Chords for Paul McCartney - Only Mamma Knows - Taken from the DVD 'Good Evening New York City'
Tempo:
132.85 bpm
Chords used:
E
D
Em
F#
C#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F#] [C#]
[F#] [Em]
[F#] [C#]
I [E]
[E] [D] [E]
was found in [D] a jammed lounge [Em] on the dirty airport [D] town.
[E] What was I doing [D] on the road to ruin [Em] when my mama laid [F#m] me down?
[E] My mama [D] laid me down.
[Em] Round my [D] hand was a plastic bag [Em] with a big tear on [D] my face.
I was crying, left to die [E] in the sky for a [F#] second place.
[E] God forsaken place.
[B] Only [D#m] mama knows [C#m] why she laid me down.
It was [F#] God forsaken [B] time.
She was running [D#] too.
[C#] What she ran from, oh, I always [Em] wondered.
I never knew.
Only mama knows.
Only mama knows.
[E]
I'm fast and smooth.
I'm on my way.
I'm on the road now, we see it.
I'm fast and smooth, no things to burn.
And that is why [Bm] I [E]
need to try to [Em]
hold on.
I've got to hold on.
I've got to hold on.
[D] [Em] [E]
Was it planned [D] as a one-night stand?
[E] Or did she leave in [D] disgrace?
[E] Well, I [D] never will I [E] ever see my [F#] father's face.
[E] See my [D] father's [E] face.
[B] Only mama [D#m] knows why she [C#m] laid me down.
It was God [G] forsaken [B] time.
She was running [D#m] too.
What [C#] she ran from, oh, I always [Em] wondered.
I never knew.
Only mama knows.
Only mama knows.
[B] Only mama knows why [C#] she laid me down.
[Em] It was God
[B] forsaken time.
She was running too.
[C#] What she ran from, oh, I [E] always wondered.
I never [Em] knew.
Only mama knows.
Only mama knows.
Only mama knows.
Only mama knows.
Only mama knows.
I've got to hold on.
I've got to hold on.
I've got to hold on.
[E] [A]
[E]
[Am]
[N]
Thank you.
[F#] [Em]
[F#] [C#]
I [E]
[E] [D] [E]
was found in [D] a jammed lounge [Em] on the dirty airport [D] town.
[E] What was I doing [D] on the road to ruin [Em] when my mama laid [F#m] me down?
[E] My mama [D] laid me down.
[Em] Round my [D] hand was a plastic bag [Em] with a big tear on [D] my face.
I was crying, left to die [E] in the sky for a [F#] second place.
[E] God forsaken place.
[B] Only [D#m] mama knows [C#m] why she laid me down.
It was [F#] God forsaken [B] time.
She was running [D#] too.
[C#] What she ran from, oh, I always [Em] wondered.
I never knew.
Only mama knows.
Only mama knows.
[E]
I'm fast and smooth.
I'm on my way.
I'm on the road now, we see it.
I'm fast and smooth, no things to burn.
And that is why [Bm] I [E]
need to try to [Em]
hold on.
I've got to hold on.
I've got to hold on.
[D] [Em] [E]
Was it planned [D] as a one-night stand?
[E] Or did she leave in [D] disgrace?
[E] Well, I [D] never will I [E] ever see my [F#] father's face.
[E] See my [D] father's [E] face.
[B] Only mama [D#m] knows why she [C#m] laid me down.
It was God [G] forsaken [B] time.
She was running [D#m] too.
What [C#] she ran from, oh, I always [Em] wondered.
I never knew.
Only mama knows.
Only mama knows.
[B] Only mama knows why [C#] she laid me down.
[Em] It was God
[B] forsaken time.
She was running too.
[C#] What she ran from, oh, I [E] always wondered.
I never [Em] knew.
Only mama knows.
Only mama knows.
Only mama knows.
Only mama knows.
Only mama knows.
I've got to hold on.
I've got to hold on.
I've got to hold on.
[E] [A]
[E]
[Am]
[N]
Thank you.
