Mama Tried - Laci Kaye Booth
Capo: Fret 2
Tuning: Standard, E A D G B E
This is based off of Laci Kaye Booth's American Idol audition.
[Verse 1]
The first thin
g I remember k
nowing
Was a lonesome
whistle blowi
ng
And a young'un
's dream of gr
owing up to ri
de
On a freight t
rain leaving t
own
Not knowing wh
ere I'm bound
And no one cou
ld change my m
ind but mama t
ried
One and only r
ebel child
From a family
meek and mild
My mama seemed
to know what
lay in store
Despite all my
Sunday learni
ng
Towards the ba
d I kept on tu
rning
'Til mama coul
dn't hold me a
nymore
[Chorus]
And I turned t
wenty-one in p
rison doing li
fe without par
ole
No one could s
teer me right
but mama tried
, mama tried
Mama tried to
raise me bette
r, but her ple
ading I denied
That leaves on
ly me to blame
'cause mama t
ried
[Verse 2]
Dear old daddy
, rest his sou
l
Left my mom a
heavy load
She tried so v
ery hard to fi
ll his shoes
Working hours
without rest
Wanted me to h
ave the best
She tried to r
aise me right
but I refused
[Chorus]
And I turned t
wenty-one in p
rison doing li
fe without par
ole
No one could s
teer me right
but mama tried
, mama tried
Mama tried to
raise me bette
r, but her ple
ading I denied
That leaves on
ly me to blame
'cause mama t
ried