Tom: Ebm 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 C# B F# When a pick-up truck flew by me out of control F# As I watched in my headlights, B He swerved left And then back right C# Never hit the brakes B F# As he left the road VERSE: F# I found him lying in the grass B Among the steel and glass C# B F# With an empty whiskey bottle by his side F# And through the blood and tears, B He whispered in my ear C# A few last words B F# Just before he died CHORUS: And he said, F# B "Don't tell mama I was drinking F# Cause Lord knows C# That her soul would never rest F# And I can't leave this world B With my mama thinking C# That I met the Lord B F# With whiskey on my breath" VERSE: F# I still think about that night B And how that young man died C# B How others sometimes pay F# For our mistakes F# Well the last thing on his mind B As he left this world behind C# B F# Was knowing someone else's heart would break CHORUS: And he says F# B "Don't tell mama I was drinking F# Cause Lord knows C# That her soul would never rest F# No, I can't leave this world B With my mama thinking C# That I met the Lord B F# With whiskey on my breath" Woho woh woh INSTRUMENTAL/G O: B F# Yeah yeah ah ah C# B F# Oh oh woh woh CHORUS: F# B "Don't tell mama I was drinking F# Cause Lord knows C# That her soul would never rest F# No, I can't leave this world B With my mama thinking no C# That I met the Lord B F# With whiskey on my breath C# That I met the Lord B F# B F# With whiskey on my breath" ======================= CAPO: 1st FD T ========================== SONG: C N'T TELL MAMA I WAS DRINKING ARTIST: FRANKIE BALA RD TAB BY: C N CZARSKI C N'T TELL MAMA I WAS DRINKING FRANKIE BALA RD CAPO: 1st FD T 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 C Bb F When a pick-up truck flew by me out of control F As I watched in my headlights, Bb He swerved left And then back right C Never hit the brakes Bb F As he left the road VERSE: F I found him lying in the grass Bb Among the steel and glass C Bb F With an empty whiskey bottle by his side F And through the blood and tears, Bb He whispered in my ear C A few last words Bb F Just before he died CHORUS: And he said, F Bb "Don't tell mama I was drinking F Cause Lord knows C That her soul would never rest F And I can't leave this world Bb With my mama thinking C That I met the Lord Bb F With whiskey on my breath" VERSE: F I still think about that night Bb And how that young man died C Bb How others sometimes pay F For our mistakes F Well the last thing on his mind Bb As he left this world behind C Bb F Was knowing someone else's heart would break CHORUS: And he says F Bb "Don't tell mama I was drinking F Cause Lord knows C That her soul would never rest F No, I can't leave this world Bb With my mama thinking C That I met the Lord Bb F With whiskey on my breath" Woho woh woh INSTRUMENTAL/G O: Bb F Yeah yeah ah ah C Bb F Oh oh woh woh CHORUS: F Bb "Don't tell mama I was drinking F Cause Lord knows C That her soul would never rest F No, I can't leave this world Bb With my mama thinking no C That I met the Lord Bb F With whiskey on my breath C That I met the Lord Bb F Bb F With whiskey on my breath"