Chords for Bettye Lavette covers Mama, You Been On My Mind (by Bob Dylan) on Later... with Jools Holland
Tempo:
196.2 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
D
Em
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] [D]
[Em] [D] [C]
[G] [Am]
[C] [G]
[C] [G]
Perhaps it's the color of [D] the sun-cut [Eb] flag
[Em]
coloring the [A] crossroads where I'm standing at.
[G]
[D] Or maybe it's the [Em] weather [D]
[C] or something [Bm] like that.
[Am]
[C]
Mama, you've [G] been on my mind.
Although I caused you trouble,
you didn't [D] put me [Eb] down or get [Em] upset.
I ain't [A] pleading, but shit, I can't forget.
[G]
[D] You used to [Em] walk the [D] floor, [C] out, [G]
down, and bent.
[Am] But yet,
[C] [G] Mama, you've been on my [C] mind.
[G]
[Am] [G]
Even though my eyes are hazy
and [D] my thoughts, they [Ebm] might be narrow,
[Em]
where I went [A] didn't lead you down,
bring you [G] down with song.
[C]
[G] [D]
[Em] You didn't [D] even [C] know where I'd [G] be waiting up [C] tomorrow.
[G] Mama, you've been on [C] my [G] mind.
You never asked me to say words like [D] yes or no.
[Eb] [Em]
You always understood me.
[A] Never tried to tell me where to [G] go.
[D]
I'm just [Em] whispering to [D] myself
[C] so I can [G] pretend [Am]
I don't know.
[C]
[G] Mama, you've been on my [Am] mind.
[G]
When I wake up in the morning,
Mom, [D] [Ebm] look into the [Em] mirror.
I see you standing next [A] to me.
Although I know you're not here,
[G]
[D] when I [Bm]
see [Em] my reflection,
[D] [C] I can see [G] you just [Am] as clear.
Well, [C]
Mama, [G] you've been on my mind.
[Am] [C] Mama, Mama, [G]
you've been on my mind.
[Am]
[G] Mama, [C]
you're always on my [G]
mind.
[D] [G] [Em]
[Bm] [Gb] [G]
[Am]
[Bb] [C]
[G]
[N]
[Em] [D] [C]
[G] [Am]
[C] [G]
[C] [G]
Perhaps it's the color of [D] the sun-cut [Eb] flag
[Em]
coloring the [A] crossroads where I'm standing at.
[G]
[D] Or maybe it's the [Em] weather [D]
[C] or something [Bm] like that.
[Am]
[C]
Mama, you've [G] been on my mind.
Although I caused you trouble,
you didn't [D] put me [Eb] down or get [Em] upset.
I ain't [A] pleading, but shit, I can't forget.
[G]
[D] You used to [Em] walk the [D] floor, [C] out, [G]
down, and bent.
[Am] But yet,
[C] [G] Mama, you've been on my [C] mind.
[G]
[Am] [G]
Even though my eyes are hazy
and [D] my thoughts, they [Ebm] might be narrow,
[Em]
where I went [A] didn't lead you down,
bring you [G] down with song.
[C]
[G] [D]
[Em] You didn't [D] even [C] know where I'd [G] be waiting up [C] tomorrow.
[G] Mama, you've been on [C] my [G] mind.
You never asked me to say words like [D] yes or no.
[Eb] [Em]
You always understood me.
[A] Never tried to tell me where to [G] go.
[D]
I'm just [Em] whispering to [D] myself
[C] so I can [G] pretend [Am]
I don't know.
[C]
[G] Mama, you've been on my [Am] mind.
[G]
When I wake up in the morning,
Mom, [D] [Ebm] look into the [Em] mirror.
I see you standing next [A] to me.
Although I know you're not here,
[G]
[D] when I [Bm]
see [Em] my reflection,
[D] [C] I can see [G] you just [Am] as clear.
Well, [C]
Mama, [G] you've been on my mind.
[Am] [C] Mama, Mama, [G]
you've been on my mind.
[Am]
[G] Mama, [C]
you're always on my [G]
mind.
