Tell Mama Chords by Savoy Brown
Tempo:
133.85 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
D
Em
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[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]
[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
E
D
Em
F
A
E
D
[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] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [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] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .