Johnny Paycheck - Im the only hell my mama ever raised

^BI can't sell my mama short on loving me I guess that's why she let me go so far ^EMama try to stopped me short of stealing I ^Bguess that's why I had to steal that car ^BShe told me not to smoke it But I did and it took me far ^Eaway And ^F#I turned out to be The only hell my mama ever ^Braised ^BWell, I rolled into Atlanta, stolen tags and almost out of gas I ^Ehad to get some money, and lately I'd learned how to get it fast Those ^Bneon lights was calling me and somehow I just had to get down^Etown So I ^F#reached into the glove box, another liquor store went ^Bdown

And I sing '^BPrecious memories', take me back to the good ol' ^Edays Let me ^F#hear mama singing, 'Rock of ages' cleft for ^Bme She tried to turn me on to Jesus, but I turned on to the devil's ^Eways And ^F#I turned out to be the only hell my mama ever ^Braised ^C

When they ^Cput them handcuffs on me, Lord how I fought to resist But ^Fagent clamped 'em tighter, 'til that metal bit into my wrist They took my ^Cbelt and my billfold, my fingerprints, and the profile of my ^Fface ^GThen they locked away the only hell my mama ever ever ^Craised

And I sing '^CPrecious memories', take me back to the good ol' ^Fdays Let me ^Ghear mama singing, 'Rock of ages' cleft for ^Cme She tried to turn me on to Jesus, but I turned on to the devil's ^Fways And ^GI turned out to be the only hell my mama ever ^Craised ^C# She tried to ^C#turn me on to Jesus, but I turned on to the devil's ^F#ways And ^G#I turned out to be the only hell my mama ever ^C#raised