Don't Tell Mama I Was Drinking Frankie Ballard
CAPO: NONE
INTRO:
[F#]
E ------------ B --------2--- G ------3----- D ----4------- A --4--------- E ------------
VERSE:
[F#]I was headed north on Highway 5
[B]On a starlit Sunday night
When a p[Db]ick-up truck flew [B]by me out of cont[F#]rol
As I w[F#]atched in my headlights,
He sw[B]erved left
And then back right
Never [Db]hit the brakes
[B]As he left the r[F#]oad
VERSE:
I found him l[F#]ying in the grass
Am[B]ong the steel and glass
With an [Db]empty whiskey b[B]ottle by his s[F#]ide
And th[F#]rough the blood and tears,
He wh[B]ispered in my ear
A [Db]few last words
J[B]ust before he d[F#]ied
CHORUS:
And he said,
"D[F#]on't tell mama I was dr[B]inking
Cause Lord k[F#]nows
That her soul would never r[Db]est
And [F#]I can't leave this world
With my mama th[B]inking
That I [Db]met the Lord
With wh[B]iskey on my br[F#]eath"
VERSE:
I s[F#]till think about that night
And h[B]ow that young man died
How [Db]others sometimes p[B]ay
For our m[F#]istakes
Well the l[F#]ast thing on his mind
As he l[B]eft this world behind
Was k[Db]nowing someone [B]else's heart would b[F#]reak
CHORUS:
And he says
"D[F#]on't tell mama I was dr[B]inking
Cause Lord k[F#]nows
That her soul would never r[Db]est
No, I c[F#]an't leave this world
With my mama th[B]inking
That I [Db]met the Lord
With wh[B]iskey on my br[F#]eath"
Woho woh woh
INSTRUMENTAL/SOLO:
[B] Yeah y[F#]eah ah ah
[Db]Oh oh w[B]oh woh[F#]
CHORUS:
"D[F#]on't tell mama I was dr[B]inking
Cause Lord k[F#]nows
That her soul would never r[Db]est
No, [F#]I can't leave this world
With my mama th[B]inking no
That I [Db]met the Lord
With wh[B]iskey on my br[F#]eath
That I [Db]met the Lord
With wh[B]iskey on my br[F#]eath"[B] [F#]
======================= CAPO: 1st FRET ==========================
SONG: DON'T TELL MAMA I WAS DRINKING
ARTIST: FRANKIE BALLARD
TAB BY: DON CZARSKI
EMAIL: GUITARZAN7@HOTMAIL.COM
DON'T TELL MAMA I WAS DRINKING
FRANKIE BALLARD
CAPO: 1st FRET
INTRO:
[F]
E ------------ B --------1--- G ------2----- D ----3------- A --3--------- E ------------
VERSE:
[F]I was headed north on Highway 5
[Bb]On a starlit Sunday night
When a p[C]ick-up truck flew [Bb]by me out of cont[F]rol
As I w[F]atched in my headlights,
He sw[Bb]erved left
And then back right
Never [C]hit the brakes
[Bb]As he left the r[F]oad
VERSE:
I found him l[F]ying in the grass
Am[Bb]ong the steel and glass
With an [C]empty whiskey b[Bb]ottle by his s[F]ide
And th[F]rough the blood and tears,
He wh[Bb]ispered in my ear
A [C]few last words
J[Bb]ust before he d[F]ied
CHORUS:
And he said,
"D[F]on't tell mama I was dr[Bb]inking
Cause Lord k[F]nows
That her soul would never r[C]est
And [F]I can't leave this world
With my mama th[Bb]inking
That I [C]met the Lord
With wh[Bb]iskey on my br[F]eath"
VERSE:
I s[F]till think about that night
And h[Bb]ow that young man died
How [C]others sometimes p[Bb]ay
For our m[F]istakes
Well the l[F]ast thing on his mind
As he l[Bb]eft this world behind
Was k[C]nowing someone [Bb]else's heart would b[F]reak
CHORUS:
And he says
"D[F]on't tell mama I was dr[Bb]inking
Cause Lord k[F]nows
That her soul would never r[C]est
No, I c[F]an't leave this world
With my mama th[Bb]inking
That I [C]met the Lord
With wh[Bb]iskey on my br[F]eath"
Woho woh woh
INSTRUMENTAL/SOLO:
[Bb] Yeah y[F]eah ah ah
[C]Oh oh w[Bb]oh woh[F]
CHORUS:
"D[F]on't tell mama I was dr[Bb]inking
Cause Lord k[F]nows
That her soul would never r[C]est
No, [F]I can't leave this world
With my mama th[Bb]inking no
That I [C]met the Lord
With wh[Bb]iskey on my br[F]eath
That I [C]met the Lord
With wh[Bb]iskey on my br[F]eath"[Bb] [F]
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