Chords for Mama's Coming Home-Tracks-Stray(1975)
Tempo:
153.2 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
C
F
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G]
[D]
[E] [D]
[E] [D] But I was sick, [G] she went [C] away, and [G] my [D] daddy went sick, kids.
Somehow [C] we did survive, [G] but I don't know [D] how we [F] did.
Now we could go, [C] my daddy died, [G] mama was [D] blue, I didn't tell ya.
I don't know how [C] I left you boys, [G] I've been through all [D] these years.
Mama, mama, [F] she's coming home, [G] she's been gone for many [D] years.
[D] Mama, mama, [F] she's coming home, [G] I can't hold [D] back the tears.
[E]
[D] [E] [D]
Mama's [C] catching the next train, [G] she'll be home in a day or two.
[Em] [D]
Some girls [C] smoke and they laugh for a while, [G] and I [D] sound foolish too.
I thought it [C] never would be good for us, [G] but it really is a good [C] time.
[D]
We all [C] used to help them somehow, we managed [D] to survive.
[C]
[D] Mama, mama, [F] she's coming home, she's [G] been gone for [D] many years.
Mama, mama, [F] she's coming home, I can't hold [D] back the tears.
[E]
[D]
[D]
[G]
[A] [Dm]
[D]
[E]
[F#] [D]
Mama believed [C] in her lover man, [D] in favor of us [F] kids.
I know I really [C] do appreciate [G] the [F] joy in [Em] here.
[D] I've been [G] hurt to [C] forgive [D] and forget all my fears.
We're all so lovely [C]
yesterday, [G] but tomorrow's nearly [D] here.
[D] Mama, mama, [F] she's coming home, [G] she's been gone for [Dm] many years.
[D] Mama, [F] mama, she's coming home, [G] I can't hold [D] back the tears.
Mama, mama, [F] she's coming home, she's [G] been gone for [D] many years.
Mama, mama, she's [F] coming home, I can't hold back [D] the tears.
[E] [C#] [D] [E]
[D] [E]
[D] [E]
[C#] [Am] [D]
[F] [G]
[D] [C] [D]
[F]
[D] [D]
[F]
[G] [D] [C]
[D] [F]
[D]
[E] [D]
[E] [D] But I was sick, [G] she went [C] away, and [G] my [D] daddy went sick, kids.
Somehow [C] we did survive, [G] but I don't know [D] how we [F] did.
Now we could go, [C] my daddy died, [G] mama was [D] blue, I didn't tell ya.
I don't know how [C] I left you boys, [G] I've been through all [D] these years.
Mama, mama, [F] she's coming home, [G] she's been gone for many [D] years.
[D] Mama, mama, [F] she's coming home, [G] I can't hold [D] back the tears.
[E]
[D] [E] [D]
Mama's [C] catching the next train, [G] she'll be home in a day or two.
[Em] [D]
Some girls [C] smoke and they laugh for a while, [G] and I [D] sound foolish too.
I thought it [C] never would be good for us, [G] but it really is a good [C] time.
[D]
We all [C] used to help them somehow, we managed [D] to survive.
[C]
[D] Mama, mama, [F] she's coming home, she's [G] been gone for [D] many years.
Mama, mama, [F] she's coming home, I can't hold [D] back the tears.
[E]
[D]
[D]
[G]
[A] [Dm]
[D]
[E]
[F#] [D]
Mama believed [C] in her lover man, [D] in favor of us [F] kids.
I know I really [C] do appreciate [G] the [F] joy in [Em] here.
[D] I've been [G] hurt to [C] forgive [D] and forget all my fears.
We're all so lovely [C]
yesterday, [G] but tomorrow's nearly [D] here.
[D] Mama, mama, [F] she's coming home, [G] she's been gone for [Dm] many years.
[D] Mama, [F] mama, she's coming home, [G] I can't hold [D] back the tears.
Mama, mama, [F] she's coming home, she's [G] been gone for [D] many years.
Mama, mama, she's [F] coming home, I can't hold back [D] the tears.
