MA MA REALLY TRIED

Jeremiah

(C)Ma(Em)ma(Am) really tried to (F)love me, to (C)love me.
Mama (Em)really (Am)tried with her (F)loving (C)hand.
Mama (Em)really (Am)tried to (F)help me to (C)make me.
Mama (Em)really (Am)tried to make (F)me a (C)man.

(C)Daddy (Em)really (Am)tried to (F)lead me, to (C)lead me.
Daddy (Em)really (Am)tried with a (F)big strong (C)hand.
Daddy (Em)really (Am)tried to (F)break me to (C)make me.
Daddy (Em)really (Am)tried to make me a (F)big strong (C)man.

(C)Churches (Em)really (Am)tried to (F)help me, to (C)save me.
(C)Churches (Em)really (Am)tried to (F)save my (C)soul.
(C)Churches (Em)really (Am)tried to (F)make me a (C)member,
But I (Em)couldn't (Am)hack it, they were (F)so damn (C)cold.

(C)And I (Em)really (Am)tried to (F)see it, to (C)be it.
I (Em)really (Am)tried to be (F)happy in(C)side.
(C)I (Em)really (Am)tried to (F)be a (C)man, but all
I (Em)wanna (Am)know is who I (F)really (C)am.

(C)And Jesus (Em)really (Am)tried to (F)lift me, to (C)love me.
Jesus (Em)really (Am)tried, (F)every(C)day.
(C)Jesus (Em)really (Am)tried to (F)lead me, to (C)guide me.
Je(C)-(Em)-(Am)sus, He's the (F)only (C)way.

(C)So listen (Em)to the (Am)moral of the (F)story in this (C)song,
If you don't (Em)look to the (Am)Lord you'll (F)never be (C)strong.
Listen (Em)to this (Am)story, and (F)listen well my (C)friend,
If you ever wanna (Em)become a (Am)man, you must (F)let Him (C)in.

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