Chords for Aloe Blacc - Momma Hold My Hand
Tempo:
90.05 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
Gm
F
Am
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[A] Mmm,
[Bb] [Gm] cross [F] this road.
[Am] Mmm, [Bb] when [Am] [Gm]
[F] I was just [A] a little boy.
[Bb] Well, I would go out to play.
[Gm]
[F] And I would wonder [Am] so far from [Bb] home
that I would lose [Am] my way.
[Gm]
[F] Then I'd call [Am] my mama to help [Bb] me.
And she'd come right [Gm] away
[F] to help me get [Am] back home where I wanna [Bb] be.
[F] And here's what I'd say.
[Gm]
[F] Mama, hold [C] my [Bb] hand.
I don't think I can cross [Gm] this road by [F] myself.
Mama, hold [C] my hand.
[Bb] I don't think I can cross [Gm] this road by [F] myself.
And when I was [A] a young man,
[Bb] I would go [Am] astray.
[Gm]
[F] Didn't want nobody [Am] to hold my [Bb] hand.
Wanted to make my own way.
[Gm]
[Dm] And my mama [Am] would come out to help [Dm] me.
But I'd push her [Am] away
[Dm] Cause I just wanted [Am] to be on my [Gm] own.
And here's what [Bb] I'd [C] say.
[F] Mama, leave [C] my hand.
[Bb] I've been waiting to cross [Gm] this road by [F] myself.
And [A] here's what I'd say.
Cross [Bb] this road by myself.
[Gm]
[F] Well, now that [Am] I'm a grown [Bb] man,
I done moved away.
[Gm]
[F] I [C] got a house, [Am] a nine to five,
and [Bb] my wife, we got a kid on the [Gm] way.
[F] Mama told me [A] that life's gonna get [Bb] rough.
Take it day by [Gm] day.
[F] But every once in [A] a while, I [Am] get [Bb] scared.
And I wish I could [Gm] say.
[F] Mama, hold my [C]
[Bb] hand.
I don't think I can cross [Gm] this road by [F] myself.
Mama, hold my [C] hand.
[Bb] I don't think I can cross [Gm] this road by [F] myself.
Now my mama [A] is near the end of her [Bb] years.
And her hair is gray.
[Gm]
[F] Sometimes I call her to ask her if she would [Bb] like
to spend the day.
[Gm]
[Dm] Mama used to be [Am] strong, but she ain't [Dm] now.
And she can't make her [Am] way.
[Dm] That's why I'm always [Am] around when she needs [Gm] help.
And here's what [Bb] I'd [C]
[F] say.
Mama, hold [C] my hand.
[Bb] I don't think you can cross [Gm] this road [F] by yourself.
Mama, hold [C] my hand.
Mama, hold my hand.
[Bb] I don't think you can cross [Gm] this road by [F] [Am] yourself.
[Bb] [Gm]
[F] [Am]
[Bb] [Gm]
[F]
[Bb] [Gm] cross [F] this road.
[Am] Mmm, [Bb] when [Am] [Gm]
[F] I was just [A] a little boy.
[Bb] Well, I would go out to play.
[Gm]
[F] And I would wonder [Am] so far from [Bb] home
that I would lose [Am] my way.
[Gm]
[F] Then I'd call [Am] my mama to help [Bb] me.
And she'd come right [Gm] away
[F] to help me get [Am] back home where I wanna [Bb] be.
[F] And here's what I'd say.
[Gm]
[F] Mama, hold [C] my [Bb] hand.
I don't think I can cross [Gm] this road by [F] myself.
Mama, hold [C] my hand.
[Bb] I don't think I can cross [Gm] this road by [F] myself.
And when I was [A] a young man,
[Bb] I would go [Am] astray.
[Gm]
[F] Didn't want nobody [Am] to hold my [Bb] hand.
Wanted to make my own way.
[Gm]
[Dm] And my mama [Am] would come out to help [Dm] me.
