Tuning: E A D G B E

asterisks (*) denote chords that get a single strum; the F* in the instrumental interlude is just one quick strum that mimics the bass line. [Intro Tab] [Intro Chords] [D D G F*D] [Verse 1]

^D'Bout ten years old, hide and seek I ^Gfound me in the ^Dcloset

Ready or not I stumbled on

And ^Gopened up that ^Dbox of Yearbooks, letters, black and whites A ^Ghundred, maybe ^Dmore

Next thing I know my brothers and me

Got 'em ^Gscattered on the ^Dfloor (Yeah) [D D G F*D]

[Verse 2]

^DThere was one of her, flippin' the bird ^GSittin' on a ^DHarley

And a few with some hairy hippie dude

Turns ^Gout his name was ^DCharlie Her hair, her clothes, her drinkin' smokin' ^GHad us boys ^Dconfused I'll never forget the day us nosey ^Gkids got ^Dintroduced

[Chorus]

^GTo Mama, 'fore she was ^DMama In a string ^Abikini, in ^DTijuana ^GWon't admit she smoked ^Dmarijuana But I saw ^GMama,^A 'fore she was ^DMama

[D D G F*D] [Verse 3]

^DWe put that box right where it was And ^Gnever said a ^Dword

But growin' up got hard just tryin'

^GNot to picture ^Dher In anything but aprons, dresses ^GMini-vans and ^Dchurch

Oh and Daddy would have whooped our butts

For ^Gdiggin' up that ^Ddirt [Chorus] ^GOn Mama, 'fore she was ^DMama In a string ^Abikini, in ^DTijuana ^GWon't admit she smoked ^Dmarijuana G A G [additional riff] D A But I saw Mama, 'fore she was Mama

[D D G F*D] [Verse 4]

^DWe laugh and hang it over her head ^GRight above her ^Dhalo

Her face turns red when we bring up

That ^Gtie-dyed Winneba^Dgo She runs and hides and still denies That ^Ghip high rose ^Dtattoo

She burned that box of forget-me-nots

When ^Gshe found out we ^Dknew [Chorus] ^G'Bout Mama, 'fore she was ^DMama In a string ^Abikini, in ^DTijuana ^GWon't admit she smoked ^Dmarijuana But that was ^GMama,^A 'fore she was ^DMama And there's that^G one ^Asus2down in the Ba^Dhamas But that was ^GMama,^A 'fore she was ^DMama

[D D G F*D]x2

Clay Walker - Fore she was mama