Chords for Linda Ronstadt-"The Only Mama That'll Walk The Line"-Big Sur 1970
Tempo:
86.4 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
Eb
F
Gm
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Start Jamming...
[Eb] [Bb]
Everybody knows you've been stepping on my toes and I'm getting pretty tired of it
I don't wanna [Eb] hit you on the head with some handicorn bread
Since you quit
[F] Ever since I was a little dirty, dirty girl
Said you was the only man in this
Now you're better at this than thinking you'll find
You [Bb] think mama better walk the line
[Gm]
[Bb] [Gm] [Bb] Yeah, I'm a-walking everyday
All you wanna do is say I'm getting tired of staying home all night
And [Eb] I'm a-coming out in
You think you're gonna let me rise
[F] Ever since I was a little dirty, dirty girl
Said you were the only
Now you're better at this than thinking you'll find
You [Bb] got the only
Mama better walk the line
[Gm] [G]
[Bb] [Gm] [Bb]
[Eb]
[F]
[Bb]
[Ab] [F]
[G] [Bb] I keep on packing up my clothes
Nearly everybody knows you're still just a foot in [Gm] the door
[Eb] And when I'm gonna hear you start a-talking
Now [F] you're a teeny girl
Said you were the only man in this whole world
Now you're better at this than thinking you'll
[Bb] Mama better walk the line
You got the only
You got the only
Mama better
Everybody knows you've been stepping on my toes and I'm getting pretty tired of it
I don't wanna [Eb] hit you on the head with some handicorn bread
Since you quit
[F] Ever since I was a little dirty, dirty girl
Said you was the only man in this
Now you're better at this than thinking you'll find
You [Bb] think mama better walk the line
[Gm]
[Bb] [Gm] [Bb] Yeah, I'm a-walking everyday
All you wanna do is say I'm getting tired of staying home all night
And [Eb] I'm a-coming out in
You think you're gonna let me rise
[F] Ever since I was a little dirty, dirty girl
Said you were the only
Now you're better at this than thinking you'll find
You [Bb] got the only
Mama better walk the line
[Gm] [G]
[Bb] [Gm] [Bb]
[Eb]
[F]
[Bb]
[Ab] [F]
[G] [Bb] I keep on packing up my clothes
Nearly everybody knows you're still just a foot in [Gm] the door
[Eb] And when I'm gonna hear you start a-talking
Now [F] you're a teeny girl
Said you were the only man in this whole world
Now you're better at this than thinking you'll
[Bb] Mama better walk the line
You got the only
You got the only
Mama better
Key:
Bb
Eb
F
Gm
G
Bb
Eb
F
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ Everybody knows you've been stepping on my toes and I'm getting pretty tired of it
I don't wanna [Eb] hit you on the head with some handicorn bread
Since you quit
[F] Ever since I was a little dirty, dirty girl
Said you was the only man in this
Now you're better at this than thinking you'll find
You [Bb] _ _ think mama better walk the line
[Gm] _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Gm] _ [Bb] Yeah, I'm a-walking everyday
All you wanna do is say I'm getting tired of staying home all night
And [Eb] I'm a-coming out in
You think you're gonna _ let me rise
_ [F] Ever since I was a little dirty, dirty girl
Said you were the only
_ Now you're better at this than thinking you'll find
You [Bb] got the _ only
Mama better walk the line
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [F] _ _ _
[G] _ [Bb] I keep on packing up my clothes
Nearly everybody knows you're still just a foot in [Gm] the door
[Eb] And when I'm gonna hear you start a-talking
Now _ _ _ [F] _ _ you're a teeny girl
Said you were the only man in this whole world
Now you're better at this than thinking you'll
[Bb] _ _ _ Mama better walk the line _
You got the only _ _ _ _
_ You got the only
Mama better _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Everybody knows you've been stepping on my toes and I'm getting pretty tired of it
I don't wanna [Eb] hit you on the head with some handicorn bread
Since you quit
[F] Ever since I was a little dirty, dirty girl
Said you was the only man in this
Now you're better at this than thinking you'll find
You [Bb] _ _ think mama better walk the line
[Gm] _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Gm] _ [Bb] Yeah, I'm a-walking everyday
All you wanna do is say I'm getting tired of staying home all night
And [Eb] I'm a-coming out in
You think you're gonna _ let me rise
_ [F] Ever since I was a little dirty, dirty girl
Said you were the only
_ Now you're better at this than thinking you'll find
You [Bb] got the _ only
Mama better walk the line
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [F] _ _ _
[G] _ [Bb] I keep on packing up my clothes
Nearly everybody knows you're still just a foot in [Gm] the door
[Eb] And when I'm gonna hear you start a-talking
Now _ _ _ [F] _ _ you're a teeny girl
Said you were the only man in this whole world
Now you're better at this than thinking you'll
[Bb] _ _ _ Mama better walk the line _
You got the only _ _ _ _
_ You got the only
Mama better _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _