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Mamas Eyes

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Capo 5
[Verse]
CI am my Ffathers Cson
FI've never known Cwhen to shut Gup
AmI ain't Gfooling no Fone C  
FI am my Gfather's Cson 
[Verse]
CWe don't see Feye to Ceye 
I'll be the Ffirst to Cadmit I never Gtried 
AmAnd sure it Ghurts, but it should Fhurt sometiCme 
Fwe don't see Geye to Ceye 
[Verse]
CI was a Fyoung man Cwhen
I fFirst found the Cpleasure in the Gfeel of a sin
& AmI went Gdown the same Froad as my old Cman 
FI was yGounger tChen 
[Verse]
Amnow its three a.Fm. and I'm Cstanding in the Gkitchen 
Amholding my Flast cigarettCe 
Amstrike a Fmatch and I Csee my refleGction in the Fmirror in the hall 
and I Gsay to myself 
[Verse]
CI've got my Fmama's Ceyes 
her Flong thin Cframe 'n' her Gsmile 
Amand I still Gsee wrong from Fright C  
Fcuz I've got my Gmama's Ceyes 
yea FI've got my Gmama's Ceyes

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Mamas Eyes

by Justin Townes Earle

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo 5

[Verse]

C F C

I am my fathers son

F C G

I've never known when to shut up

Am G F C

I ain't fooling no one

F G C

I am my father's son

[Verse]

C F C

We don't see eye to eye

F C G

I'll be the first to admit I never tried

Am G F C

And sure it hurts, but it should hurt sometime

F G C

we don't see eye to eye

[Verse]

C F C

I was a young man when

F C G

I first found the pleasure in the feel of a sin

Am G F C

& I went down the same road as my old man

F G C

I was younger then

[Verse]

Am F C G

now its three a.m. and I'm standing in the kitchen

Am F C

holding my last cigarette

Am F C G F

strike a match and I see my reflection in the mirror in the hall

and I say to myself

[Verse]

C F C

I've got my mama's eyes

F C G

her long thin frame 'n' her smile

Am G F C

and I still see wrong from right

F G C

cuz I've got my mama's eyes

F G C

yea I've got my mama's eyes

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