Tell mama

Artist: Savoy Brown (English)
User: ehmaeh12
Duration: 130 seconds
Delay: 12 seconds
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Raush,
September 13, 2016, 11:47 AM
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Intro
 A ] _ _ _  _ _ _ _  A ] _ _ _  _ _ _ _  D ] _ _ _  _ _ _ _  A ] _ _ _  _ _ _ _

 E ] _ _ _  _ _ _ _  A ] _ _ _  _ _ _ _   _ _ _ _  _ _ _ _   0:26

  begin riff which repeats throughout song  
   A    /   /    /     /    /   /   /      /    /   /    /     /    /   /   /
e|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|----
B|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|----
G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|----
D|------------2------|-------------------|------------2------|-------------------|----
A|-0----2-0-4--------|-0----2-0-4-3-2-1--|-0----2-0-4--------|-0----2-0-4-3-2-1--|-0--
E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|----
                                                                            0:32


Verse 1
            A
I quit my job, ain't got no money,
                 D                A
Seems I have to leave this town,

Packed my bag, run to the station,
                        D              A ]
Board the train that's eastward bound.    1:04


Chorus
       D                           A
Tell Mama, and all the folks back home,
             E
Sometimes a man just feels,
                       A
He's got to make it alone.
      D                        A
Tell Mama, why I'm leaving so soon,
              E
Because this life I lead,
                              A
has got me sick through and through.   1:33


Verse 2
                
Nothing to do, that's why I have to go,
                 D            A
Seems no use in hangin' round.
           
I can't stop now, the ticket's in my hand,
                        D              A ]
Board the train that's eastward bound.       2:04


Chorus
       D                           A
Tell Mama, and all the folks back home,
             E
Sometimes a man just feels,
                       A
He's got to make it alone.
      D                        A
Tell Mama, why I'm leaving so soon,
               E
Because this life I lead,
                              A
has got me sick through and through.   2:33


Instrumental   (chords similar to chorus)
 D ] _ _ _  _ _ _ _  A ] _ _ _  _ _ _ _  E ] _ _ _  _ _ _ _  A ] _ _ _  _ _ _ _
                                                                  woooooo
 D ] _ _ _  _ _ _ _  A ] _ _ _  _ _ _ _  E ] _ _ _  _ _ _ _  A ] _ _ _  _ _ _ _  

 D ] _ _ _  _ _ _ _  A ] _ _ _  _ _ _ _  E ] _ _ _  _ _ _ _  A ] _ _ _  _ _ _ _  3:16


Verse 1, partial (repeated)
           A
I quit my job, ain't got no money,
  A               D              A ]
Seems I have to leave this town.      3:29


Instrumental    no chords  

  repetitive low riff throughout  
e|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
A|-3-2-----0---------|-------------------|-------------------|-0-----------------|
E|-----3-2-------0-2-|-3-----------------|-2------------1--0-|-------------------|

  then later  
e|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
A|-------------------|-------------------|-0-----------------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-2-2-2-2-1-1-0-0---|-------------------|

  then drums only to conclude    4:14  


Chorus  X2
       D                           A
Tell Mama, and all the folks back home,
             E
Sometimes a man just feels,
                       A
He's got to make it alone.
      D                        A
Tell Mama, why I'm leaving so soon,
               E
Because this life I lead,
                              A
has got me sick through and through.   4:43

                              riff to end2nd time through at last A chord  
                           e|-------------------|-------|
                           B|-------------------|-------|
                           G|-------------------|-------|
                           D|-------------------|-------|
                           A|-3---0-3-0-----3-0-|---0---|
                           E|-----------3-0-----|-3-----|   5:15

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