G5 
On the day momma died she called daddy to her side 
C5                            D5 
And said I?ll be goin? soon, I know it?s gonna hurt you both 
                           C5                       D5 
But promise me before I go you?ll do what I ask of you 
G5 
In a big red folgers can hid behind the pots and pans 
C5 
You?ll find some money that I?ve saved 
D5 
And in the back of my dresser drawer 
                         G5             C5  D5 
I put away a little more for a rainy day 
E5                      C5 
Go to town and buy that new guitar 
E5                      C5 
Cause he?s been workin? awful hard 
G5               C5               D5   C5  D5 
To get his own, to write his songs? 
 
(chorus) 
 

          G5       E5        C5 
Oh what a memory, oh what a memory 
         A5                     C5 
And even in her final moments momma thought of me 
       G5      C5 D5  C5 D5 
What a memory 
 

G5 
She was only thirty-five, I was fifteen askin? why 
C5                       D5 
The lord took her away, he must?ve known we needed her 
                                C5                     D5 
She was an angel here on earth, I still miss her everyday 
 

G5 
With all her friends and half the town 
 
And her family gathered round 
C5 
I bet she never felt so loved 
D5 
When everybody?s heads were bowed 
                                 G5            C5  D5 
I did my best to make her proud, as I stood up 
 
 
E5                       C5 
And I sang rock of ages, cleft for me 
E5                     C5 
As I played it on that new six string 
           G5                C5           D5   C5  D5 
I couldn?t help but cry, as we said goodbye 
 
(repeat chorus) 
 

A5 
Even in her final moments 
  C5 
Momma thought of me 
      G5       C5 
What a memory 
             G5 
What a memory