But I'd push her [Am] away
[Dm] Cause I just wanted [Am] to be on my [Gm] own.
And here's what [Bb] I'd [C] say.
[F] Mama, leave [C] my hand.
[Bb] I've been waiting to cross [Gm] this road by [F] myself.
And [A] here's what I'd say.
Cross [Bb] this road by myself.
[Gm]
[F] Well, now that [Am] I'm a grown [Bb] man,
I done moved away.
[Gm]
[F] I [C] got a house, [Am] a nine to five,
and [Bb] my wife, we got a kid on the [Gm] way.
[F] Mama told me [A] that life's gonna get [Bb] rough.
Take it day by [Gm] day.
[F] But every once in [A] a while, I [Am] get [Bb] scared.
And I wish I could [Gm] say.
[F] Mama, hold my [C]
[Bb] hand.
I don't think I can cross [Gm] this road by [F] myself.
Mama, hold my [C] hand.
[Bb] I don't think I can cross [Gm] this road by [F] myself.
Now my mama [A] is near the end of her [Bb] years.
And her hair is gray.
[Gm]
[F] Sometimes I call her to ask her if she would [Bb] like
to spend the day.
[Gm]
[Dm] Mama used to be [Am] strong, but she ain't [Dm] now.
And she can't make her [Am] way.
[Dm] That's why I'm always [Am] around when she needs [Gm] help.
And here's what [Bb] I'd [C]
[F] say.
Mama, hold [C] my hand.
[Bb] I don't think you can cross [Gm] this road [F] by yourself.
Mama, hold [C] my hand.
Mama, hold my hand.
[Bb] I don't think you can cross [Gm] this road by [F] [Am] yourself.
[Bb] [Gm]
[F] [Am]
[Bb] [Gm]
[F]
Key:
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_ _ _ _ [A] _ Mmm, _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ cross [F] this road.
_ _ [Am] _ _ Mmm, [Bb] _ _ when [Am] _ _ [Gm] _ _
[F] _ I was just [A] a little boy.
[Bb] _ Well, I would go out to play.
[Gm] _ _
[F] And I would wonder [Am] so far from [Bb] home
that I would lose [Am] my way.
[Gm] _ _
[F] _ Then I'd call [Am] my mama to help [Bb] me.
And she'd come right _ [Gm] away _
[F] to help me get [Am] back home where I wanna [Bb] be.
[F] And here's what I'd say.
[Gm] _ _
[F] _ Mama, hold [C] my _ _ [Bb] hand.
I don't think I can cross [Gm] this road by [F] myself.
Mama, hold [C] my hand. _ _
[Bb] _ I don't think I can cross [Gm] this road by [F] myself.
And when I was [A] a young man,
[Bb] I would go [Am] astray.
[Gm] _ _
[F] Didn't want nobody [Am] to hold my [Bb] hand.
Wanted to make my own way.
[Gm] _ _
[Dm] _ And my mama [Am] would come out to help [Dm] me.
But I'd push her [Am] _ away _
[Dm] Cause I just wanted [Am] to be on my [Gm] own.
And here's what [Bb] I'd _ [C] say.
[F] _ Mama, leave [C] my hand. _ _
[Bb] _ I've been waiting to cross [Gm] this road by [F] myself.
And _ _ _ [A] here's what I'd say.
Cross [Bb] this road by myself.
[Gm] _ _
[F] Well, now that [Am] I'm a grown [Bb] man,
I done moved away.
[Gm] _ _
[F] I [C] got a house, [Am] a nine to five,
and [Bb] my wife, we got a kid on the [Gm] way. _ _
[F] _ Mama told me [A] that life's gonna get [Bb] rough.
Take it day by _ [Gm] day. _
[F] But every once in [A] a while, I [Am] get [Bb] scared.
And I wish I could [Gm] say. _ _
[F] _ Mama, hold my [C] _ _ _
[Bb] hand.
