Camilla chords by Caroline Herring

Caroline Herring - Camilla


CAPO: 4th 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


CHORUS:
         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


CHORUS:
         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


CHORUS:
         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