Mama Said
Metallica
Tune down a 1/2 step.
Dm Dmsus4 Dmsus2 C Am Amsus4 G F Bb
e--1------3---------0------0----0-----0------3----1----1--
b--3------3---------3------1----1-----3------0----1----3--
g--2------2---------2------0----2-----2------0----2----3--
d--0------0---------0------2----2-----2------0----3----3--
a--x------x---------x------3----0-----0------2----3----1--
e--x------x---------x------x----x-----x------3----1----x--
Intro:
Dm C Am
*Verse*
Dm
Mama she has taught me well
C Am
Told me when I was young
Dm
Son your life's an open book
C Am
Don't close it before it's done
Dm
The brightest flame burns quickest
C Am
Thats what I heard her say
D
The son's heart's owed to mother
C Am
But I must find my way....
*Chorus*
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
Mama let this heart be still.
*Intro again*
*Verse 2*
Dm
Remember my new last name
C Am
Wild blood in my veins
Dm
Draping the strings around my neck
C Am
The mark that still remains
Dm
Left home at an early age
C Am
of what I heard was wrong (?)
Dm
I never asked forgiveness
C Am
For what is said is done....
*Chorus*
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
Mama let this heart be still.
*Bridge*
Dm G
Never I asked of you
C F
but never I gave
Dm G
But you gave me your emptiness
C F
that I'll take to my grave
Dm G
Never I asked of you
C F
but never I gave
Dm G
But you gave me your emptiness
C F
that I'll take to my grave
Dm C Bb G Am
So let this heart be still.
*Verse 3*
Dm
Mama now I'm coming home
C Am
I'm not all you wished of me
Dm
A mother's love for her son
C Am
was spoken heavily(?)
Dm
yeah I took your love for granted
C Am
and all the things you said to me
Dm
I need your arms to welcome me
C Am
That cold stone's all I see.....
*Chorus*
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
Mama let this heart be still.
Dm C Am Dm
Let my heart go
Dm C Am Dm
Mama let my heart go
Dm C Am Dm
You never let my heart go
Dm C Bb G Am
Mama let this heart be still.
*Bridge*
(solo over Dm G C F twice)
Dm G
Never I asked of you
C F
but never I gave
Dm G
But you gave me your emptiness
C F
that I'll take to my grave
Dm G
Never I asked of you
C F
but never I gave
Dm G
But you gave me your emptiness
C F
that I'll take to my grave
Dm C Bb G Am
So let this heart be still.
Intro/Verse:
|--1---0-1---1--3-3-3--1-1-1--0--0--0--0-0--0---0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|--3---3-3---3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3--1--1--1-3--1---1-1-0-0-1-1--|
|--2---2-2---2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2--0--0--0-0--2---2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|--0---0-0---0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0--2--2--2-2--2---2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|--0---0-0---0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0--3--3--3-3--0---0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|--------------------------------0----------0---0-0-0-0-0-0--|
Chorus:
|--1--0--0-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| |--1--0--0--3--0--|
|--3--1--1-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| |--3--1--1--3--1--|
|--2--0--2-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| |--2--0--2--0--2--|
|--0--2--2--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| X 3 and then... |--0--2--2--0--2--|
|--0--3--0--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--| |--0--3--0--2--0--|
|-----------3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| |-----------3-----|
Bridge:
|--1--1-1-1--3--3-3-3--0-0-0--0-----|
|--3--3-3-3--3--3-3-3--1-1-1--1-----|
|--2--2-2-2--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--2-----|
|--0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0--2-2-2--2-----|
|--0--0-0-0--2--2-2-2--3-3-3--0-----|
|------------3--3-3-3---------------|
* Acoustic guitar - Intro/Verse Riff
Dm Ds4
Eb|-1--------1---0---1-----------3----3---1---1---1-------1-----------
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Bb|-3------------3---3-----------3----3---3---3---3-------3-----------
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Gb|-2------------2-----------2---2----2---2---2---2-------------------
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Db|-0--------------------0--------------------------------------------
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Ab|---------------------------------------------------0---------------
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Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------
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C Am As2 As4
H
Eb|-------------------------------------0---0---x---x-----------------
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Bb|-1----1---1>3--x---1----1---1---1----0---1---x---x-----------------
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Gb|-0----0---0----x---2----2---2---2----2---2---x---x-----------------
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Db|-2----2---2----x---2----2---2---2----2---2-------------------------
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Ab|-3----3---3--------0-----------------------------------------------
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Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------
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Eb|-1----1---1---0---1-----------3----3---1---1---1-------------------
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Bb|-3------------3---3-----------3----3---3---3---3-------------------
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Gb|-2------------2-----------2---2----2---2---2---2-------------------
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Db|-0--------------------0--------------------------------------------
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Ab|----------------------------------------------------0--------------
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Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------
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H
Eb|--------------------0--------0---0----0---0------------------------
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Bb|--1----1---1>3--x---1--------1---1----1---3------------------------
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Gb|--0----0---0----x---2--------2---2----2---2-------0----------------
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Db|--2----2---2----x---2----------------------------------------------
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Ab|--3----3---3--------0----------------------------------------------
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Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------
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* Chorus - Acoustic over clean electric (Haven't figured it out
yet.)
