Biography:
James William (Bill) Anderson III (born November 1, 1937 in Columbia, South Carolina) is an American country music singer and songwriter, who is also a two-time game show host, most notably for his role as the host of Fandango on TNN.
One of the most successful songwriters in country music history, Bill Anderson was also a hugely popular singer in his own right, earning the nickname "Whispering Bill" for his gentle, airy vocal style and occasional spoken narrations.
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SONG: MAMA SANG A SONG
ARTIST: BILL ANDERSON
TAB BY: DON CZARSKI
EMAIL: [email protected]
MAMA SANG A SONG
BILL ANDERSON
CAPO: 3rd FRET
SING:
C F E Am
(God put a song in the heart of an angel
Dm Em G7 C C
And softly she sang it to me)
SPOKEN:
F
I get to thinking lots of times
C
About back when I was a lad
F
Of the old home place where I grew up
C
Of the days both good and bad
Am
My overalls were hand-me-downs
D7 G
My shoes were full of holes
I used to walk four miles to school
C
Every day through the rain the sleet and the cold
F
I've seen the nights when my daddy would cry
For the things that his family would need
C G
But all he ever got was a badland farm
C
And seven hungry mouths to feed
Am F C
And yet and yet our home fire never flickered once
G C
Cause when all these things went wrong
G
Mama took the hymn book down and mama sang this song
SONG:
C F
(What a friend we have in Jesus)
SPOKEN:
C
I've been rocked to sleep many a night
To the tune of What a Friend
G7
And come morning Rock of Ages
Would wake me gently once again
C
And then daddy would reach up
And he'd take the Bible down
F
And he'd read it read it loud and long
And I always felt that maybe our house was blessed
C
When daddy would say mama sing a song
G C
Sister left home first I guess
And then Bob and then Tommy and then Dan
F
By then dad's hair was turning white
Bb
And I had to be mama's little man
But it seemed that as daddy's back grew weak
F
My mother's faith just grew strong
C F
And those were the greatest days of all
When mama sang a song
SONG:
F Bb F Bb F C F
(Rock of ages cleft for me let me hide myself in Thee
C F C7
Do do doo
SPOKEN:
C7
I guess the house is still standing
I don't get to go back much anymore
F
No voice is left to fill those halls
C7
And no steps to grace the floor
F
For you see my mother sings in heaven now
Around God's golden throne
But I'll always believe
That this world is a better place
Bb F
Because one time
N.C
My mama sang a song
SONG:
F Dm C Dm F C Bb F Gm7 F
(Precious mem'ries flood my soooooooooooooooul)
========================= NO CAPO ===========================
SONG: MAMA SANG A SONG
ARTIST: BILL ANDERSON
TAB BY: DON CZARSKI
EMAIL: [email protected]
MAMA SANG A SONG
BILL ANDERSON
CAPO: NONE
SING:
Eb Ab G Cm
(God put a song in the heart of an angel
Fm Gm Bb7 Eb Eb
And softly she sang it to me)
SPOKEN:
Ab
I get to thinking lots of times
Eb
About back when I was a lad
Ab
Of the old home place where I grew up
Eb
Of the days both good and bad
Cm
My overalls were hand-me-downs
F7 Bb
My shoes were full of holes
I used to walk four miles to school
Eb
Every day through the rain the sleet and the cold
Ab
I've seen the nights when my daddy would cry
For the things that his family would need
Eb Bb
But all he ever got was a badland farm
Eb
And seven hungry mouths to feed
Cm Ab Eb
And yet and yet our home fire never flickered once
Bb Eb
Cause when all these things went wrong
Bb
Mama took the hymn book down and mama sang this song
SONG:
Eb Ab
(What a friend we have in Jesus)
SPOKEN:
Eb
I've been rocked to sleep many a night
To the tune of What a Friend
Bb7
And come morning Rock of Ages
Would wake me gently once again
Eb
And then daddy would reach up
And he'd take the Bible down
Ab
And he'd read it read it loud and long
And I always felt that maybe our house was blessed
Eb
When daddy would say mama sing a song
Bb Eb
Sister left home first I guess
And then Bob and then Tommy and then Dan
Ab
By then dad's hair was turning white
Db
And I had to be mama's little man
But it seemed that as daddy's back grew weak
Ab
My mother's faith just grew strong
Eb Ab
And those were the greatest days of all
When mama sang a song
SONG:
Ab Db Ab Db Ab Eb Ab
(Rock of ages cleft for me let me hide myself in Thee
Eb Ab Eb7
Do do doo
SPOKEN:
Eb7
I guess the house is still standing
I don't get to go back much anymore
Ab
No voice is left to fill those halls
Eb7
And no steps to grace the floor
Ab