[D] [G] [Em]
[Bm] [Gb] [G]
[Am]
[Bb] [C]
[G]
[N]
Key:
G
C
D
Em
Am
G
C
D
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ Perhaps it's the color _ _ of _ _ _ [D] the sun-cut [Eb] flag
_ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ coloring the [A] _ _ _ crossroads where I'm standing at.
_ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ Or maybe it's the [Em] weather _ [D] _ _ _
[C] _ or something [Bm] like that.
[Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
Mama, you've [G] been on my mind. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Although I caused you trouble, _ _ _ _
you didn't [D] put me [Eb] down or get [Em] upset. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I ain't [A] pleading, _ _ _ _ but shit, I can't forget.
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ You used to [Em] walk the [D] floor, _ [C] out, _ [G]
down, and bent.
[Am] But yet, _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] Mama, you've been on my [C] mind.
[G] _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ Even though my _ eyes are _ hazy
_ and [D] my thoughts, they [Ebm] might be narrow,
[Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ where I went [A] didn't lead you down, _
bring you [G] down with song.
[C] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] You didn't [D] even _ [C] know where I'd [G] be waiting up [C] _ tomorrow. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] Mama, you've been on _ [C] my [G] mind. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
You never _ _ asked me to say words _ _ like [D] yes or no.
[Eb] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ You always understood me.
[A] _ _ _ Never tried to tell me where to [G] go. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
I'm just [Em] whispering to [D] myself
[C] so I can [G] pretend _ [Am]
I _ don't know.
[C] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] Mama, you've been on my [Am] mind.
_ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ When I wake up in the morning, _ _ _
_ Mom, _ [D] _ _ [Ebm] look into the [Em] mirror. _ _ _ _ _
I see you standing next [A] to me.
_ _ _ _ _ Although I know you're not here,
[G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ when I [Bm]
see [Em] my reflection,
[D] _ _ [C] I can see [G] you just [Am] as clear.
Well, _ _ [C] _ _ _
Mama, [G] you've been on my mind. _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ [C] Mama, _ _ Mama, _ [G] _ _ _
you've been on my mind.
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] Mama, [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ you're _ always _ _ _ _ _ _ on my _ _ _ _ _ [G]
mind.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ Perhaps it's the color _ _ of _ _ _ [D] the sun-cut [Eb] flag
_ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ coloring the [A] _ _ _ crossroads where I'm standing at.
_ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ Or maybe it's the [Em] weather _ [D] _ _ _
[C] _ or something [Bm] like that.
[Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
Mama, you've [G] been on my mind. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Although I caused you trouble, _ _ _ _
you didn't [D] put me [Eb] down or get [Em] upset. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I ain't [A] pleading, _ _ _ _ but shit, I can't forget.
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ You used to [Em] walk the [D] floor, _ [C] out, _ [G]
down, and bent.
[Am] But yet, _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] Mama, you've been on my [C] mind.
[G] _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ Even though my _ eyes are _ hazy
_ and [D] my thoughts, they [Ebm] might be narrow,
[Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ where I went [A] didn't lead you down, _
bring you [G] down with song.
[C] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] You didn't [D] even _ [C] know where I'd [G] be waiting up [C] _ tomorrow. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] Mama, you've been on _ [C] my [G] mind. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
You never _ _ asked me to say words _ _ like [D] yes or no.
[Eb] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ You always understood me.
[A] _ _ _ Never tried to tell me where to [G] go. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
I'm just [Em] whispering to [D] myself
[C] so I can [G] pretend _ [Am]
I _ don't know.
[C] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] Mama, you've been on my [Am] mind.
_ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ When I wake up in the morning, _ _ _
_ Mom, _ [D] _ _ [Ebm] look into the [Em] mirror. _ _ _ _ _
I see you standing next [A] to me.
_ _ _ _ _ Although I know you're not here,
[G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ when I [Bm]
see [Em] my reflection,
[D] _ _ [C] I can see [G] you just [Am] as clear.
Well, _ _ [C] _ _ _
Mama, [G] you've been on my mind. _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ [C] Mama, _ _ Mama, _ [G] _ _ _
you've been on my mind.
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] Mama, [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ you're _ always _ _ _ _ _ _ on my _ _ _ _ _ [G]
mind.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _