Dont Tell Mamma
Gary Allan
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Tom : D
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
NC D7 G
Don't Tell Mamma 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 elses heart would break
(repeat chorus)
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Dont Tell mama I was Drinkin
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