[E] [C#] [D] [E]
[D] [E]
[D] [E]
[C#] [Am] [D]
[F] [G]
[D] [C] [D]
[F]
[D] [D]
[F]
[G] [D] [C]
[D] [F]
Key:
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G
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_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [D] _ _
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[E] _ _ [D] But I was sick, [G] she went [C] away, and [G] my [D] daddy went sick, kids.
_ _ _ _ Somehow [C] we did survive, [G] but I don't know [D] how we [F] did.
_ Now we could go, [C] my daddy died, [G] mama was [D] blue, I didn't tell ya.
_ _ I don't know how [C] I left you boys, [G] _ I've been through all [D] these years.
_ _ _ Mama, mama, [F] she's coming home, [G] she's been gone for many [D] years.
_ [D] _ Mama, mama, [F] she's coming home, [G] I can't hold [D] back the tears.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _
Mama's [C] catching the next train, [G] she'll be home in a day or two.
[Em] _ _ [D]
Some girls [C] smoke and they laugh for a while, [G] and I [D] sound foolish too.
_ I thought it [C] never would be good for us, [G] but it really is a good [C] time.
_ [D] _
We all [C] used to help them somehow, we managed [D] to survive.
[C] _ _ _
[D] Mama, mama, [F] she's coming home, she's [G] been gone for [D] many _ years. _ _
Mama, mama, [F] she's coming home, I can't hold [D] back the _ _ tears. _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Mama believed [C] in her lover man, [D] in favor of us [F] kids.
_ _ I know I really [C] do _ appreciate [G] the [F] joy in [Em] here.
_ _ [D] I've been [G] hurt to [C] forgive [D] and forget all my fears.
_ _ _ We're all so lovely [C] _
yesterday, [G] but tomorrow's nearly [D] here. _
_ [D] _ _ Mama, mama, [F] she's coming home, [G] she's been gone for [Dm] many years.
_ [D] _ Mama, [F] mama, she's coming home, [G] I can't hold [D] back the tears.
_ _ Mama, mama, [F] she's coming home, she's [G] been gone for [D] many years.
_ Mama, mama, she's [F] coming home, I can't hold back [D] the _ tears.
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[E] _ _ [D] But I was sick, [G] she went [C] away, and [G] my [D] daddy went sick, kids.
_ _ _ _ Somehow [C] we did survive, [G] but I don't know [D] how we [F] did.
_ Now we could go, [C] my daddy died, [G] mama was [D] blue, I didn't tell ya.
_ _ I don't know how [C] I left you boys, [G] _ I've been through all [D] these years.
_ _ _ Mama, mama, [F] she's coming home, [G] she's been gone for many [D] years.
_ [D] _ Mama, mama, [F] she's coming home, [G] I can't hold [D] back the tears.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _
Mama's [C] catching the next train, [G] she'll be home in a day or two.
[Em] _ _ [D]
Some girls [C] smoke and they laugh for a while, [G] and I [D] sound foolish too.
_ I thought it [C] never would be good for us, [G] but it really is a good [C] time.
_ [D] _
We all [C] used to help them somehow, we managed [D] to survive.
[C] _ _ _
[D] Mama, mama, [F] she's coming home, she's [G] been gone for [D] many _ years. _ _
Mama, mama, [F] she's coming home, I can't hold [D] back the _ _ tears. _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Mama believed [C] in her lover man, [D] in favor of us [F] kids.
_ _ I know I really [C] do _ appreciate [G] the [F] joy in [Em] here.
_ _ [D] I've been [G] hurt to [C] forgive [D] and forget all my fears.
_ _ _ We're all so lovely [C] _
yesterday, [G] but tomorrow's nearly [D] here. _
_ [D] _ _ Mama, mama, [F] she's coming home, [G] she's been gone for [Dm] many years.
_ [D] _ Mama, [F] mama, she's coming home, [G] I can't hold [D] back the tears.
_ _ Mama, mama, [F] she's coming home, she's [G] been gone for [D] many years.
_ Mama, mama, she's [F] coming home, I can't hold back [D] the _ tears.
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