Grateful Dead – Mama Tried (Guitar Tab)
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Intro |-------------|--------------------|-----------------------------| |-------------|--------------------|-----------------------------| |-------------|--------------------|-------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 - |
<Chorus:>
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.
<Musical Bridge>
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.
<Chorus:>
<Solo>
<Chorus:>
<Ending>
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---|
<Ending>
Bm A D G Bm A D
That leaves no one but me to blame cause mama tri_____ed.
|-12b14-12-10----------------10---| |-------------12-11-10-------10---| |----------------------10h11-11---| |----------------------------12---| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|