Chords for Paul McCartney-Only Mama Knows

Tempo:
106.45 bpm
Chords used:

Em

E

C#

D

F#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Paul McCartney-Only Mama Knows chords
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[Em]
[G] [Em] [F#]
[Em] [C#]
[Em]
[C#]
[F#] [Em]
[F#] [C#]
[Em] [C#]
[Em]
[F#] [C#]
[F#] [E] [G]
[E] [Em] I was found [D] in the transit lounge of a dirty airport town.
[E] What would I do [D] when all they brought to earth?
[E] Well, my mama laid me [F#] down.
My mama laid [D] me down.
[Em]
Round my hand [D] was a plastic bag [E] with a picture of [D] my face.
[E] I was crying, [D] led to [Em] die in this [F#] godforsaken place.
[F] [E] This godforsaken place.
[B] Only mama [D#] knows [C#] why she laid me [E] down in this [Em] godforsaken [B] town.
When she was [D#m] running to [C#] watch me run from the world [E] was what I [Em] never knew.
Only mama knows.
Only mama knows.
I'm passing through, I'm on my [Bm] way.
[E] On the road, no [Bm] ETA.
[E] I'm passing through, no fixed abode.
[E]
And that is why [Em] I need to try to hold [Em] on.
Gotta hold on.
To hold on.
[Bm] [E]
Was it planned [D] as a one night stand [Em] or did she leave in [D] disgrace?
[E] Will I [D] never, will I [E] ever see my [F#m] father's face?
[F] [E] See my [D] father's [B] face.
Only mama [D#] knows why [C#] she laid me down [Em] in this godforsaken [B] town.
When she was [D#] running to watch [C#] me run from the world was [E] what I never knew.
Only mama [Em] knows.
Only mama knows.
[B]
Only [D#] mama knows why she laid me [F#] down in this godforsaken town.
When she was running [D#] to [C#] watch me run from the world was [E] what I never knew.
Only mama [Em] knows.
Only mama knows.
I've got to hold on.
I've got to hold on.
Gotta hold on.
[C#] [Em]
[C#]
[F#] [Em]
Key:  
Em
121
E
2311
C#
12341114
D
1321
F#
134211112
Em
121
E
2311
C#
12341114
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[G] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [E] _ [G] _
_ [E] _ _ _ [Em] I was found [D] in the transit lounge of a dirty airport town. _
_ [E] What would I do [D] when all they brought to earth?
[E] Well, my mama laid me [F#] down.
_ _ My mama laid [D] me down.
_ _ _ [Em] _
Round my hand [D] was a plastic bag [E] with a picture of [D] my face.
_ _ [E] I was crying, [D] led to [Em] die in this [F#] godforsaken place.
_ [F] _ [E] This godforsaken place. _
[B] Only mama [D#] knows [C#] why she laid me [E] down in this _ [Em] godforsaken [B] town.
When she was [D#m] running to _ [C#] watch me run from the world [E] was what I [Em] never knew.
Only mama _ knows.
_ Only mama _ knows. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I'm passing through, I'm on my [Bm] way.
[E] On the road, no [Bm] ETA.
[E] I'm passing through, no fixed abode.
[E]
And that is why [Em] I _ need to try _ to hold [Em] on.
Gotta hold _ _ on.
To hold _ on. _
_ [Bm] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
Was it planned [D] as a one night stand [Em] or did she leave in [D] disgrace?
_ _ [E] Will I [D] never, will I [E] ever see my [F#m] father's face?
_ [F] _ [E] See my [D] father's [B] face.
Only mama [D#] knows why [C#] she laid me down [Em] in this godforsaken [B] town.
When she was [D#] running to watch [C#] me run from the world was [E] what I never knew.
Only mama _ [Em] knows.
_ Only mama knows.
[B] _
Only [D#] mama knows why she laid me [F#] down in this godforsaken town.
When she was running [D#] to [C#] watch me run from the world was [E] what I never knew.
Only mama _ [Em] knows.
Only mama _ knows. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I've got to hold on.
_ I've got to hold _ _ on.
Gotta hold _ on. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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