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(Key Of F)
D G D
I started drinking and acting crazy way back in sixty-five
D Bm G A
Mama would pray and say he’s my baby, Lord please keep him alive
D G D
Sister came home with two little children, her man had left her alone
D Bm G A D
Mama knew too well the hurt she was feelin’ Cause Daddy had been gone so long
Em D
We all did our part to add to her pain
G G/F# A
We all broke her heart but she never complained
D G
She loved a lot in her time
D Bm G A
She’s watched love grow and die on the vine
D G
She stood in the shadows so others could shine
D A D
She loved a lot in her time
D G D
Mama’s prayers were answered a long time ago, I ain’t touched a drink in ten years
D Bm G A D
Sister remarried to a good ole boy, they don’t live far from here
Em D
Mama’s work is done, now she’s gone on home
G G/F# A
The words in our hearts are engraved on her stone
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She stood in the shadows so others could shine
She loved a lot in her time
Mo-om you loved a lot in your time