Chords: Legend:
Em = 022000 h - hammer on
Bm = x24432 (barre) p - pull off
D = xx0232 / - slide up
F#m = 244222 (barre) \ - slide down
G = x200xx ( ) - play note instead of chord
A = x02220 n/c - no chord (aka: off)
E = 022100
B5 = x244xx
C#5 = x466xx (or play C#m)
D#5 = x688xx (or play D#m)
Em7 = 022030
Fm = 133111 (barre)
Chorus Walkup:
Em (c#) G A B5
e|---------------|------------------|
B|-------------2-|------------------|
G|---------0---2-|-4----------------|
D|-2-------0---2-|-4----------------|
A|-2---4---------|-2----------------|
E|-0-------------|------------------|
God for-sak-en town
Note:
McCartney seems to bobble the first line, singing what sounds like,
?"I was found in a gendry lounge..."
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Synth Strings Loop:
| Em . . Bm | Em . . Bm | Em . . Bm | Em . . Bm |
Intro:
Em Bm Em
e|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|-2--0-------------|
D|-------------0--2-|-------2p0-2------|
A|-------0--2-------|------------------|
E|-0--3-------------|------------------|
Verse 1:
|Em |D |Em |D |
. I was found in a transit lounge of a dirty airport town
|Em |D
. What was I doing on the . road to ruin?
|Em |F#m |Em |D | D |
Well, my mama laid me down, . . . . my mama laid me down
Verse 2:
|Em |D |Em |D |
. 'Round my hand was a plastic band with a picture of my face
|Em |D |Em |F#m |
. I was crying, . left to die in this God forsaken place
|Em |D A E B5 |
. God forsaken place . . .
Chorus:
|B5 |D#5 |C#5 |Em (c#) G A |B5
. Only mama knows why she laid me down in this God for-sa-ken town
|D#5 |C#5 |
She was running, too. What she ran from, though I always wondered,
|Em n/c |Em7 |Em7 |Em7 |Em7 |
. I never knew. Only mama knows, only mama knows
Interlude:
Em Em Em Em
e|-------2--------7-|-------2-------|-------2--------7-|-------2-------|
B|-0--3-----5--8----|-0--3-----5----|-0--3-----5--8----|-0--3-----5----|
G|------------------|---------------|------------------|---------------|
D|------------------|---------------|------------------|---------------|
A|------------------|---------------|------------------|---------------|
E|------------------|---------------|------------------|---------------|
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Bridge:
|Em |Em |Em |Em |
. I'm passing through, I'm on my way . I'm on the road, no E.T.A.
|Em |Em |Em |Em |
. I'm passing through, no fixed abode . and that is why . . . .
|Em |Em |Em |
. I need to try . . . . to hold on
| |Em | |Em | |
. . . . I've gotta hold on . . . . I've got to hold on . . . .
Intro (Reprise):
Em Bm Em
e|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|-2--0-------------|
D|-------------0--2-|-------2p0-2------|
A|-------0--2-------|------------------|
E|-0--3-------------|------------------|
Verse 3:
|Em |D |Em |D |
. Was it planned as a one-night stand, or did she leave in disgrace?
|Em |D |Em |F#m F#m Fm |
. Well I've never, . will I ever . see my father's face? . . .
|Em |D A E B5 |
. See my father's face . . .
Chorus:
|B5 |D#5 |C#5 |Em (c#) G A |B5
. Only mama knows why she laid me down in this God for-sa-ken town
|D#5 |C#5 |
She was running, too. What she ran from, though I always wondered,
|Em n/c |Em7 |Em7 |Em7 |Em7 |
. I never knew. Only mama knows, only mama knows
Chorus:
|B5 |D#5 |C#5 |Em (c#) G A |B5
. Only mama knows why she laid me down in this God for-sa-ken town
|D#5 |C#5 |
She was running, too. What she ran from, though I always wondered,
|Em n/c |Em7 |Em7 |Em7 |Em7 |
. I never knew. Only mama knows, only mama knows
Interlude (Reprise):
Em Em Em Em
e|-------2--------7-|-------2-------|-------2--------7-|-------2-------|
B|-0--3-----5--8----|-0--3-----5----|-0--3-----5--8----|-0--3-----5----|
G|------------------|---------------|------------------|---------------|
D|------------------|---------------|------------------|---------------|
A|------------------|---------------|------------------|---------------|
E|------------------|---------------|------------------|---------------|
(only mama knows) (only mama knows)
Bridge (Reprise):
|Em |Em |Em |Em |
I've got to hold on . . . . I've got to hold on . . . .
(only mama knows) (only mama knows)
|Em |Em |
I've got to hold on . . . .
Outro:
Em Bm Em
e|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|-2--0-------------|
D|-------------0--2-|-------2p0-2------|
A|-------0--2-------|------------------|
E|-0--3-------------|------------------|
Synth Strings Loop:
| Em - - Bm | Em - - Bm | Em - - Bm | Em - - Bm |
