IntroAVerse 1A
I said goodbye to that plain little mining town
D
With just a few old clothes that had made the rounds
AD
I knew I was leaving a lot of things that were good
AE
But I thought I'd make a break while I still could
Verse 2A
As I looked back to wave once more
D
To mama crying in the door
AD
For me and for what the world might have in store
AE
For she knew, I'd never be her little girl no more
Verse 3A
She was drifting back to another time
D
When she was young and hoped to find
ADA better life than what her mama's had been
AE
And it was hard to let go of mama's hand
A
My mama's hand
ChorusEDA
One old paper bag full of hand-me-downs
EDE
Plain old country girl raised on gospel sound
AD
With only the love she gave me, pride in what I am
AE
And it was hard to let go of mama's hand
A
My mama's hand
InstrumentalADADAEVerse 4A
I thought of all the years she slaved
D
Thought of all the love she gave
AD
Tried to make this rundown shack a home
AEA dream that really died 'fore it was born
Verse 5]
A
But she pulled us through the hardest times
D
And made us hold our head up high
ADA gift we carry with us all our lives
AE
For we were oh so special in mama's eyes
Verse 6]
A
As I looked back down that dusty road
D
To mama and her heavy load
AD
I knew what I was leavin', I'd never find again
AE
And it was hard to let go of mama's hand
A
My mama's hand
ChorusEDA
One old paper bag full of hand-me-downs
EDE
Plain old country girl raised on gospel sound
AD
With only the love she gave me, pride in what I am
AE
And it was hard to let go of mama's hand
A
My mama's hand
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