CAPO: 4th Fret 



Intro: D  Am7 G  (2x)  D 

            Am7  G              D 
Mama, sweet mama, where are you going 
              Am7             G    D 
With all your babies and that casserole? 
                 Am7      G            D 
I'm going to the jailhouse in Camilla, Georgia 
         Am7       G             D    Am7 G   D 
To see a woman and ask for her parole 


            Am7  G            D 
Mama, sweet mama, why are you beaten 
             Am7    G                D 
Why are your babies scattered on the ground? 
            Am7       G            D 
The sheriff slapped me and then he struck me down 
           Am7           G         D    Am 
He kept on kicking, 'til I blacked out 


 

[Refrão]
         G           D                   Am 
This old Georgia town knocked me from my feet 
        G              D                Am 
I see a blue-eyed devil looking down at me 


INTERLUDE: D  Am7 G  (2x)  D 


            Am7  G            D 
Mama, sweet mama, why did you do it 
            Am7           G        D 
Why did you not move back into the crowd? 
             Am7     G                   D 
Ella Mae was watching from the jailhouse window 
         Am7      G     D     Am 
I had to show her I was proud 



[Refrão]
         G           D                   Am 
This old Georgia town knocked me from my feet 
        G              D                Am   D 
I see a blue-eyed devil looking down at me 



[Refrão]
         G           D                   Am 
This old Georgia town knocked me from my feet 
        G              D                Am 
I see a blue-eyed devil looking down at me 


            Am7  G                D 
Mama, sweet mama, what's happened to you 
              Am7   G           D 
Your pregnant body, standing so tough? 
          Am7 G      D 
My unborn baby is no longer 
          Am7        G     D 
Now I'm a lawyer, is that enough? 
   G        D     Am7 G   
Is that enough? 
         D      Am7 G    D 
Is that enough?