Chords for Elliott Smith - Wouldn't Mama Be Proud
Tempo:
119.35 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
Eb
C
Gm
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Gm]
The question [G] [A]
[Eb] is [Bb] wouldn't mama be proud?
[F] [Gm] There's a silver lining
[Eb] in the [Bb] corporate cloud
[Dm] [Gm] In the pretty post that you're [A] taking [Eb] as [Bb] an NCO
[C] Of the great pretender
[Eb] I should [Gm] think so, [Bb] wouldn't mama be [C] proud?
[Eb]
[G] Can I take [C] your order?
[Bb] [Eb] I [Bb] still have the green [Dm] cards
[Gm] To get to the [C] check [Bb] screen
[Eb] Roll [Bb] those new [Gm] cards
The longest of [C] flights since [Bb] the [Eb] movie
And a pleasant [Bb] dream in Manhattan
[C] You gotta tell me [Eb] quickly
Cause with all [Gm] my fear, [Bb] wouldn't mama be [C] deprived?
[Eb]
Born out of [D] the window
[G] At the sky [C] gone black
[Eb] Kid [D] on the [F] right [Gb] [Gm] track
[Eb] [Bb]
[Dm] [Gm] If [C]
[Eb] [Bb]
[F] [Gm] I send you postcards
[F]
[Eb] [Bb] From the side of the [F] road
[Gm] Photographs of moving
[Bb] [Eb] [Bb] Parts of Dr.
Implode
I [C] call to keep it [Bb]
together [Eb] like it's the same, [Bb] no I can't do
[C] The present [Bb] moment
[Eb] From me to [Gm] you
[Bb] Wouldn't mama be [C] proud?
[Eb]
[Gm] [Bb] Wouldn't mama be [C] proud?
[Gm] [Eb]
[G] [Bb] Wouldn't mama be [C] proud?
[Eb]
[Gm] [Bb] Wouldn't mama be [C] proud?
[Eb] [G] [Bb]
[C] [Eb]
[Gm] [Bb]
[C] [Eb]
[G]
[C] [N]
The question [G] [A]
[Eb] is [Bb] wouldn't mama be proud?
[F] [Gm] There's a silver lining
[Eb] in the [Bb] corporate cloud
[Dm] [Gm] In the pretty post that you're [A] taking [Eb] as [Bb] an NCO
[C] Of the great pretender
[Eb] I should [Gm] think so, [Bb] wouldn't mama be [C] proud?
[Eb]
[G] Can I take [C] your order?
[Bb] [Eb] I [Bb] still have the green [Dm] cards
[Gm] To get to the [C] check [Bb] screen
[Eb] Roll [Bb] those new [Gm] cards
The longest of [C] flights since [Bb] the [Eb] movie
And a pleasant [Bb] dream in Manhattan
[C] You gotta tell me [Eb] quickly
Cause with all [Gm] my fear, [Bb] wouldn't mama be [C] deprived?
[Eb]
Born out of [D] the window
[G] At the sky [C] gone black
[Eb] Kid [D] on the [F] right [Gb] [Gm] track
[Eb] [Bb]
[Dm] [Gm] If [C]
[Eb] [Bb]
[F] [Gm] I send you postcards
[F]
[Eb] [Bb] From the side of the [F] road
[Gm] Photographs of moving
[Bb] [Eb] [Bb] Parts of Dr.
Implode
I [C] call to keep it [Bb]
together [Eb] like it's the same, [Bb] no I can't do
[C] The present [Bb] moment
[Eb] From me to [Gm] you
[Bb] Wouldn't mama be [C] proud?
[Eb]
[Gm] [Bb] Wouldn't mama be [C] proud?
[Gm] [Eb]
[G] [Bb] Wouldn't mama be [C] proud?
[Eb]
[Gm] [Bb] Wouldn't mama be [C] proud?
