Metallica: Mama Said

In the intro and verses, play around with the Dm and Am chords....turn
them into Dmsus2, Dmsus4, and Amsus4.

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 owned 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
Rebel my new last name
C                Am
Wild blood in my veins
Dm
Apron 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
And now 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
And now 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
Unspoken hear me be
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
But a 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
And now 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
And now take to my grave
     Dm   C   Bb    G  Am
So let this heart be still.