Key:
E
D
Em
F#
C#
E
D
Em
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ _ I _ [E] _ _ _
_ [E] _ [D] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ was found in [D] a jammed lounge [Em] on the dirty airport [D] town. _
_ [E] What was I doing [D] on the road to ruin [Em] when my mama laid [F#m] me down? _
_ [E] My mama [D] laid me down.
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ Round my [D] hand was a plastic bag [Em] with a big tear on [D] my face.
_ _ _ I was crying, left to die [E] in the sky for a [F#] second place.
_ [E] _ God forsaken place.
_ [B] _ Only [D#m] mama knows [C#m] why she laid me down.
It was [F#] God forsaken [B] time.
She was running [D#] too.
_ [C#] What she ran from, oh, I always [Em] wondered.
I never _ knew.
Only mama _ _ knows.
Only mama knows. _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I'm fast and smooth.
I'm on my way.
_ I'm on the road now, we see it.
I'm fast and smooth, no things to burn.
And that is why [Bm] I _ _ [E] _
need to try _ to [Em] _
hold on.
_ I've got to hold on.
_ I've got to hold on. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ [Em] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ Was it planned [D] as a one-night stand?
[E] Or did she leave in [D] disgrace? _
_ [E] _ Well, I [D] never will I [E] ever see my [F#] father's face.
_ [E] _ See my _ [D] father's [E] face.
_ [B] _ Only mama [D#m] knows why she [C#m] laid me down.
It was God [G] forsaken [B] time.
She was running [D#m] too. _
What [C#] she ran from, oh, I always [Em] wondered.
I never knew.
Only mama _ knows.
_ _ Only mama knows. _
_ [B] _ Only mama knows why [C#] she laid me down.
[Em] It was God _
_ [B] forsaken time.
She was running too. _
[C#] What she ran from, oh, I [E] always wondered.
I never [Em] knew.
Only mama knows.
Only mama knows.
Only mama knows. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Only mama knows. _ _ _ _
Only mama knows.
I've got to hold on.
I've _ got to hold on. _ _ _
I've got to hold on. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ [A] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _
Thank you. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ _ I _ [E] _ _ _
_ [E] _ [D] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ was found in [D] a jammed lounge [Em] on the dirty airport [D] town. _
_ [E] What was I doing [D] on the road to ruin [Em] when my mama laid [F#m] me down? _
_ [E] My mama [D] laid me down.
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ Round my [D] hand was a plastic bag [Em] with a big tear on [D] my face.
_ _ _ I was crying, left to die [E] in the sky for a [F#] second place.
_ [E] _ God forsaken place.
_ [B] _ Only [D#m] mama knows [C#m] why she laid me down.
It was [F#] God forsaken [B] time.
She was running [D#] too.
_ [C#] What she ran from, oh, I always [Em] wondered.
I never _ knew.
Only mama _ _ knows.
Only mama knows. _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I'm fast and smooth.
I'm on my way.
_ I'm on the road now, we see it.
I'm fast and smooth, no things to burn.
And that is why [Bm] I _ _ [E] _
need to try _ to [Em] _
hold on.
_ I've got to hold on.
_ I've got to hold on. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ [Em] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ Was it planned [D] as a one-night stand?
[E] Or did she leave in [D] disgrace? _
_ [E] _ Well, I [D] never will I [E] ever see my [F#] father's face.
_ [E] _ See my _ [D] father's [E] face.
_ [B] _ Only mama [D#m] knows why she [C#m] laid me down.
It was God [G] forsaken [B] time.
She was running [D#m] too. _
What [C#] she ran from, oh, I always [Em] wondered.
I never knew.
Only mama _ knows.
_ _ Only mama knows. _
_ [B] _ Only mama knows why [C#] she laid me down.
[Em] It was God _
_ [B] forsaken time.
She was running too. _
[C#] What she ran from, oh, I [E] always wondered.
I never [Em] knew.
Only mama knows.
Only mama knows.
Only mama knows. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Only mama knows. _ _ _ _
Only mama knows.
I've got to hold on.
I've _ got to hold on. _ _ _
I've got to hold on. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ [A] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _
Thank you. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _