Tell Mama Chords by Savoy Brown

Tempo:
133.85 bpm
Chords used:

A

E

D

Em

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Savoy Brown - Tell Mama chords
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[A] [C] [Am] .
[D] [G] .
[A] .
[E] [Em] [C#m] .
[A] .
[Em] [A] .
I quit my job, ain't got no money, seems I have [F#m] to leave [F] this [A] town.
.
[Em] .
[A] Packed my bag, went to the station, [Em] .
[A] rode the train, [F#m] the seas were [F].
[A] down.
[C] [A] .
[D] Tell my mama, head all the folks [A] back home, [Em] .
[E] sometimes a man just feels he's got to make [A] it alone.
.
[D] Tell my heart, why I'm leaving [A] so soon, [E] because this life I lead, has got me through [A] and through.
[Em].
[A] Looking through, [Em].
[A] guess why I have to go, [Em] .
[A] seems no use [F#m] in hanging [F].
[A] around.
.
I can't stop now, [Em] the [A] tickets in my hand, [Em] [A] .
rode the [F#m] train, the [F] seas were [A] down.
[C] [A] .
[D] Tell my mama, head all the folks back [A] home, sometimes [E] a man just feels he's got to make it [A] alone.
[D] Tell my heart, why I'm leaving [A] so soon, [E] because this life I lead, has got me through [A] and through.
I [D] .
quit [A] .
[E] [Am] .
[D] .
[A] .
[E] .
[A] [E] [A] .
[E] .
[A] .
[E] [A] .
my job, [Em] ain't [A] got no money, seems I [F#m] have to [Fm] leave this [A] town.
.
[C] [A] [G] .
[F#] [F] [E] [A] .
[C] [F#m] .
[G] [F#] [F] [E] .
[A] .
[F#] [G] [F#] [F] .
[E] [A] .
[G] [F#] [Fm] .
[E] [A] .
[G] [F#] [Fm] .
[E] [A] .
[G] [F#] [F] .
[A] .
[D] Tell my mama, head all the folks back [A] home, sometimes [E] a man just feels he's got to make it [A] alone.
.
[D] Tell my heart, why I'm leaving [A] so soon, [E] because this life I lead, has got me through [A] and through.
.
[D] Tell my heart, head all the folks [A] back home, sometimes [E] a man just feels he's got to make it [A] alone.
.
[D] Tell my heart, why I'm leaving [A] so soon, because [E] this life I lead, has got me through and [C] through.
[A]
Key:  
A
1231
E
2311
D
1321
Em
121
F
134211111
A
1231
E
2311
D
1321
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To learn Savoy Brown - Tell Mama chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - Fm, E, A, E, A, D, F#m, F, A, Em, A, G and F# of chords. Ease into the song by practicing at 66 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 134 BPM. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: A Major.

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[A] _ _ [C] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [D] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [E] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ .
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[Em] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
I quit my job, _ _ _ _ ain't got no money, _ _ _ _ _ _ seems I have [F#m] to leave [F] this [A] town.
_ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ .
[A] Packed my bag, _ _ _ _ went to the station, _ _ _ [Em] _ _ .
[A] _ rode the train, [F#m] the seas were [F].
[A] down.
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [A] _ .
[D] Tell my mama, _ head all the folks [A] back home, _ _ _ [Em] _ .
[E] sometimes a man just feels he's got to make [A] it alone.
_ _ _ _ _ .
[D] Tell my heart, _ why I'm leaving [A] so soon, _ _ _ _ [E] because this life I lead, has got me through [A] and through.
_ _ _ _ [Em].
[A] Looking through, _ _ _ _ [Em].
[A] guess why I have to go, _ _ _ [Em] _ .
[A] _ seems no use [F#m] in hanging [F].
[A] around.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ I can't stop now, _ _ _ [Em] the [A] tickets in my _ hand, _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ .
rode the [F#m] train, the [F] seas were [A] down.
_ _ _ _ [C] _ [A] _ _ .
[D] Tell my mama, _ head all the folks back [A] home, _ _ _ _ sometimes [E] a man just feels he's got to make it [A] alone.
_ _ _ _ [D] Tell my heart, _ why I'm leaving [A] so soon, _ _ _ _ [E] because this life I lead, has got me through [A] and through.
_ _ I _ _ [D] _ .
_ quit _ _ _ _ [A] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ .
_ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ my job, _ _ _ [Em] ain't [A] got no money, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
seems I [F#m] have to [Fm] leave this [A] town.
_ .
[C] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ .
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ [F] _ [E] _ [A] _ .
_ _ _ [C] _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ .
[G] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [F] _ [E] _ .
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[F#] _ [G] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [F] _ .
[E] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [Fm] _ .
[E] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [Fm] _ .
[E] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [F] _ .
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[D] Tell my mama, _ head all the folks back [A] home, _ _ _ _ sometimes [E] a man just feels he's got to make it [A] alone.
_ _ _ _ _ .
[D] _ _ _ _ _ Tell my heart, why I'm leaving [A] so soon, _ _ _ _ [E] because this life I lead, has got me through [A] and through.
_ _ _ _ _ .
[D] Tell my heart, _ head all the folks [A] back home, _ _ _ sometimes [E] a man just feels he's got to make it [A] alone.
_ _ _ _ _ .
[D] Tell my _ _ heart, why I'm leaving [A] so soon, _ _ _ _ because [E] this life I lead, has got me through and [C] through.
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

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It's Paul Raymond and Kim Simmonds who authored this song.

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