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Capo 1
[Verse]
GOn the day momma died she called daddy to her side
CAnd said I?ll be goin? soon, DI know it?s gonna hurt you both
But promise me before I go Cyou?ll do what I ask of Dyou
GIn a big red folgers can hid behind the pots and pans
CYou?ll find some money that I?ve saved
DAnd in the back of my dresser drawer
I put away a little more Gfor a rainy daCyD  
EmGo to town and buy that Cnew guitar
EmCause he?s been workin? Cawful hard
GTo get his own, Cto write his sonDgs?C  D  
[Chorus]
Oh what a Gmemory, Emoh what a Cmemory
And even Amin her final moments moCmma thought of me
What a GmemoryC  D  C  D  
[Verse]
GShe was only thirty-five, I was fifteen askin? why
CThe lord took her away, Dhe must?ve known we needed her
She was an angel here on earth, CI still miss her everyDday
GWith all her friends and half the town
And her family gathered round
CI bet she never felt so loved
DWhen everybody?s heads were bowed
I did my best to make her proud, Gas I stood upC  D  
EmAnd I sang rock of ages Cclear from me
EmAs I played it on that Cnew six string
I couldn?t Ghelp but cry, as Cwe said goodDbyeC  D  
[Chorus]
Oh what a Gmemory, Emoh what a Cmemory
And even Amin her final moments moCmma thought of me
What a GmemoryC  D  C  D  
[Outro]
AmEven in her final moments
MoCmma thought of me
What a GmemoryC  
What a memory G  

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What A Memory

by Tracy Lawrence

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

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Capo 1

[Verse]

On the day momma died she called daddy to her side

C D

And said I?ll be goin? soon, I know it?s gonna hurt you both

C D

But promise me before I go you?ll do what I ask of you

In a big red folgers can hid behind the pots and pans

You?ll find some money that I?ve saved

And in the back of my dresser drawer

G C D

I put away a little more for a rainy day

Em C

Go to town and buy that new guitar

Em C

Cause he?s been workin? awful hard

G C D C D

To get his own, to write his songs?

[Chorus]

G Em C

Oh what a memory, oh what a memory

Am C

And even in her final moments momma thought of me

G C D C D

What a memory

[Verse]

She was only thirty-five, I was fifteen askin? why

C D

The lord took her away, he must?ve known we needed her

C D

She was an angel here on earth, I still miss her everyday

With all her friends and half the town

And her family gathered round

I bet she never felt so loved

When everybody?s heads were bowed

G C D

I did my best to make her proud, as I stood up

Em C

And I sang rock of ages clear from me

Em C

As I played it on that new six string

G C D C D

I couldn?t help but cry, as we said goodbye

[Chorus]

G Em C

Oh what a memory, oh what a memory

Am C

And even in her final moments momma thought of me

G C D C D

What a memory

[Outro]

Even in her final moments

Momma thought of me

G C

What a memory

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