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Date: 8/28/97; 8:18:08 AM
From: SHERCOULD@aol.com
Subject: WHAT'S YOUR MAMA'S NAME sung by: TANYA TUCKER

submitted by: Michelle Sherman
email SHERCOULD@aol.com


WHAT'S YOUR MAMA'S NAME


(D)WHAT'S YOUR MAMA'S NAME CHILD (A7)WHAT'S YOUR MAMA'S (D)NAME
THIRTY SOME ODD (D7)YEARS AGO
A (G)YOUNG MAN CAME TO (D)MEMPHIS
ASKING BOUT A ROSE THAT USED TO (A7)BLOSSOM IN HIS (D)WORLD
PEOPLE NEVER (D7)TOOK THE TIME
TO (G)MIND THE YOUNG MAN'S (D)QUESTIONS
TILL ONE DAY THEY HEARD HIM ASK A (A7)LITTLE GREEN EYED (D)GIRL

CHO:
(D)WHAT'S YOUR MAMA'S (G)NAME CHILD
(D)WHAT'S YOUR MAMA'S (A7)NAME
(D)DOES SHE EVER TALK ABOUT A PLACE CALLED NEW (A7)ORLEANS
(D)HAS SHE EVER MENTIONED A (G)MAN NAMED BUFORD (D)WILSON
WHAT'S YOUR MAMA'S (G)NAME CHILD
(D)WHAT'S YOUR (A7)MAMA'S (D)NAME

(D)TWENTY SOME ODD (D7)YEARS AGO
A (G)DRUNKARD DOWN IN (D)MEMPHIS
LOST A MONTH OF LIFE IN LABOR (A7)TO THE COUNTY (D)JAIL
JUST BECAUSE HE (D7)ASKED A LITTLE (G)GREEN EYED GIRL A (D)QUESTION
AND OFFERED HER A NICKELS WORTH OF (A7)CANDY IF SHE'D (D)TELL
REPEAT CHO:

A (D)YEAR AND SOME ODD (D7)DAYS AGO
AN (G)OLD MAN DIED IN (D)MEMPHIS
JUST ANOTHER WAYWARD SOUL THE (A7)COUNTY'D HAVE TO (D)PAY
INSIDE THE OLD MAN'S (D7)RAGGED COAT
THEY (G)FOUND A FADED (D)LETTER
IT SAID YOU HAVE A DAUGHTER
AND HE (A7)EYES ARE WILSON (D)GREEN
REPEAT CHO: 2X'S

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