CAPO: 3rd FRET SING: C F E Am (God put a song in the heart of an angel Dm Em G7 C C And softly she sang it to me) SPOKEN: F I get to thinking lots of times C About back when I was a lad F Of the old home place where I grew up C Of the days both good and bad Am My overalls were hand-me-downs D7 G My shoes were full of holes I used to walk four miles to school C Every day through the rain the sleet and the cold F I've seen the nights when my daddy would cry For the things that his family would need C G But all he ever got was a badland farm C And seven hungry mouths to feed Am F C And yet and yet our home fire never flickered once G C Cause when all these things went wrong G Mama took the hymn book down and mama sang this song SONG: C F (What a friend we have in Jesus) SPOKEN: C I've been rocked to sleep many a night To the tune of What a Friend G7 And come morning Rock of Ages Would wake me gently once again C And then daddy would reach up And he'd take the Bible down F And he'd read it read it loud and long And I always felt that maybe our house was blessed C When daddy would say mama sing a song G C Sister left home first I guess And then Bob and then Tommy and then Dan F By then dad's hair was turning white Bb And I had to be mama's little man But it seemed that as daddy's back grew weak F My mother's faith just grew strong C F And those were the greatest days of all When mama sang a song SONG: F Bb F Bb F C F (Rock of ages cleft for me let me hide myself in Thee C F C7 Do do doo SPOKEN: C7 I guess the house is still standing I don't get to go back much anymore F No voice is left to fill those halls C7 And no steps to grace the floor F For you see my mother sings in heaven now Around God's golden throne But I'll always believe That this world is a better place Bb F Because one time N.C My mama sang a song SONG: F Dm C Dm F C Bb F Gm7 F (Precious mem'ries flood my soooooooooooooooul) ========================= NO CAPO =========================== SONG: MAMA SANG A SONG ARTIST: BILL ANDERSON TAB BY: DON CZARSKI EMAIL: GUITARZAN7@HOTMAIL.COM MAMA SANG A SONG BILL ANDERSON CAPO: NONE SING: Eb Ab G Cm (God put a song in the heart of an angel Fm Gm Bb7 Eb Eb And softly she sang it to me) SPOKEN: Ab I get to thinking lots of times Eb About back when I was a lad Ab Of the old home place where I grew up Eb Of the days both good and bad Cm My overalls were hand-me-downs F7 Bb My shoes were full of holes I used to walk four miles to school Eb Every day through the rain the sleet and the cold Ab I've seen the nights when my daddy would cry For the things that his family would need Eb Bb But all he ever got was a badland farm Eb And seven hungry mouths to feed Cm Ab Eb And yet and yet our home fire never flickered once Bb Eb Cause when all these things went wrong Bb Mama took the hymn book down and mama sang this song SONG: Eb Ab (What a friend we have in Jesus) SPOKEN: Eb I've been rocked to sleep many a night To the tune of What a Friend Bb7 And come morning Rock of Ages Would wake me gently once again Eb And then daddy would reach up And he'd take the Bible down Ab And he'd read it read it loud and long And I always felt that maybe our house was blessed Eb When daddy would say mama sing a song Bb Eb Sister left home first I guess And then Bob and then Tommy and then Dan Ab By then dad's hair was turning white Db And I had to be mama's little man But it seemed that as daddy's back grew weak Ab My mother's faith just grew strong Eb Ab And those were the greatest days of all When mama sang a song SONG: Ab Db Ab Db Ab Eb Ab (Rock of ages cleft for me let me hide myself in Thee Eb Ab Eb7 Do do doo SPOKEN: Eb7 I guess the house is still standing I don't get to go back much anymore Ab No voice is left to fill those halls Eb7 And no steps to grace the floor Ab For you see my mother sings in heaven now Around God's golden throne But I'll always believe That this world is a better place Db Ab Because one time N.C My mama sang a song SONG: Ab Fm Eb Fm Ab Eb Db Ab Bbm7 Ab (Precious mem'ries flood my soooooooooooooooul