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Mama Couldnt Be Persuaded

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Tuning: EADGBe (Standard)
No Capo
A D
AGambler ambled down a country lane
Looking for a Dgame Aof chaEnce
She wDas twenty-one or two
And Ashe knew what she wanted
And Eshe wanted that gamblin' mAan
AHer parents warned her
Tried to reason with her
DShe was detAermined that she wanted EBill
DThey'd all be offended at the mAention still
If they Aheard this song, which I doubEt they will
And mAy mama couldn't be persuaded
When they pleaded with their daDughter
Don't Amarry that gaEmblin' Aman
And my mama couldn't be persuaded
When they pleaded with their dDaughter
Don't Amarry that gEamblin' mAan
Mama couldn't be persuaded
When they pleaded with hDer
No, no neveErtheleAss
And my mama couldn't be persuaded
When they pleaded with their dDaughter
Don't Amarry that Egamblin' Aman
AThe gambler tried to be a family man
Though it didn't sDuit hAis sEtyle
He tDhought he had him a winning combination
So he Atook us where the stakes were hiEgher
AHer parents warned her tried to reason with her
ANever kept the disappDointAment hiEd
DThey all went to pieces when the bad Aluck hit
AStuck in the middle, I was Ethe kid
And mAy mama couldn't be persuaded
When they pleaded with their daDughter
Don't Amarry that gaEmblin' Aman
And my mama couldn't be persuaded
When they pleaded with their dDaughter
Don't Amarry that gEamblin' mAan
Mama couldn't be persuaded
When they pleaded with hDer
No, no neveErtheleAss
My AMama couldn't be persuaded
When my Granny pleaded with Dher
Not to mAarry that gEamblin' mAan.
I said my mama couldn't be persuaded
When they pleaded with their dDaughter
don't Amarry that gEamblin' Aman
And mAy mama couldn't be persuaded
When they pleaded with their daDughter
Don't Amarry that gaEmblin' Aman
And my mama couldn't be persuaded
When they pleaded with their dDaughter
Don't Amarry that gEamblin' mAan

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Mama Couldnt Be Persuaded

by Warren Zevon

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Tuning: EADGBe (Standard)

No Capo

A D

Gambler ambled down a country lane

D A E

Looking for a game of chance

She was twenty-one or two

And she knew what she wanted

E A

And she wanted that gamblin' man

Her parents warned her

Tried to reason with her

D A E

She was determined that she wanted Bill

D A

They'd all be offended at the mention still

A E

If they heard this song, which I doubt they will

And my mama couldn't be persuaded

When they pleaded with their daughter

A E A

Don't marry that gamblin' man

And my mama couldn't be persuaded

When they pleaded with their daughter

A E A

Don't marry that gamblin' man

Mama couldn't be persuaded

When they pleaded with her

E A

No, no nevertheless

And my mama couldn't be persuaded

When they pleaded with their daughter

A E A

Don't marry that gamblin' man

The gambler tried to be a family man

D A E

Though it didn't suit his style

He thought he had him a winning combination

A E

So he took us where the stakes were higher

Her parents warned her tried to reason with her

A D A E

Never kept the disappointment hid

D A

They all went to pieces when the bad luck hit

A E

Stuck in the middle, I was the kid

And my mama couldn't be persuaded

When they pleaded with their daughter

A E A

Don't marry that gamblin' man

And my mama couldn't be persuaded

When they pleaded with their daughter

A E A

Don't marry that gamblin' man

Mama couldn't be persuaded

When they pleaded with her

E A

No, no nevertheless

My Mama couldn't be persuaded

When my Granny pleaded with her

A E A

Not to marry that gamblin' man.

I said my mama couldn't be persuaded

When they pleaded with their daughter

A E A

don't marry that gamblin' man

And my mama couldn't be persuaded

When they pleaded with their daughter

A E A

Don't marry that gamblin' man

And my mama couldn't be persuaded

When they pleaded with their daughter

A E A

Don't marry that gamblin' man

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