Tell Mama Chords by Savoy Brown
Tempo:
134.35 bpm
Chords used:
A
Em
D
E
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Am]
[D]
[A]
[E] [Em] [C#m]
[A] I
[Em]
[A] [Em]
[A] quit my job, ain't got no money, [Em]
seems I'll have [F#m] to leave [F] this [A] town.
Pack my bag, [Em]
[A] run to the station, [Em]
[A] board the train [F#m] that's [F] eastward bound.
[A] Tell [C] [A]
[D] mama, head all the folks back [A] home,
[E] sometimes a man just feels he's got to make [A] it along.
[D] Tell mama, why I'm leaving [A] so soon, [E]
because this life I lead has got me tricked [A] through and through.
Nothing [Em]
[A] to do, [Em]
[A] that's why I have to go, [Em]
[A] seems no [F#m] use in hanging [A] around.
[Em] I [A] can't stop now, [Em] the [A] tickets in my hand, [Em]
[A] seems I'll [F#m] have to [F] leave this [A] town.
[C] [A]
[G] [F#]
[A]
[G] [F#]
[A]
[G] [F#]
[A]
[G] [F#] [F]
[A]
[D] Tell mama, head all the folks [A] back home, [E] sometimes a man just feels he's got to make it [A] along.
[D] Why I'm leaving [A] so soon, [E] because this life I lead has got me tricked through [C] and through.
[A]
[D]
[A]
[E] [Em] [C#m]
[A] I
[Em]
[A] [Em]
[A] quit my job, ain't got no money, [Em]
seems I'll have [F#m] to leave [F] this [A] town.
Pack my bag, [Em]
[A] run to the station, [Em]
[A] board the train [F#m] that's [F] eastward bound.
[A] Tell [C] [A]
[D] mama, head all the folks back [A] home,
[E] sometimes a man just feels he's got to make [A] it along.
[D] Tell mama, why I'm leaving [A] so soon, [E]
because this life I lead has got me tricked [A] through and through.
Nothing [Em]
[A] to do, [Em]
[A] that's why I have to go, [Em]
[A] seems no [F#m] use in hanging [A] around.
[Em] I [A] can't stop now, [Em] the [A] tickets in my hand, [Em]
[A] seems I'll [F#m] have to [F] leave this [A] town.
[C] [A]
[G] [F#]
[A]
[G] [F#]
[A]
[G] [F#]
[A]
[G] [F#] [F]
[A]
[D] Tell mama, head all the folks [A] back home, [E] sometimes a man just feels he's got to make it [A] along.
[D] Why I'm leaving [A] so soon, [E] because this life I lead has got me tricked through [C] and through.
[A]
Key:
A
Em
D
E
F#m
A
Em
D
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ [A] _ I _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
[A] quit my job, _ _ _ _ ain't got no money, _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ seems I'll have [F#m] to leave [F] this [A] town. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Pack my bag, _ _ _ _ [Em] _
[A] run to the station, _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[A] _ board the train [F#m] that's [F] eastward bound.
[A] _ Tell _ [C] _ _ [A] _
_ [D] _ mama, _ _ head all the folks back [A] home, _ _ _ _
[E] sometimes a man just feels he's got to make [A] it along. _ _ _ _
_ [D] Tell mama, _ _ why I'm leaving [A] so soon, _ _ _ [E] _
because this life I lead has got me tricked [A] through and through.
_ Nothing _ [Em] _
_ [A] to do, _ _ _ [Em] _
[A] that's why I have to go, _ _ [Em] _
_ [A] _ seems no [F#m] use in hanging [A] around. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] I [A] can't stop now, _ _ _ _ [Em] the [A] tickets in my hand, _ _ [Em] _ _
[A] seems I'll [F#m] have to [F] leave this [A] town.
_ [C] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [F] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] Tell mama, _ _ head all the folks [A] back home, _ _ _ _ [E] sometimes a man just feels he's got to make it [A] along. _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ Why I'm leaving [A] so soon, _ _ _ _ [E] because this life I lead has got me tricked through [C] and through.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ [A] _ I _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
[A] quit my job, _ _ _ _ ain't got no money, _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ seems I'll have [F#m] to leave [F] this [A] town. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Pack my bag, _ _ _ _ [Em] _
[A] run to the station, _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[A] _ board the train [F#m] that's [F] eastward bound.
[A] _ Tell _ [C] _ _ [A] _
_ [D] _ mama, _ _ head all the folks back [A] home, _ _ _ _
[E] sometimes a man just feels he's got to make [A] it along. _ _ _ _
_ [D] Tell mama, _ _ why I'm leaving [A] so soon, _ _ _ [E] _
because this life I lead has got me tricked [A] through and through.
_ Nothing _ [Em] _
_ [A] to do, _ _ _ [Em] _
[A] that's why I have to go, _ _ [Em] _
_ [A] _ seems no [F#m] use in hanging [A] around. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] I [A] can't stop now, _ _ _ _ [Em] the [A] tickets in my hand, _ _ [Em] _ _
[A] seems I'll [F#m] have to [F] leave this [A] town.
_ [C] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [F] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] Tell mama, _ _ head all the folks [A] back home, _ _ _ _ [E] sometimes a man just feels he's got to make it [A] along. _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ Why I'm leaving [A] so soon, _ _ _ _ [E] because this life I lead has got me tricked through [C] and through.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _