G D/F# Am C
Once when our mother called,
G D/F# Am C
She had a voice of last year's cough.
G D/F# Am C
We passed around the phone,
G D/F# Am C
Sharing a word about Oregon.
G D/F# Am C
When my turn came, I was ashamed.
G D/F# Am C
When my turn came, I was ashamed.
G D/F# Am C x2 (+ banjo solo)
[Verse 2]
G D/F# Am C
Once when we moved away,
G D/F# Am C
She came to Romulus for a day.
G D/F# Am C
Her Chevrolet broke down.
G D/F# Am C
We prayed it'd never be fixed or be found.
G D/F# Am C
We touched her hair, we touched her hair.
G D/F# Am C
We touched her hair, we touched her hair.
G D/F# Am C x4 (+ banjo solo)
[Verse 3]
G D/F# Am C
When she had her last child,
G D/F# Am C
Once when she had some boyfriends, some wild.
G D/F# Am C
She moved away quite far.
G D/F# Am C
Our grandpa bought us a new VCR.
G D/F# Am C
We watched it all night, but grew up in spite of it.
G D/F# Am C
We watched it all night, but grew up in spite of it.
G D/F# Am C x4 (+ banjo solo)
[Verse 4]
G D/F# Am C
We saw her once last fall.
G D/F# Am C
Our grandpa died in a hospital gown.
G D/F# Am C
She didn't seem to care.
G D/F# Am C
She smoked in her room and colored her hair.
[Outro]
G D/F# Am C
I was ashamed, I was ashamed of her
G D/F# Am C
I was ashamed, I was ashamed of her
G D/F# Am C
I was ashamed, I was ashamed of her
G D/F# Am C G
I was ashamed, I was ashamed of her
