Papa And Mama chords by Ward Davis

• Tuning: Standard tuning
• Difficulty: Beginner 👶

SONG:   PAPA AND MAMA
ARTIST: WARD DAVIS
VIDEO:  https://youtu.be/rr49UUR8uHc
TAB BY: DON CZARSKI
EMAIL:  GUITARZAN7@HOTMAIL.COM


                          PAPA AND MAMA
                           WARD DAVIS

NOTE: Just as a FILL every now and then you can play
      something like this that I hear in the song...

      - FILL -
E ----------------|
B ----------------|
G ----------------|
D -5/7-7--7\5-0---|
A --------------5-|
E ----------------|

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INTRO:
Dm    Dm    Dm  D  Dm

VERSE:
 Dm
Papa used to grab my Mama by the hair
      Dm                             D
He`d cuss her like a devil while I stood right there
      Dm
He`d punch her in the face and leave her crying on the floor
     Dm  N.C.                           D  Dm  D  Dm
But Papa ain`t beating on Mama no mo-o-ore

 Dm
Everybody knows Papa had a wondering eye
     Dm                                 D
He`d hit the hoochie coochie club and drink the bar dry
    Dm
He liked to run around with a hand full of hoes
     Dm  N.C.                            D  Dm
But Papa ain`t cheating on Mama no mo-o-ore


CHORUS:
         C               G                          D  D Dsus4 D
I was a teenage boy who loved his mom a little too much
    C                          G                    D  Dsus4  D
To watch a man treat her like that and not make no fuss
      C                       G
So I mowed a bunch of grass, saved a bunch of cash
  D                         G
Spent it at the local gun store
       G   N.C.                           D    Dm    Dm    D
Well, Papa ain`t beating on Mama no mo-o-ore


CHORUS:
      C                G                   D  D Dsus4 D
When Papa walked in I lifted that 12 Gauge up
   C                            G                       D  Dsus4  D
I damn near couldn`t pull the trigger I was shaking so much
     C                       G
I remember the smell of the gun powder well
      D                         G
Papa lying on the living room floor

      G   N.C                       D
Well Papa ain`t cheating on Mama no more
 G   N.C.                           D  Dm  D  Dm
Papa ain`t beating on Mama no mo-o-ore


VERSE:
  Dm
I get to see Mama bout every other week
     Dm                            D
The world on her shoulders, and a tear on her cheek
       Dm
She`ll be in the ground before I`m up for parole

     Dm  N.C.
But Papa ain`t cheating on Mama no more
 Dm  N.C.
Papa ain`t beating on Mama no more
     Dm  N.C.                           D  Dm  D  Dm
And Papa ain`t hurting my Mama no mo-o-ore


OUTRO:
D  Dm  D  Dm
D  Dm  D  Dm
D  Dm  D  Dm
D  Dm  D  Dm - FADE OUT