Mama Said Uke tab by Metallica

7 Chords used in the song: Dm, C, Am, D, G, Bb, F

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Year:  1996
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3.64
(Intermediate)
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Intro:

Dm Dm C C Am Am


Dm Dm
Mama she has taught me well
C C Am Am
Told me when I was young
Dm Dm
Son your life's an open book
C C Am Am
Don't close it before it's done
Dm Dm
The brightest flame burns quickest
C C Am Am
Thats what I heard her say
D D
The son's heart's owed to mother
C C Am Am
But I must find my way


Dm Dm C C Am Am G G
Let my heart go
Dm Dm C C Am Am G G
Let your son grow
Dm Dm C C Am Am G G
Mama let my heart go
Dm Dm C C Bb Bb G G Am Am
Mama let this heart be still

Dm Dm C C Am Am


Dm Dm
Remember my new last name
C C Am Am
Wild blood in my veins
Dm Dm
Draping the strings around my neck
C C Am Am
The mark that still remains
Dm Dm
Left home at an early age
C C Am Am
of what I heard was wrong
Dm Dm
I never asked forgiveness
C C Am Am
For what is said is done


Dm Dm C C Am Am G G
Let my heart go
Dm Dm C C Am Am G G
Let your son grow
Dm Dm C C Am Am G G
Mama let my heart go
Dm Dm C C Bb Bb G G Am Am
Mama let this heart be still


Dm Dm G G
Never I asked of you
C C F F
but never I gave
Dm Dm G G
But you gave me your emptiness
C C F F
that I'll take to my grave
Dm Dm G G
Never I asked of you
C C F F
but never I gave
Dm Dm G G
But you gave me your emptiness
C C F F
that I'll take to my grave
Dm Dm C C Bb Bb G G Am Am
So let this heart be still


Dm Dm
Mama now I'm coming home
C C Am Am
I'm not all you wished of me
Dm Dm
A A mother's love for her son
C C Am Am
was spoken heavily
Dm Dm
yeah I took your love for granted
C C Am Am
and all the things you said to me
Dm Dm
I need your arms to welcome me
C C Am Am
That cold stone's all I see


Dm Dm C C Am Am G G
Let my heart go
Dm Dm C C Am Am G G
Let your son grow
Dm Dm C C Am Am G G
Mama let my heart go
Dm Dm C C Bb Bb G G Am Am
Mama let this heart be still

Dm Dm C C Am Am Dm Dm
Let my heart go
Dm Dm C C Am Am Dm Dm
Mama let my heart go
Dm Dm C C Am Am Dm Dm
You never let my heart go
Dm Dm C C Bb Bb G G Am Am
Mama let this heart be still

Dm Dm G G C C F F (x2 over solo)

Dm Dm G G
Never I asked of you
C C F F
but never I gave
Dm Dm G G
But you gave me your emptiness
C C F F
that I'll take to my grave
Dm Dm G G
Never I asked of you
C C F F
but never I gave
Dm Dm G G
But you gave me your emptiness
C C F F
that I'll take to my grave
Dm Dm C C Bb Bb G G Am Am
So let this heart be still

Uke tab by , 17 Mar 2010

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Dsus2 and Dsus4 also come just after each Dm but you have to find the right timing, depending on how you strum it.
24 May 2017
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