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Key
D Major
Difficulty
Beginner
Capo
None
Chords
D · G · A
How to Play
Step-by-Step Guide
1
Three country chords
D, G, and A. Classic country I-IV-V progression.
2
Train beat
Use a boom-chicka boom-chicka strumming pattern for that country railroad sound.
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Verse 1
D G
The first thing I remember knowing
A D
Was a lonesome whistle blowing,
D G A
And a young’un’s dream of growing up to ride
D G
On a freight train leaving town,
A D
Not knowing where I’m bound.
Chorus
D G D
And I turned twenty-one in prison doing life without parole.
D G A
No one could steer me right, but mama tried, mama tried.
D G D
Mama tried to raise me better, but her pleading I denied.
D G A D
That leaves only me to blame, cause mama tried.