Yonder Mountain String Band - Mother's Only Son
Written by Ben Kaufman



G       Em            F        
I am my mother's only son
G             Em             F          C      F     G        F, C, G
And you might think that I'd regret the things I've done
G         Em            F
But I can only think of one right now
G       Em              F                 C                  G     F, C, G
You and I both know the reason why you've turned your gun on me

I'm rarely held in high regard
And most folks don't seem to trust me very far
But I can promise you one thing
I would've turned my back and walked away if she had worn a ring

Chorus:
C                                G
Please don't put your bullets in me
C                    F               G
Please don't bury me neath the cold, cold ground
C         F                   Bb                F
You and I alone will know the truth of what went on
G                         C             F
And you will never see my face again in town

Most nights I go to bed alone
And there's no place on this earth that I'd call home
And I admit I have a roving
But I'm not the only man who turned to look when she walked by

I don't expect to buy much time
But I need to find a way to change your mind
And to convince you that I couldn't know
She wore no ring upon her hand to mark the vows that she had spoken

( Chorus - "So I'm beggin' you..." )

I swear the whole world must be blind
If I'm the first man to see murder in your eyes
How fitting now the wind is turning cold
And with my dying breath I curse your life, I curse your very soul

( Chorus ) 
G       Em            F
I am my mother's only son
G             Em             F          C      F    G         F,C,G
And you might think that I'd regret the things I've done
G                Em                            F         G
But there's just one thing I wish that I could change
G             C
And thats the day I met the sheriff's wife, 
G                      C              F               C       F        G       F,C,G
the day that robbed me of my life and left me in this shallow mountain range

( Chorus )