G5 C5 G5 I was headed north on highway five/ on a star-lit Sundaynight/ When a pick-up truck D5 G5 C5 flew by me out of control/ As I watched in my headlights/ He swerved left then back G5 D5 G5 right/ He never hit the brakes as he left the road/ I found him lying in the grass/ C5 G5 D5 G5 Among the steel and glass/ With an empty whiskey bottle by his side/ And through C5 G5 D5 G5 the blood and tears/ He whisperd in my ear/ A few last words just before he died/ chorus nc C5 G5 D5 G5 Don't Tell Mamma I was drinkin'/ Lord knows her soul would never rest/ I can't leave C5 G5 D5 G5 this world with Mamma thinkin' / I met the Lord with whiskey on my breath G5 C5 G5 I still think about that night/ and how that young man died/ And how others somtimes D5 G5 C5 G5 pay for our mistakes/ The last thing on his mind/ As he left this world behind/ Was D5 G5 knowing someone elses heart would break/ (repeat chorus)
