Dont Tell Mama Chords

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Difficulty:	beginner
Tuning:	E A D G B E
Capo:	no capo

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D
I was headed north on highway five
        G
on a star-lit Sunday night
           A                              D
When a pick-up truck flew by me out of control
             D
As I watched in my headlights
             G
He swerved left then back right
           A                            D
He never hit the brakes as he left the road
 
              D
I found him lying in the grass
 G
Among the steel and glass
          A                          D
With an empty whiskey bottle by his side
            D
And through The blood and tears
       G
He whispered in my ear
      A                          D
A few last words just before he died
 
 
Chorus
  N.C.       D7             G
Don't Tell Mama I was drinkin'
D                                A
Lord knows her soul would never rest
D                                      G
I can't leave this world with Mamma thinkin'
   A                                D
I met the Lord with whiskey on my breath
 
 
 D
I still think about that night
     G
and how that young man died
          A                            D
And how others somtimes pay for our mistakes
            D
The last thing on his mind
        G
As he left this world behind
       A                                D
Was knowing someone else's heart would break
 
(repeat chorus)
 
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D           D7          G
Don't tell mama I was drinkin
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Dont Tell Mama – Gary Allan

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Capo third fret D A G

the Song is with no capo and starts in D then G then A repeat

This doesn't seem right. If I Capo 1 and play an E A B progression it seems to match the music right.