Papa Loved Mama — Garth Brooks

Chords and lyrics for Papa Loved Mama by Garth Brooks (key of E).

Verse 1

[E7]Papa drove a truck nearly all his life
You know it drove [A7]mama crazy being a trucker's wife
The part she couldn't handle was the being alone
I guess she needed more to hold than just a [B7]telephone
[E7]Papa called mama each and every night
Just to ask her how she was and if us kids were alright
[B7]Mama would wait for that call to come in
But when [C]daddy'd hang up she was [B7]gone [E7]again

Chorus 1

[A7]Mama was a looker, Lord how she shined
[E7]Papa was a good'n but the jealous kind
[A7]Papa loved mama, mama loved men
[E7]Mama's in the graveyard, [B7]papa's in the [E7]pen

Verse 2

[E7]Well, it was bound to happen and one night it did
Papa came home and [A7]it was just us kids
[B7]He had a dozen roses and a bottle of wine
If he was looking to surprise us [C]he was doing [B7]fine
[E7]I heard him cry for mama up and down the hall
Then I heard a [A7]bottle break against the bedroom wall
[B7]That old diesel engine made an eerie sound
When papa fired it up and headed into [C]town [B7][E7]

Chorus 2

[A7]Well, the picture in the paper showed the scene real well
[E7]Papa's rig was buried in the local Motel
[A7]The desk clerk said he saw it all real clear
He never hit the brakes and he was [C]shifting [B7]gears [E7]

Chorus 3