th Fret
Intro: D Am7 G (2x) D
Am7 G D
Mama, sweet mama, where are you going
Am7 G D
With all your babies and that casserole?
Am7 G D
I'm going to the jailhouse in Camilla, Georgia
Am7 G D Am7 G D
To see a woman and ask for her parole
Am7 G D
Mama, sweet mama, why are you beaten
Am7 G D
Why are your babies scattered on the ground?
Am7 G D
The sheriff slapped me and then he struck me down
Am7 G D Am
He kept on kicking, 'til I blacked out
G D Am
This old Georgia town knocked me from my feet
G D Am
I see a blue-eyed devil looking down at me
INTERLUDE: D Am7 G (2x) D
Am7 G D
Mama, sweet mama, why did you do it
Am7 G D
Why did you not move back into the crowd?
Am7 G D
Ella Mae was watching from the jailhouse window
Am7 G D Am
I had to show her I was proud
G D Am
This old Georgia town knocked me from my feet
G D Am D
I see a blue-eyed devil looking down at me
G D Am
This old Georgia town knocked me from my feet
G D Am
I see a blue-eyed devil looking down at me
Am7 G D
Mama, sweet mama, what's happened to you
Am7 G D
Your pregnant body, standing so tough?
Am7 G D
My unborn baby is no longer
Am7 G D
Now I'm a lawyer, is that enough?
G D Am7 G
Is that enough?
D Am7 G D
Is that enough?