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Mama Said by Metallica - Guitar Chords

Artist Metallica How to play the guitar chord Dm.jpg How to play the guitar chord C.jpg How to play the guitar chord Am.jpg How to play the guitar chord Bb.jpg How to play the guitar chord G.jpg How to play the guitar chord F.jpg How to play the guitar chord D.jpg

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Version 1 Version 2
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   /Metallica / This is a very beautiful song that sounds great even when
  /Mama Said /  it's played acoustic on a old and inferior Spanish
 /Load      /   guitar..:p It was first when I started doing this tab, I
/__________/    realized what the lyrics were about, and I admit that I dropped a few tears...


Tuning: Half-step down - but you can play it in standard tuning as well.


Chords Used:    Dm  Dsus4   C   Asus4   Am  
Asus2   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        Dsus4 Dm       C       Am    
   Asus2
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          Dsus4 Dm       C       Am  
       Asus4
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--3-3-||
Gb|-2---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--0-0-|-2--2-2--2--2--2-2--2-2-||
Ab|--------------------------|-3--3-3--0--0--0-0--0-0-||
Eb|--------------------------|------------------------||


[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           Asus2
Eb|-1---0---1---3---0---0--0---0--0---||
Bb|-3---1---3---3---1---1--1---1--0h1-||
Gb|-2---0---3---0---2---2--2---2--2---||
Db|-0---2---3---0---2---2--2-2--------||
Ab|-----3---1---2---0---0--0-0--------||
Eb|-------------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           Asus2
Eb|-1---0---1---3---0---0--0---0--0---||
Bb|-3---1---3---3---1---1--1---1--0h1-||
Gb|-2---0---3---0---2---2--2---2--2---||
Db|-0---2---3---0---2---2--2-2--------||
Ab|-----3---1---2---0---0--0-0--------||
Eb|-------------3---------------------||


[INTRO: riff-1]

Dm Dsus4 Dm C Am Asus2
Dm Dsus4 Dm C Am Asus4


[1st VERSE: riff-1]

Dm            Dsus4     Dm
Mama, she has taught me well
C                  Am Asus2
Told me when I was young
Dm                  Dsus4 Dm
Son, your life's an open book
      C                   Am Asus4
Don't close it 'fore it's done
    Dm                    Dsus4 Dm
The brightest flame burns quickest
   C                Am Asus2
Is what I heard her say
  Dm          Dsus4    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 Asus2
Or let this heart be still


[2nd VERSE: riff-1]

Dm             Dsus4 Dm
Rebel my new last name
C                Am Asus2
Wild blood in my veins
Dm             Dsus4    D
Apron strings around my neck
    C                 Am Asus4
The mark that still remains
Dm              Dsus4 Dm
Left home at an early age
   C                Am Asus4
Of what I heard was wrong
  Dm             Dsus4 D
I never asked forgiveness
    C               Am
But what is said is done


[CHORUS: riff-2]

(last line ends on Asus4 instead of Asus2)

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 Asus4
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 Asus2
So let this heart be still


[3rd VERSE: riff-1]

Dm            Dsus4  Dm
Mama, now I'm coming home
        C                 Am Asus2
I'm not all you wished of me
  Dm                Dsus4 Dm
A mother's love for her son
C               Am Asus2
Spoken, help me be
        Dm                 Dsus4 Dm
Well, I took your love for granted
            C                  Am Asus4
And all the things you said to me
  Dm                Dsus4   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 Asus4 instead of Asus2):

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 Asus4
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



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