How to Play Mama Tried on Guitar?

Merle Haggard - Mama Tried can be played in the key of C using the C, F, G7 chords. For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D. For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G. For G7, To play G7, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute A, high E. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play Mama Tried with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.

Merle Haggard - Mama Tried Chords

Chord reference C, F, G7

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[C]The first thing I remember [F]knowing was a [C]lonesome whistle [F]blowing And a [C]youngun’s dream of [F]growing up to [G7]ride On a [C]freight train leaving [F]town not [C]knowing where I’m [F]bound And [C]no one could change my [G7]mind but Momma [C]tried

One and only Rebel [F]child from a [C]family meek and [F]mild My [C]momma seemed to [F]know what lay in [G7]store Spite [C]all my Sunday [F]learning with the [C]bad I kept on [F]turning Till [C]momma couldn’t [G7]hold me any[C]more

And I turned twenty-one in prison doing [F]life without pa[C]role No one could steer me right but Momma [G]tried Momma [G7]tried Momma [C]tried to raise me better but her [F]pleading I de[C]nied And that leaves only me to [G7]blame cause Momma [C]tried

Dear ole’ daddy rest his [F]soul left my [C]mom a heavy [F]load She [C]tried so very [F]hard to feel his [G7]shoes Working [C]hours without [F]rest wanted [C]me to have the [F]best She [C]tried to raise me [G7]right but I re[C]fused

Artist Merle Haggard

Album Mama Tried

Genres Country

Year 1968

Key C

Merle Haggard - Mama Tried can be played in the key of C using the C, F, G7 chords.

For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
For G7, To play G7, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute A, high E.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Mama Tried with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.