Chord/Tab song: Don't Tell Mama I Was Drinking

CAPO: NONE

INTRO:
[F#]


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VERSE:
[F#]I was headed north on Highway 5
[B]On a starlit Sunday night
When a p[Db]ick-up truck flew [B]by me out of cont[F#]rol

As I w[F#]atched in my headlights,
He sw[B]erved left

And then back right

Never [Db]hit the brakes
[B]As he left the r[F#]oad

VERSE:
I found him l[F#]ying in the grass
Am[B]ong the steel and glass
With an [Db]empty whiskey b[B]ottle by his s[F#]ide

And th[F#]rough the blood and tears,
He wh[B]ispered in my ear
A [Db]few last words
J[B]ust before he d[F#]ied

CHORUS:

And he said,
"D[F#]on't tell mama I was dr[B]inking
Cause Lord k[F#]nows
That her soul would never r[Db]est

And [F#]I can't leave this world
With my mama th[B]inking

That I [Db]met the Lord
With wh[B]iskey on my br[F#]eath"

VERSE:
I s[F#]till think about that night
And h[B]ow that young man died
How [Db]others sometimes p[B]ay
For our m[F#]istakes

Well the l[F#]ast thing on his mind
As he l[B]eft this world behind
Was k[Db]nowing someone [B]else's heart would b[F#]reak

CHORUS:

And he says
"D[F#]on't tell mama I was dr[B]inking
Cause Lord k[F#]nows
That her soul would never r[Db]est

No, I c[F#]an't leave this world
With my mama th[B]inking

That I [Db]met the Lord
With wh[B]iskey on my br[F#]eath"

Woho woh woh

INSTRUMENTAL/SOLO:
[B] Yeah y[F#]eah ah ah
[Db]Oh oh w[B]oh woh[F#]

CHORUS:
"D[F#]on't tell mama I was dr[B]inking
Cause Lord k[F#]nows
That her soul would never r[Db]est

No, [F#]I can't leave this world
With my mama th[B]inking no

That I [Db]met the Lord
With wh[B]iskey on my br[F#]eath

That I [Db]met the Lord
With wh[B]iskey on my br[F#]eath"[B][F#]

CAPO: 1st FRET

SONG: DON'T TELL MAMA I WAS DRINKING
ARTIST: FRANKIE BALLARD
TAB BY: DON CZARSKI
EMAIL: [email protected]

DON'T TELL MAMA I WAS DRINKING
FRANKIE BALLARD

CAPO: 1st FRET

INTRO:
[F]


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B --------1---
G ------2-----
D ----3-------
A --3---------
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VERSE:
[F]I was headed north on Highway 5
[Bb]On a starlit Sunday night
When a p[C]ick-up truck flew [Bb]by me out of cont[F]rol

As I w[F]atched in my headlights,
He sw[Bb]erved left

And then back right

Never [C]hit the brakes
[Bb]As he left the r[F]oad

VERSE:
I found him l[F]ying in the grass
Am[Bb]ong the steel and glass
With an [C]empty whiskey b[Bb]ottle by his s[F]ide

And th[F]rough the blood and tears,
He wh[Bb]ispered in my ear
A [C]few last words
J[Bb]ust before he d[F]ied

CHORUS:

And he said,
"D[F]on't tell mama I was dr[Bb]inking
Cause Lord k[F]nows
That her soul would never r[C]est

And [F]I can't leave this world
With my mama th[Bb]inking

That I [C]met the Lord
With wh[Bb]iskey on my br[F]eath"

VERSE:
I s[F]till think about that night
And h[Bb]ow that young man died
How [C]others sometimes p[Bb]ay
For our m[F]istakes

Well the l[F]ast thing on his mind
As he l[Bb]eft this world behind
Was k[C]nowing someone [Bb]else's heart would b[F]reak

CHORUS:

And he says
"D[F]on't tell mama I was dr[Bb]inking
Cause Lord k[F]nows
That her soul would never r[C]est

No, I c[F]an't leave this world
With my mama th[Bb]inking

That I [C]met the Lord
With wh[Bb]iskey on my br[F]eath"

Woho woh woh

INSTRUMENTAL/SOLO:
[Bb] Yeah y[F]eah ah ah
[C]Oh oh w[Bb]oh woh[F]

CHORUS:
"D[F]on't tell mama I was dr[Bb]inking
Cause Lord k[F]nows
That her soul would never r[C]est

No, [F]I can't leave this world
With my mama th[Bb]inking no

That I [C]met the Lord
With wh[Bb]iskey on my br[F]eath

That I [C]met the Lord
With wh[Bb]iskey on my br[F]eath"[Bb][F]