CAPO: 4th Fret
INTRO: D Am7 G (2x) D
Am7GD
Mama, sweet mama, where are you going
Am7GD
With all your babies and that casserole?
Am7GD
I'm going to the jailhouse in Camilla, Georgia
Am7GDDm7
To see a woman and ask for her parole
Am7GD
Mama, sweet mama, why are you beaten
Am7GD
Why are your babies scattered on the ground?
Am7GD
The sheriff slapped me and then he struck me down
Am7GDAm
He kept on kicking, 'til I blacked out
CHORUS:
GDAm
This old Georgia town knocked me from my feet
GDAm
I see a blue-eyed devil looking down at me
INTERLUDE: D Am7 G (2x) D
Am7GD
Mama, sweet mama, why did you do it
Am7GD
Why did you not move back into the crowd?
Am7GD
Ella Mae was watching from the jailhouse window
Am7GDAm
I had to show her I was proud
CHORUS:
GDAm
This old Georgia town knocked me from my feet
GDAmD
I see a blue-eyed devil looking down at me
CHORUS:
GDAm
This old Georgia town knocked me from my feet
GDAm
I see a blue-eyed devil looking down at me
Am7GD
Mama, sweet mama, what's happened to you
Am7GD
Your pregnant body, standing so tough?
Am7GD
My unborn baby is no longer
Am7GD
Now I'm a lawyer, is that enough?
GDGm7
Is that enough?
DAGD
Is that enough?