me right But mama tried, mama ^Atried, mama ^A7tried Mama ^Dtried to raise me better But her ^Gpleadin' I de^Dnied That leaves only me to ^Ablame 'Cause mama ^Dtried

Dear old ^Ddaddy rest his ^Gsoul Left my ^Dmom a heavy ^Gload She ^Dtried so very hard To fill his ^Ashoes Workin' ^Dhours without ^Grest Wanted ^Dme to have the ^Gbest Oh, she ^Dtried to raise me ^Aright But I re^Dfused

And I turned ^D21 in prison Doin' ^Glife without pa^Drole No ^Bmone could steer me right But mama tried, mama ^Atried, mama ^A7tried Mama ^Dtried to raise me better But her ^Gpleadin' I de^Dnied That leaves only me to ^Ablame 'Cause mama ^Dtried

And I turned ^D21 in prison Doin' ^Glife without pa^Drole No ^Bmone could steer me right But mama tried, mama ^Atried, mama ^A7tried Mama ^Dtried to raise me better But her ^Gpleadin' I de^Dnied That leaves only me to ^Ablame 'Cause mama ^Dtried

That leaves only me to ^Ablame 'Cause mama ^Dtried