Mama Said (Acoustic)

Tom: Dm
Chords Used:    Dm   Dsus   C    Asus   Am  A9      Bb    G     F
             ---1-----3-----0-----0-----0-----0-----1-----3-----1---
             ---3-----3-----1-----3-----1-----0-----3----0/3----1---
             ---2-----2-----0-----2-----2-----2-----3-----0-----2---
             ---0-----0-----2-----2-----2-----2-----3-----0-----3---
             ---x-----x-----3-----0-----0-----0-----1-----2-----3---
             ---x-----x-----x-----x-----x-----x-----x-----3-----1---

Riff-1
     Dm         Dsus Dm       C       Am       A9   
Eb||-1---1--1-1-3--3-1----1-|-0----0--0--0--0--0-0---|
Bb||-3---3--3-3-3--3-3----3-|-1----1--1--1--1--0-0h1-|
Gb||-2---2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-|-0----0--2--2--2--2-2---|
Db||-0---0--0-0-0--0-0--0-0-|-2--2-2--2--2--2--2-2---|
Ab||------------------------|-3--3-3--0--0--0--0-0---|
Eb||------------------------|------------------------|
     Dm           Dsus Dm       C       Am         Asus
   |-1-----1--1-1-3--3-1----1-|-0----0--0--0----0--0-0-||
   |-3-----3--3-3-3--3-3----3-|-1----1--1--1----1--3-3-||
   |-2---2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-|-0----0--2--2----2--2-2-||
   |-0---0-0--0-0-0--0-0--0-0-|-2--2-2--2--2--2-2--2-2-||
   |--------------------------|-3--3-3--0--0--0-0--0-0-||
   |--------------------------|------------------------||

Riff-2
     Dm  C   Am  G
Eb||-1---0---0---3---3----3--3-3-3--3-3-|-------|
Bb||-3---1---1---0---0----3--3-3-3--3-3-|-play--|
Gb||-2---0---2---0---0----0--0-0-0--0-0-|-this--|
Db||-0---2---2---0---0----0--0-0-0--0-0-|-three-|
Ab||-----3---0---2---2--2-2--2-2-2--2-2-|-times-|
Eb||-------------3---3--3-3--3-3-3--3-3-|-------|
     Dm  C   Bb  G   Am            A9   
   |-1---0---1---3---0---0--0---0--0---||
   |-3---1---3---3---1---1--1---1--0h1-||
   |-2---0---3---0---2---2--2---2--2---||
   |-0---2---3---0---2---2--2-2--------||
   |-----3---1---2---0---0--0-0--------||
   |-------------3---------------------||

Riff-3
     Dm      G            C       F
Eb||-1----1--3--3--3-3--|-0----0--1--1----1-1-|-------|
Bb||-3----3--0--0--3-3--|-1----1--1--1----1-1-|-play--|
Gb||-2--2-2--0--0--0-0--|-0----0--2--2----2-2-|-this--|
Db||-0--0-0--0--0--0----|-2--2-2--3--3--3-3-3-|-four--|
Ab||---------2--2--2----|-3--3-3--3--3--3-3-3-|-times-|
Eb||---------3--3--3----|---------1--1--1-1-1-|-------|
     Dm  C   Bb  G   Am            A9   
   |-1---0---1---3---0---0--0---0--0---||
   |-3---1---3---3---1---1--1---1--0h1-||
   |-2---0---3---0---2---2--2---2--2---||
   |-0---2---3---0---2---2--2-2--------||
   |-----3---1---2---0---0--0-0--------||
   |-------------3---------------------||


INTRO, riff-1:
Dm Dsus Dm C Am A9   
Dm Dsus Dm C Am Asus

1st VERSE, riff-1:
Dm            Dsus      Dm
Mama, she has taught me well
C                  Am A9   
Told me when I was young
Dm                  Dsus  Dm
Son, your life's an open book
      C                   Am Asus
Don't close it 'fore it's done
    Dm                    Dsus Dm
The brightest flame burns quickest
   C                Am A9   
Is what I heard her say
  Dm          Dsus     Dm
A son's heart sewed to mother
    C              Am
But I must find my way

CHORUS, riff-2:
Dm  C  Am    G
Let my heart go
Dm  C    Am  G
Let your son grow
      Dm  C  Am    G
Mama, let my heart go
   Dm  C    Bb    G  Am A9   
Or let this heart be still

2nd VERSE, riff-1:
Dm             Dsus  Dm
Rebel my new last name
C                Am A9   
Wild blood in my veins
Dm             Dsus     D
Apron strings around my neck
    C                 Am Asus
The mark that still remains
Dm              Dsus  Dm
Left home at an early age
   C                Am Asus
Of what I heard was wrong
  Dm             Dsus  D
I never asked forgiveness
    C               Am
But what is said is done

CHORUS, riff-2 (last line ends on Asus instead of A9   ):
Dm  C  Am    G
Let my heart go
Dm  C    Am  G
Let your son grow
      Dm  C  Am    G
Mama, let my heart go
   Dm  C    Bb    G  Am Asus
Or let this heart be still

BRIDGE, riff-3:
Dm      G
Never I ask of you
    C       F
But never I gave
        Dm           G
But you gave me your emptiness
      C          F
I now take to my grave
Dm      G
Never I ask of you
    C       F
But never I gave
        Dm           G
But you gave me your emptiness
       C          F
I now take to my grave
   Dm  C    Bb    G  Am A9   
So let this heart be still

3rd VERSE, riff-1:
Dm            Dsus   Dm
Mama, now I'm coming home
        C                 Am A9   
I'm not all you wished of me
  Dm                Dsus  Dm
A mother's love for her son
C               Am A9   
Spoken, help me be
        Dm                 Dsus Dm
Well, I took your love for granted
            C                  Am Asus
And all the things you said to me
  Dm                Dsus    Dm
I need your arms to welcome me
       C                  Am
But, a cold stone's all I see

CHORUS, riff-1 (last line ends on Asus instead of A9   ):
Dm  C  Am    G
Let my heart go
Dm  C    Am  G
Let your son grow
      Dm  C  Am    G
Mama, let my heart go
   Dm  C    Bb    G  Am Asus
Or let this heart be still

CHORUS, riff-1:
Dm  C  Am    G
Let my heart go
      Dm  C  Am    G
Mama, let my heart go
          Dm  C  Am    G
You never let my heart go
   Dm  C    Bb    G  Am
So let this heart be still

ENDING, riff-3 (last line fades out on Am):
Dm      G
Never I ask of you
    C       F
But never I gave
        Dm           G
But you gave me your emptiness
      C          F
I now take to my grave
Dm      G
Never I ask of you
    C       F
But never I gave
        Dm           G
But you gave me your emptiness
       C          F
I now take to my grave
   Dm  C    Bb    G  Am
So let this heart be still