Chords for Mama Said (Acoustic)
Tempo:
92.45 bpm
Chords used:
C#m
B
G#m
F#
G#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[B] [G#m]
[C#m] Mama, she has taught me well, [B] told me when I was [G#] young.
[C#m] Son, your life's an open book, [B] don't close it before it's [G#] done.
[C#m] The brightest flame looks quickest, [B] it's what I heard [G#m] her say.
[C#m] A son whose heart's owed to mother, [B] I must find [G#m] my way.
[C#m] Let my [F#] heart grow, [C#m] let your son grow.
Mama, [B] let my [F#] heart grow, oh let [A] this heart [G#m] be still, yes [C#m] still.
[B]
[G#m] [C#m] Rebel my new last name, [B] white blood in [G#m] my veins,
[C#m] Apron strings around my neck, [B] the mark [G#m] that still [G#] remains.
[C#m] Left home at an early age, [G#m] what I heard was wrong.
[C#m] I'll never ask forgiveness for [B] what a [G#m] city's done.
Let [B] my [F#] heart grow, [C#m] let [G#m] your [F#] son grow.
Mama, [G#m] let my [F#] heart grow, [C#m] oh [B] let this [F#] heart be [G#m] still.
[C#m] Never [F#] I ask of you, [B] but never I give.
[C#m] She gave [F#] me your emptiness and [B] I'll take to [E] my grave.
[C#m] Never [F#] I ask of you, [B] but never I give.
She [C#m] gave me [F#] your emptiness and I'll take to my grave.
[C#m] So let [D#] this [F#] heart be [G#m] [G#] still.
[C#m] Mama, now I'm coming home, [B] I'm not all you [G#m] wish to be.
[G#]
[C#m] But a mother's love for her son, [B] spoken, help me be.
[G#] [C#m] Oh yeah, I took your love for granted, [B] all the things you said to [G#m] me.
[C#m] Need your arms to welcome me, the cold [G#m] stones all I see.
[B] Let my [G#m]
heart [F#] grow, [C#m]
[B] let your [G#m] son [F#] grow.
[C#m]
Mama, [B] let my [G#m] heart [F#] grow, [C#m] oh let [A] this heart be [G#m]
[G#] still.
Never I [C#m] [B] let my heart [C#m] [C#] grow, mama [B] let my [G#] heart grow.
[C#] Never [B] let my [G#] heart [C#m] grow, so let [B] this heart [F#] [G#m] be still.
Oh, oh, [C#m] oh, oh, [F#] oh.
[B]
[E] [C#m] [F#] Never I ask of you, [B] but never [E] I give.
[C#m] She gave me [F#] your emptiness [B] and I'll take to my grave.
[C#m] So let this [A] heart be [G#m]
still.
[N]
[C#m] Mama, she has taught me well, [B] told me when I was [G#] young.
[C#m] Son, your life's an open book, [B] don't close it before it's [G#] done.
[C#m] The brightest flame looks quickest, [B] it's what I heard [G#m] her say.
[C#m] A son whose heart's owed to mother, [B] I must find [G#m] my way.
[C#m] Let my [F#] heart grow, [C#m] let your son grow.
Mama, [B] let my [F#] heart grow, oh let [A] this heart [G#m] be still, yes [C#m] still.
[B]
[G#m] [C#m] Rebel my new last name, [B] white blood in [G#m] my veins,
[C#m] Apron strings around my neck, [B] the mark [G#m] that still [G#] remains.
[C#m] Left home at an early age, [G#m] what I heard was wrong.
[C#m] I'll never ask forgiveness for [B] what a [G#m] city's done.
Let [B] my [F#] heart grow, [C#m] let [G#m] your [F#] son grow.
Mama, [G#m] let my [F#] heart grow, [C#m] oh [B] let this [F#] heart be [G#m] still.
[C#m] Never [F#] I ask of you, [B] but never I give.
[C#m] She gave [F#] me your emptiness and [B] I'll take to [E] my grave.
[C#m] Never [F#] I ask of you, [B] but never I give.
She [C#m] gave me [F#] your emptiness and I'll take to my grave.
[C#m] So let [D#] this [F#] heart be [G#m] [G#] still.
[C#m] Mama, now I'm coming home, [B] I'm not all you [G#m] wish to be.
[G#]
[C#m] But a mother's love for her son, [B] spoken, help me be.
[G#] [C#m] Oh yeah, I took your love for granted, [B] all the things you said to [G#m] me.
[C#m] Need your arms to welcome me, the cold [G#m] stones all I see.
[B] Let my [G#m]
heart [F#] grow, [C#m]
[B] let your [G#m] son [F#] grow.
[C#m]
Mama, [B] let my [G#m] heart [F#] grow, [C#m] oh let [A] this heart be [G#m]
[G#] still.
Never I [C#m] [B] let my heart [C#m] [C#] grow, mama [B] let my [G#] heart grow.
[C#] Never [B] let my [G#] heart [C#m] grow, so let [B] this heart [F#] [G#m] be still.
Oh, oh, [C#m] oh, oh, [F#] oh.
[B]
[E] [C#m] [F#] Never I ask of you, [B] but never [E] I give.
[C#m] She gave me [F#] your emptiness [B] and I'll take to my grave.
[C#m] So let this [A] heart be [G#m]
still.
[N]
Key:
C#m
B
G#m
F#
G#
C#m
B
G#m
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [G#m] _
_ _ [C#m] Mama, she has taught me well, [B] told me when I was [G#] young.
_ [C#m] Son, your life's an open book, [B] don't close it before it's [G#] done. _
[C#m] The brightest flame looks quickest, _ [B] it's what I heard [G#m] her say.
