Written by Randy Boudreaux/Sam Hogin/Kim Williams
Tabbed from Live version (Key Of F) D G D I started drinking and acting crazy way back in sixty-five D Bm G A Mama would pray and say he’s my baby, Lord please keep him alive D G D Sister came home with two little children, her man had left her alone D Bm G A D Mama knew too well the hurt she was feelin’ Cause Daddy had been gone so long Em D We all did our part to add to her pain G G/F# A We all broke her heart but she never complainedD G D Mama’s prayers were answered a long time ago, I ain’t touched a drink in ten years D Bm G A D Sister remarried to a good ole boy, they don’t live far from here Em D Mama’s work is done, now she’s gone on home G G/F# A The words in our hearts are engraved on her stone Chorus Add She stood in the shadows so others could shine She loved a lot in her time Mo-om you loved a lot in your timeD G She loved a lot in her time D Bm G A She’s watched love grow and die on the vine D G She stood in the shadows so others could shine D A D She loved a lot in her time
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