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V1
C
Well, I cant sell my momma short on loving me,
I guess that's why she let me go so far,
F
Momma always stopped me short of stealing,
C
I guess thats why I had to steal that car,
F
She told me not to smoke it, but I did and it took me far away,
G C
And I turned out to be, THE ONLY HELL MY MOMMA EVER RAISED.
V2
C
I pulled into Atlanta
stolen tags and almost out of gas,
F
I had to get some money, and lately I'd learned how to get it fast,
C
Those neon lights was calling me
F
and somehow I had to get downtown,
G C
I reached into the glovebox, another liquor store went down.
CHORUS:
C F
And I sing "Precious Memories," take me back to the good ol' days.
G C
I can hear my momma singing, "Rock of Ages" clef for me,
C F
She tried to turn me on to Jesus, but I turned on to the devil's ways,
G C
And I turned out to be...THE ONLY HELL MY MOMMA EVER RAISED.
V3
C
When they put those handcuffs on me,
Lord how I fought to resist,
F
But that agent clamped'em tighter, 'til that metal bit into my wrist,
C
They took my boots and my billfold,
F
my fingerprints, and the profile of my face,
G C
Then they locked away, THE ONLY HELL MY MOMMA EVER RAISED.
CHORUS:
C F
And I sing "Precious Memories," take me back to the good ol' days.
G C
I can hear my momma singing, "Rock of Ages" clef for me,
C F
She tried to turn me on to Jesus, but I turned on to the devil's ways,
G C
And I turned out to be...THE ONLY HELL MY MOMMA EVER RAISED.
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