_ [C#m] A son whose heart's owed to mother, [B] I must find [G#m] my way. _ _ _
[C#m] Let my [F#] heart grow, _ _ [C#m] let your son _ grow.
_ Mama, [B] let my [F#] heart grow, _ _ oh let [A] this heart [G#m] be still, yes [C#m] still.
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _
[G#m] _ _ _ [C#m] Rebel my new last name, [B] white blood in [G#m] my veins,
_ [C#m] Apron strings around my neck, [B] the mark [G#m] that still [G#] remains.
_ [C#m] Left home at an early age, [G#m] what I heard was wrong.
[C#m] I'll never ask forgiveness _ for [B] what a [G#m] city's done. _
Let _ _ [B] my [F#] heart grow, _ _ [C#m] _ let [G#m] your [F#] son grow.
_ _ Mama, [G#m] let my [F#] heart grow, _ [C#m] oh [B] let this [F#] heart be [G#m] still. _ _
_ [C#m] Never [F#] I ask of you, [B] but never I give.
[C#m] She gave [F#] me your emptiness and [B] I'll take to [E] my grave.
_ [C#m] Never [F#] I ask of you, [B] but never I give.
She [C#m] gave me [F#] your emptiness and I'll take to my grave.
[C#m] So let [D#] this [F#] heart be [G#m] _ [G#] still.
_ _ [C#m] Mama, now I'm coming home, [B] I'm not all you [G#m] wish to be.
[G#] _
[C#m] But a mother's love for her son, [B] spoken, help me be.
[G#] _ [C#m] Oh yeah, I took your love for granted, [B] all the things you said to [G#m] me.
_ [C#m] Need your arms to welcome me, the cold [G#m] stones all I see.
_ _ _ _ [B] Let my [G#m]
heart [F#] grow, _ _ _ [C#m] _
[B] let your [G#m] son [F#] grow.
_ _ [C#m]
Mama, [B] let my [G#m] heart [F#] grow, _ _ [C#m] oh let [A] this heart be [G#m] _
[G#] still.
Never I _ [C#m] _ [B] let my heart [C#m] [C#] grow, _ mama [B] let my [G#] heart grow.
[C#] _ Never [B] let my [G#] heart [C#m] grow, _ _ so let [B] this heart [F#] [G#m] be still.
Oh, oh, [C#m] oh, oh, _ [F#] oh.
_ [B] _ _
[E] _ _ _ [C#m] _ [F#] Never I ask of you, [B] but never [E] I give.
[C#m] She gave me [F#] your emptiness [B] and I'll take to my grave.
[C#m] So let this [A] heart be [G#m] _
still.
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ [C#m] Mama, she has taught me well, [B] told me when I was [G#] young.
_ [C#m] Son, your life's an open book, [B] don't close it before it's [G#] done. _
[C#m] The brightest flame looks quickest, _ [B] it's what I heard [G#m] her say.
_ [C#m] A son whose heart's owed to mother, [B] I must find [G#m] my way. _ _ _
[C#m] Let my [F#] heart grow, _ _ [C#m] let your son _ grow.
_ Mama, [B] let my [F#] heart grow, _ _ oh let [A] this heart [G#m] be still, yes [C#m] still.
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _
[G#m] _ _ _ [C#m] Rebel my new last name, [B] white blood in [G#m] my veins,
_ [C#m] Apron strings around my neck, [B] the mark [G#m] that still [G#] remains.
_ [C#m] Left home at an early age, [G#m] what I heard was wrong.
[C#m] I'll never ask forgiveness _ for [B] what a [G#m] city's done. _
Let _ _ [B] my [F#] heart grow, _ _ [C#m] _ let [G#m] your [F#] son grow.
_ _ Mama, [G#m] let my [F#] heart grow, _ [C#m] oh [B] let this [F#] heart be [G#m] still. _ _
_ [C#m] Never [F#] I ask of you, [B] but never I give.
[C#m] She gave [F#] me your emptiness and [B] I'll take to [E] my grave.
_ [C#m] Never [F#] I ask of you, [B] but never I give.
She [C#m] gave me [F#] your emptiness and I'll take to my grave.
[C#m] So let [D#] this [F#] heart be [G#m] _ [G#] still.
_ _ [C#m] Mama, now I'm coming home, [B] I'm not all you [G#m] wish to be.
[G#] _
[C#m] But a mother's love for her son, [B] spoken, help me be.
[G#] _ [C#m] Oh yeah, I took your love for granted, [B] all the things you said to [G#m] me.
_ [C#m] Need your arms to welcome me, the cold [G#m] stones all I see.
_ _ _ _ [B] Let my [G#m]
heart [F#] grow, _ _ _ [C#m] _
[B] let your [G#m] son [F#] grow.
_ _ [C#m]
Mama, [B] let my [G#m] heart [F#] grow, _ _ [C#m] oh let [A] this heart be [G#m] _
[G#] still.
Never I _ [C#m] _ [B] let my heart [C#m] [C#] grow, _ mama [B] let my [G#] heart grow.
[C#] _ Never [B] let my [G#] heart [C#m] grow, _ _ so let [B] this heart [F#] [G#m] be still.
Oh, oh, [C#m] oh, oh, _ [F#] oh.
_ [B] _ _
[E] _ _ _ [C#m] _ [F#] Never I ask of you, [B] but never [E] I give.
[C#m] She gave me [F#] your emptiness [B] and I'll take to my grave.
[C#m] So let this [A] heart be [G#m] _
still.
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _