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I'm the Only Hell (Mama Ever Raised) by Johnny Paycheck
I'm the Only Hell (Mama Ever Raised)
Capo:no capo
[Verse 1]
B
I can't sell my mama short on loving me
I guess that's why she let me go so far
E
Mama try to stopped me short of stealing
B
I guess that's why I had to steal that car
B
She told me not to smoke it
E
But I did and it took me far away
F#
And I turned out to be
B
The only hell my mama ever raised
B
Well, I rolled into Atlanta, stolen tags and almost out of gas
E
I had to get some money, and lately I'd learned how to get it fast
B E
Those neon lights was calling me and somehow I just had to get downtown
F# B
So I reached into the glove box, another liquor store went down
[Chorus]
B E
And I sing 'Precious memories', take me back to the good ol' days
F# B
Let me hear mama singing, 'Rock of ages' cleft for me
E
She tried to turn me on to Jesus, but I turned on to the devil's ways
F# B C
And I turned out to be the only hell my mama ever raised
[Verse 2]
C
When they put them handcuffs on me, Lord how I fought to resist
F
But agent clamped 'em tighter, 'til that metal bit into my wrist
C F
They took my belt and my billfold, my fingerprints, and the profile of my face
G C
Then they locked away the only hell my mama ever ever raised
[Chorus]
C F
And I sing 'Precious memories', take me back to the good ol' days
G C
Let me hear mama singing, 'Rock of ages' cleft for me
F
She tried to turn me on to Jesus, but I turned on to the devil's ways
G C C#
And I turned out to be the only hell my mama ever raised
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 mama ever raised
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version 2
Capo:no capo
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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