Dm Ca9 Am G Dm Ca9 Bb G Am As2 As4
Eb|-1---3---0-----3---|-1---3----------3--0----------0--------0-------
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Bb|-3---0---1-----3---|-3---0----3-----3--1----------0--------3-------
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Gb|-2---0---2-----0---|-2---0----3-----0--2----------2--------2-------
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Db|-0---2---2-----0---|-0---2----3-----0--2----------2--------2-------
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Ab|-----3---0-----2---|-----3----1-----2--0----------0--------0-------
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Eb|---------------3---|----------------3------------------------------
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Let my heart go Let this heart be still..
* Before and Verse 2 - Electric w/wah (Included some lyrics to
help)
P P H P P
Eb|------13<12<10-----10>12<10-|-----------------------------5--------
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Bb|-10------------10-----------|--------------------------7-----6<5---
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Gb|----------------------------|------------------------------------7-
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Db|----------------------------|--------------------------------------
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Ab|----------------------------|--------------------------------------
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Eb|----------------------------|--------------------------------------
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H B B B B
Eb|--5----|--------------------17------------------17-----------------
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Bb|--5>6--|-----------------------------------------------------------
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Gb|--7----|-----------------------19^(21)^19----------19^(21)^19------
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Db|-------|---------------19------------------19----------------------
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Ab|-------|-----------------------------------------------------------
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Eb|-------|-----------------------------------------------------------
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Rebel.. in my veins..
H B
Eb|-------17------------------------------------|-17-----------|------
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Bb|-------------------20-------17---17----17>18-|------15^(17)-|--15--
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Gb|---19----------19-------19-------------17>19-|--------------|--14--
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Db|---------------------------------------------|--------------|------
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Ab|---------------------------------------------|--------------|------
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Eb|---------------------------------------------|--------------|------
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remains.. left.. wrong.. never
* Bridge - Acoustic
Dm G Ca9 F
B H
Eb|-1-----3---3-----1----|-------1-----------|-----0----------0-------
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Bb|-3-----3---0-----1----|----------3^(5)--3-|-------3----------1>3---
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Gb|-2-----0---0-----2----|----2--------------|---0------0-------------
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Db|-0-----0---2-----3----|-0-----------------|--------------2---------
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Ab|-------2---3-----3----|-------------------|-2----------3-----------
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Eb|-------3---------1----|-------------------|----------------------1-
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Never ask never gave. Fill during bridge. (let ring)
* Verse 2 - Electric w/wah (Included some lyrics to help)
H
Eb|----5-------------------|----------------5---5-5-0-5---------------
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Bb|-------3>5-6----6-------|--------------------------------3---------
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Gb|----------------7-------|--------2--2------2-------------2---------
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Db|------------------------|------------------------------------------
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Ab|------------------------|------------------------------------------
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Eb|------------------------|------------------------------------------
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me.. A mothers.. me be.. Yeah I took
Eb|-------------5--------------------0--------------------------------
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Bb|------------------------5--5--6------------------------------------
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Gb|---------7--------7--7-----------------------7---------------------
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Db|-------------------------------------------------------------------
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Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------------
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Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------
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to me.. yeah I need your arms to welcome me.
* Distorted riff played under "Let my heart go..." at the end
Eb|-------------------------|-----------------------------------------
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Bb|-------------------------|-----------------------------------------
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Gb|-7-----5--------------7--|--7-----5-----3-----------------------7--
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Db|-7-----5-----7--------5--|--7-----5-----3-----5-----7-----------7--
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Ab|-5-----3-----7--------5--|--5-----3-----1-----5-----7-----------5--
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Eb|-------------5-----------|--------------------3-----5--------------
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This 3 times.. then this..