[Eb] [G] [Bb]
[C] [Eb]
[Gm] [Bb]
[C] [Eb]
[G]
[C] [N]
Key:
Bb
Eb
C
Gm
G
Bb
Eb
C
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ The question [G] _ _ _ [A] _
[Eb] is [Bb] wouldn't mama be proud?
[F] _ [Gm] _ There's a silver lining _
_ [Eb] _ in the [Bb] corporate _ cloud
[Dm] _ [Gm] In the pretty post that you're [A] taking [Eb] as _ [Bb] an NCO _
_ [C] _ _ _ Of the great _ pretender
[Eb] _ _ I should [Gm] think so, [Bb] wouldn't mama be _ [C] proud?
_ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [G] _ Can I take [C] your order?
[Bb] _ [Eb] _ I [Bb] still have the green _ [Dm] cards
[Gm] To get to the [C] check [Bb] screen
[Eb] _ Roll [Bb] those new _ [Gm] cards
The longest of [C] flights since [Bb] the [Eb] movie
And a pleasant [Bb] dream in Manhattan
_ [C] _ You gotta tell me _ [Eb] quickly
_ _ Cause with all [Gm] my fear, _ [Bb] wouldn't mama be _ [C] deprived?
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ Born out of [D] the window
_ [G] At the sky [C] gone black
_ [Eb] _ _ Kid [D] on the [F] right [Gb] _ [Gm] track _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ [Gm] _ If [C] _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[F] _ [Gm] _ I send you postcards
[F] _
_ [Eb] _ [Bb] From the side of the [F] road
_ [Gm] _ _ Photographs of moving _
[Bb] _ [Eb] _ [Bb] Parts of Dr.
_ Implode
_ _ I [C] call to keep it [Bb]
together [Eb] like it's the same, [Bb] no I can't do
_ [C] _ _ The present _ [Bb] moment
[Eb] _ _ _ _ From me to [Gm] you
_ [Bb] Wouldn't mama be _ [C] proud?
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ [Bb] Wouldn't mama be [C] proud?
_ [Gm] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Bb] Wouldn't mama be _ [C] proud?
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ [Bb] Wouldn't mama be [C] proud?
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ The question [G] _ _ _ [A] _
[Eb] is [Bb] wouldn't mama be proud?
[F] _ [Gm] _ There's a silver lining _
_ [Eb] _ in the [Bb] corporate _ cloud
[Dm] _ [Gm] In the pretty post that you're [A] taking [Eb] as _ [Bb] an NCO _
_ [C] _ _ _ Of the great _ pretender
[Eb] _ _ I should [Gm] think so, [Bb] wouldn't mama be _ [C] proud?
_ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [G] _ Can I take [C] your order?
[Bb] _ [Eb] _ I [Bb] still have the green _ [Dm] cards
[Gm] To get to the [C] check [Bb] screen
[Eb] _ Roll [Bb] those new _ [Gm] cards
The longest of [C] flights since [Bb] the [Eb] movie
And a pleasant [Bb] dream in Manhattan
_ [C] _ You gotta tell me _ [Eb] quickly
_ _ Cause with all [Gm] my fear, _ [Bb] wouldn't mama be _ [C] deprived?
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ Born out of [D] the window
_ [G] At the sky [C] gone black
_ [Eb] _ _ Kid [D] on the [F] right [Gb] _ [Gm] track _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ [Gm] _ If [C] _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[F] _ [Gm] _ I send you postcards
[F] _
_ [Eb] _ [Bb] From the side of the [F] road
_ [Gm] _ _ Photographs of moving _
[Bb] _ [Eb] _ [Bb] Parts of Dr.
_ Implode
_ _ I [C] call to keep it [Bb]
together [Eb] like it's the same, [Bb] no I can't do
_ [C] _ _ The present _ [Bb] moment
[Eb] _ _ _ _ From me to [Gm] you
_ [Bb] Wouldn't mama be _ [C] proud?
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ [Bb] Wouldn't mama be [C] proud?
_ [Gm] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Bb] Wouldn't mama be _ [C] proud?
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ [Bb] Wouldn't mama be [C] proud?
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _