The Highwomen – My Name Cant Be Mama chords

[Riff]
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[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
C                                       F                CThings are gettin' better but right now it's not looking great
   C                                GMy ceiling still is spinning from a night that went too late
   C                                 F               CI used to sleep this off and let the shame just melt away
    C                             G              CBut not for tiny feet in hallways calling out my name

[Chorus]
     F                                     CIt's not that I don't love you, I wouldn't touch the hands of time
     F                                  G             GIt's not that I don't long to feel your tiny hand in mine
    C                                  F           CI'm not a perfect woman, Lord, I don't wish it all away
   F            G       CMy name can't be Mama today


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[Verse 2]
C                             F               CToday I didn't listen to the voice inside my head
   C                                 G         CI peeled out of the driveway left my family in bed
C                                   F                     CKnow it wouldn't be easier to just quit the road and stay home
     C                             G               CI'd lose myself inside the halls, unsatisfied and alone


[Verse 3]
F                               CSometimes all I want is to run back to you at night
    F                             GTo rock you to sleep, to keep the blues out of your eyes
    C                                F             CI'm not the kind of woman that would throw it all away
       C            G     CBut my name can't be Mama today


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[Verse 4]
   D                             G              DI drive my mother crazy out here traveling the world
      D                            AFree-wheeling in the city, I'm a solitary girl
     D                            G                  DI'm living in the moment, knowing there might come a day
        D                A  DBut my name can't be Mama today, uh-uh


[Chorus]
     G                                DIt's not that I don't want to, I just don't want to today
     G                           AI'm not a fan of mornings and I love my chardonnay
    D                              G          DNo, I'm not saying never, I won't wish it all away
        D           G       DBut my name can't be Mama today, oh no
    D           G      DMy name can't be Mama today


[Outro]
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