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E  A7   
E  B7 E

[Verse 1]
         E        B7        E
It ain't nobody's fault but mine
      E7                 B7
Ain't nobody's fault but mine
E7              A7
If I die and my soul be lost
   E              B         E
It ain't nobody's fault but mine

[Verse 2]
      E          B            E
Well, my mother, taught me to read
    E                           B7
Now mother she taught me how to read
    E7              A7
An' if I die and my soul be lost
   E              B         E
It ain't nobody's fault but mine

[Instrumental]
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E  B7  
E  A7   
E  B7 E

[Verse 3]
     E          B7               E
Yes, my mother, taught me how to pray
E                          B7
My mother taught me how to pray
E               A7
If I die and my soul be lost
   E              B7        E
It ain't nobody's fault but mine

[Instrumental] 
E  B7  E  
E  B7  
E  A7   
E  B7 E

[Verse 4]
E         B7               E
My mother taught me how to read
E                         B7
My mother taught me how to pray
E7              A7
If I die and my soul be lost
   E              B         E
It ain't nobody's fault but mine

[Verse 5] 
        E           B7          E
Yes she taught the right way to me
E                        B7
God help me take time to see
    E               A7
For if I die and my soul be lost
   E              B7        E
It ain't nobody's fault but mine

[Verse 6]
         E        B7        E
God it's nobody's fault but mine
E                  B7
Nobody's fault but mine
E               A7
If I die and my soul be lost
E               B7        E
 Ain't nobody's fault but mine