Dont Tell Mamma

D I was headed north on highway five G on a star-lit Sunday night A D When a pick-up truck flew by me out of controL D As I watched in my headlights G He swerved left then back right A D He never hit the brakes as he left the road D I found him lying in the grass G Among the steel and glass A D With an empty whiskey bottle by his side D And through The blood and tears G He whispered in my ear A D A few last words just before he died N.C D7 G Don't Tell Mamma I was drinkin' D A Lord knows her soul would never rest D G I can't leave this world with Mamma thinkin' A D I met the Lord with whiskey on my breath D I still think about that nighT G and how that young man died A D And how others somtimes pay for our mistakes D The last thing on his mind G As he left this world behind A D Was knowing someone elses heart would break (repeat chorus) D D7 G Dont Tell mama I was Drinkin