Sweet Mama
written by Donnie Van Zant, Tom Hambridge, and Robert White Johnson
NOTE: I'm not 100% sure this is correct, so any comments/corrections are welcome.
CAPO I
INTRO: G
RIFF: C-G C-D7-G (2x)
I was r[G]aised on the west side shanty town
I didn't get up until the sun went down
When your ba[C]ck's against the wall, you better get tough
N.C.
You learn real quick how to swing and duck
CHORUS:
I was [C]born in the sweet hot Florida sunshine
[G]Good lookin' women backwoods and moonshine
Learned [D]more about life on the streets than in the school
N.C.
My sweet mama didn't raise no fool, that's right
RIFF
[G]Some folks cheat and some folks lie
But I can judge a man by the look in his eye
[C]Don't hand by Jack and try to call it cola
N.C.
I can tell the difference between st and shinola
CHORUS
SOLO: C G C D
[G-C] [G-C] I'm talkin' 'bout [G]mama
[G-C] [G-C] Oh sweet [D]mama
[G]Mama was no angel but she taught me right from wrong
She knew every single word and every note of every song
She t[C]aught me how to gamble and how to roll the dice
If it makes you feel good do it, don't think twice
CHORUS (2x)
RIFF (4x)
written by Donnie Van Zant, Tom Hambridge, and Robert White Johnson
NOTE: I'm not 100% sure this is correct, so any comments/corrections are welcome.
CAPO I
INTRO: G
RIFF: C-G C-D7-G (2x)
I was r[G]aised on the west side shanty town
I didn't get up until the sun went down
When your ba[C]ck's against the wall, you better get tough
N.C.
You learn real quick how to swing and duck
CHORUS:
I was [C]born in the sweet hot Florida sunshine
[G]Good lookin' women backwoods and moonshine
Learned [D]more about life on the streets than in the school
N.C.
My sweet mama didn't raise no fool, that's right
RIFF
[G]Some folks cheat and some folks lie
But I can judge a man by the look in his eye
[C]Don't hand by Jack and try to call it cola
N.C.
I can tell the difference between st and shinola
CHORUS
SOLO: C G C D
[G-C] [G-C] I'm talkin' 'bout [G]mama
[G-C] [G-C] Oh sweet [D]mama
[G]Mama was no angel but she taught me right from wrong
She knew every single word and every note of every song
She t[C]aught me how to gamble and how to roll the dice
If it makes you feel good do it, don't think twice
CHORUS (2x)
RIFF (4x)