Mamas Kitchen Table

C G F F C G F F C G F Just a 4 by 6 slab a Georgia pine C G F Coffee stains cover up the chip in egg shell white C G F Dad bought it new in 198---2 Am And it ain’t left that dining room G Since it rolled off F That Sears assembly line C G It was the start and end of every day Fadd9 Hats off heads down G Who’s turn is it to pray Am G Gather round cryin’ and laughing Fadd9 More than just the biscuits we were passin’ C G Where I learned the words kids shouldn’t say Fadd9 G And that’s to be excused before you walked away Am C All the life lessons you can’t learn on no label Am C Right there around Mama's kitchen table C G F F C G F It was built for 6 But there was never less than 8 C G It’s held a lifetimes worth of my homework F And homemade birthday cakes C G F And those cups I used to drink my apple juice Am Had more than once been filed with Booz G On the weekends F when my folks went away C G It was the start and end of every day Fadd9 Hats off heads down G Who’s turn is it to pray Am G Gather round cryin’ and laughing Fadd9 More than just the biscuits we were passin’ C G Where I learned the words kids shouldn’t say Fadd9 G And that’s to be excused before you walked away Am G Fadd9 All the life lessons you can’t learn on no label Am G Fadd9 Right there around Mama's kitchen table G Am Fadd9 G Around Mama's kitchen table C G Yeah it’s Where I learned to hold and fold and raise Fadd9 G And it ain’t always about who wins the game Am G Fadd9 And all the life lessons you can’t find on no label Am G Fadd9 I’ve had a seat right there since the day I left the cradle G C G F Around Mama's kitchen table C G F Around Mama's kitchen table C G F It’s just a 4 by 6 slab of Georgia pine