I don't think I can cross [Gm] this road by [F] myself.
Mama, hold my [C] hand. _ _ _
[Bb] I don't think I can cross [Gm] this road by [F] myself.
Now my mama [A] is near the end of her [Bb] years.
And her hair is gray.
[Gm] _ _ _
[F] Sometimes I call her to ask her if she would [Bb] like
to spend the day.
[Gm] _ _ _
[Dm] Mama used to be [Am] strong, but she ain't [Dm] now.
And she can't make her [Am] way. _ _ _
[Dm] That's why I'm always [Am] around when she needs [Gm] help.
And here's what [Bb] I'd _ [C] _
[F] say.
Mama, hold [C] my hand. _
[Bb] _ I don't think you can cross [Gm] this road [F] by yourself.
Mama, hold [C] my hand.
Mama, hold my hand.
[Bb] _ I don't think you can cross [Gm] this road by [F] _ _ [Am] yourself. _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ cross [F] this road.
_ _ [Am] _ _ Mmm, [Bb] _ _ when [Am] _ _ [Gm] _ _
[F] _ I was just [A] a little boy.
[Bb] _ Well, I would go out to play.
[Gm] _ _
[F] And I would wonder [Am] so far from [Bb] home
that I would lose [Am] my way.
[Gm] _ _
[F] _ Then I'd call [Am] my mama to help [Bb] me.
And she'd come right _ [Gm] away _
[F] to help me get [Am] back home where I wanna [Bb] be.
[F] And here's what I'd say.
[Gm] _ _
[F] _ Mama, hold [C] my _ _ [Bb] hand.
I don't think I can cross [Gm] this road by [F] myself.
Mama, hold [C] my hand. _ _
[Bb] _ I don't think I can cross [Gm] this road by [F] myself.
And when I was [A] a young man,
[Bb] I would go [Am] astray.
[Gm] _ _
[F] Didn't want nobody [Am] to hold my [Bb] hand.
Wanted to make my own way.
[Gm] _ _
[Dm] _ And my mama [Am] would come out to help [Dm] me.
But I'd push her [Am] _ away _
[Dm] Cause I just wanted [Am] to be on my [Gm] own.
And here's what [Bb] I'd _ [C] say.
[F] _ Mama, leave [C] my hand. _ _
[Bb] _ I've been waiting to cross [Gm] this road by [F] myself.
And _ _ _ [A] here's what I'd say.
Cross [Bb] this road by myself.
[Gm] _ _
[F] Well, now that [Am] I'm a grown [Bb] man,
I done moved away.
[Gm] _ _
[F] I [C] got a house, [Am] a nine to five,
and [Bb] my wife, we got a kid on the [Gm] way. _ _
[F] _ Mama told me [A] that life's gonna get [Bb] rough.
Take it day by _ [Gm] day. _
[F] But every once in [A] a while, I [Am] get [Bb] scared.
And I wish I could [Gm] say. _ _
[F] _ Mama, hold my [C] _ _ _
[Bb] hand.
I don't think I can cross [Gm] this road by [F] myself.
Mama, hold my [C] hand. _ _ _
[Bb] I don't think I can cross [Gm] this road by [F] myself.
Now my mama [A] is near the end of her [Bb] years.
And her hair is gray.
[Gm] _ _ _
[F] Sometimes I call her to ask her if she would [Bb] like
to spend the day.
[Gm] _ _ _
[Dm] Mama used to be [Am] strong, but she ain't [Dm] now.
And she can't make her [Am] way. _ _ _
[Dm] That's why I'm always [Am] around when she needs [Gm] help.
And here's what [Bb] I'd _ [C] _
[F] say.
Mama, hold [C] my hand. _
[Bb] _ I don't think you can cross [Gm] this road [F] by yourself.
Mama, hold [C] my hand.
Mama, hold my hand.
[Bb] _ I don't think you can cross [Gm] this road by [F] _ _ [Am] yourself. _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _