Papa Was A Good Man
Key: CEnglish
Verse
CIt rained all the way to G7Cincinnati
With our mattress on top of the Ccar
Us kids were eatin' crackers and G7baloney
And papa kept on drivin' never stopped once at a Cbar
And then mama started talkin' about G7Jesus
And how our lives could be from now Con
While papa bought a used tire in G7Columbus
Mama rocked the baby till all her tears were Cgone C7
Chorus
She said your Fpapa is a good man and Cdon't you kids forget it
The Fwhiskey's tryin' to ruin him but I D7know the Lord won't G7let it
FThen we sang Amazing Grace and CBringing In The AmSheaves
Rock of CAges FRock of CAges G7cleft for me
C F C G7 C
Verse
I remember when G7Papa finally gave up drinking
I think Mama was the only one on earth that really thought she could
I Cremember a lot of times we've pack everything we owned
Into some old car and we'd start out for G7some new town
And through it all Mama's faith was the one thing
Was strong enough to finally do some Cgood C7
Chorus
She said your Fpapa is a good man and Cdon't you kids forget it
The Fwhiskey's tryin' to ruin him but I D7know the Lord won't G7let it
FThen we sang Amazing Grace and CBringing In The AmSheaves
Rock of CAges FRock of CAges G7cleft for Cme F C