What's Your Mama's Name Child — Tanya Tucker
Chords and lyrics for What's Your Mama's Name Child by Tanya Tucker (key of A).
Intro
[A]What's your mama's [D]name child [A]what's your [E]mama's [A]name
{Verse 1]
[A]Thirty some odd [E]years ago a [D]young man came to [A]Memphis
[A]Asking bout a [E]rose that used to [D]blossom in his [A]world
[A]People never [E]took the time to [D]mind the young man's [A]questions
[A]‘Till one day they [E]heard him ask a [D]little green-eyed [A]girl
Chorus
[A]What's your mama's [D]name child [E]what's your mama's [A]name
[A]Does she ever [D]talk about a [A]place called New [E]Orleans
[A]Has she ever [E]mentioned a [A]man named Buford [D]Wilson
[A]What's your mama's [D]name child [A]what's your [E]mama's [A]name
Verse 2
[A]Twenty some odd [E]years ago a [D]drunkard down in [A]Memphis
[A]Lost a month of [E]life in labor [D]to the county [A]jail
[A]Just because he [E]asked a little [D]green-eyed girl a [A]question
[A]And offered her a [E]nickels worth of [D]candy if she'd [A]tell
Verse 3
[A]A year and some odd [E]days ago an [D]old man died in [A]Memphis
[A]Just another [E]wayward soul the [D]county'd have to [A]pay
[A]Inside the old man's [E]ragged coat they [D]found a faded [A]letter
[A]It said you have a [E]daughter and her [D]eyes are Wilson [A]green
Chorus
[A]What's your mama's [D]name child [E]what's your mama's [A]name
[A]Does she ever [D]talk about a [A]place called New [E]Orleans
[A]Has she ever [E]mentioned a [A]man named Buford [D]Wilson
[A]What's your mama's [D]name child [A]what's your [E]mama's [A]name
[A]What's your mama's [D]name child [A]what's your [E]mama's [Asus4]name?[A]
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