For you see my mother sings in heaven now
Around God's golden throne
But I'll always believe
That this world is a better place
Db Ab
Because one time
N.C
My mama sang a song
SONG:
Ab Fm Eb Fm Ab Eb Db Ab Bbm7 Ab
(Precious mem'ries flood my soooooooooooooooul
ARTIST: BILL ANDERSON
TAB BY: DON CZARSKI
EMAIL: [email protected]
MAMA SANG A SONG
BILL ANDERSON
CAPO: 3rd FRET
SING:
C F E Am
(God put a song in the heart of an angel
Dm Em G7 C C
And softly she sang it to me)
SPOKEN:
F
I get to thinking lots of times
C
About back when I was a lad
F
Of the old home place where I grew up
C
Of the days both good and bad
Am
My overalls were hand-me-downs
D7 G
My shoes were full of holes
I used to walk four miles to school
C
Every day through the rain the sleet and the cold
F
I've seen the nights when my daddy would cry
For the things that his family would need
C G
But all he ever got was a badland farm
C
And seven hungry mouths to feed
Am F C
And yet and yet our home fire never flickered once
G C
Cause when all these things went wrong
G
Mama took the hymn book down and mama sang this song
SONG:
C F
(What a friend we have in Jesus)
SPOKEN:
C
I've been rocked to sleep many a night
To the tune of What a Friend
G7
And come morning Rock of Ages
Would wake me gently once again
C
And then daddy would reach up
And he'd take the Bible down
F
And he'd read it read it loud and long
And I always felt that maybe our house was blessed
C
When daddy would say mama sing a song
G C
Sister left home first I guess
And then Bob and then Tommy and then Dan
F
By then dad's hair was turning white
Bb
And I had to be mama's little man
But it seemed that as daddy's back grew weak
F
My mother's faith just grew strong
C F
And those were the greatest days of all
When mama sang a song
SONG:
F Bb F Bb F C F
(Rock of ages cleft for me let me hide myself in Thee
C F C7
Do do doo
SPOKEN:
C7
I guess the house is still standing
I don't get to go back much anymore
F
No voice is left to fill those halls
C7
And no steps to grace the floor
F
For you see my mother sings in heaven now
Around God's golden throne
But I'll always believe
That this world is a better place
Bb F
Because one time
N.C
My mama sang a song
SONG:
F Dm C Dm F C Bb F Gm7 F
(Precious mem'ries flood my soooooooooooooooul)
========================= NO CAPO ===========================
SONG: MAMA SANG A SONG
ARTIST: BILL ANDERSON
TAB BY: DON CZARSKI
EMAIL: [email protected]
MAMA SANG A SONG
BILL ANDERSON
CAPO: NONE
SING:
Eb Ab G Cm
(God put a song in the heart of an angel
Fm Gm Bb7 Eb Eb
And softly she sang it to me)
SPOKEN:
Ab
I get to thinking lots of times
Eb
About back when I was a lad
Ab
Of the old home place where I grew up
Eb
Of the days both good and bad
Cm
My overalls were hand-me-downs
F7 Bb
My shoes were full of holes
I used to walk four miles to school
Eb
Every day through the rain the sleet and the cold
Ab
I've seen the nights when my daddy would cry
For the things that his family would need
Eb Bb
But all he ever got was a badland farm
Eb
And seven hungry mouths to feed
Cm Ab Eb
And yet and yet our home fire never flickered once
Bb Eb
Cause when all these things went wrong
Bb
Mama took the hymn book down and mama sang this song
SONG:
Eb Ab
(What a friend we have in Jesus)
SPOKEN:
Eb
I've been rocked to sleep many a night
To the tune of What a Friend
Bb7
And come morning Rock of Ages
Would wake me gently once again
Eb
And then daddy would reach up
And he'd take the Bible down
Ab
And he'd read it read it loud and long
And I always felt that maybe our house was blessed
Eb
When daddy would say mama sing a song
Bb Eb
Sister left home first I guess
And then Bob and then Tommy and then Dan
Ab
By then dad's hair was turning white
Db
And I had to be mama's little man
But it seemed that as daddy's back grew weak
Ab
My mother's faith just grew strong
Eb Ab
And those were the greatest days of all
When mama sang a song
SONG:
Ab Db Ab Db Ab Eb Ab
(Rock of ages cleft for me let me hide myself in Thee
Eb Ab Eb7
Do do doo
SPOKEN:
Eb7
I guess the house is still standing
I don't get to go back much anymore
Ab
No voice is left to fill those halls
Eb7
And no steps to grace the floor
Ab
For you see my mother sings in heaven now
Around God's golden throne
But I'll always believe
That this world is a better place
Db Ab
Because one time
N.C
My mama sang a song
SONG:
Ab Fm Eb Fm Ab Eb Db Ab Bbm7 Ab
(Precious mem'ries flood my soooooooooooooooul
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