Tell Mama Chords by Savoy Brown

Tempo:
134.9 bpm
Chords used:

A

E

Em

D

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Tell Mama chords
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[A] [C] [Am]
[Dm] [G] [G#] [G]
[A]
[E] [Em] [C#m]
[A] I
[Em] [A]
quit my job, ain't got no money, seems I [F#m] have to leave this [F] [A] town.
[C] [A]
[Em]
[A] Pack my bag, [Em]
run [A] to the station, [Em]
[A] board the [F#m] train, the seas put [F] [A] down.
[C]
[A] [D] Tell mama, head all the folks back [A] home.
[E] Sometimes a man just feels he's got to make it [A] along.
[D] Tell mama, why I'm leaving [A] so soon, because [E] this life I lead,
it's got me through [A] and through.
[Em] [A] Looking through,
[Em] [A] that's why I have to go,
[Em] [A] seems no use [F#m] in hanging [F] [A] around.
I can't stop now, [Em]
the [A] tickets in my hand, [Em]
[A] board the train, [F#m] the seas [F] put down.
[A] [C]
[Am] [D] Tell mama, head all the folks [A] back home.
[E] Sometimes a man just feels he's got to make [A] it along.
[D] Tell mama, why I'm leaving [A] so soon,
[E] because this life I lead,
it's got me through [A] and through.
[Em] I [D] quit [A]
[E]
[Am]
[D]
[A]
[E] [A] [E]
[A]
[Am]
[A]
[E]
[A]
my job,
[Em] [A] ain't got no money, seems I have [F#m] to leave [F] this [A] town.
[G] [F#]
[F] [E] [A]
[F#] [G]
[F#] [F] [E] [A]
[F#] [G]
[F#] [F] [E] [A]
[G]
[F#] [Fm] [E] [A]
[G]
[F#] [Fm] [E] [A]
[G]
[F#] [F] [A]
[D] Tell mama, head all the folks [A] back home.
Sometimes [E] a man just feels he's got to make [A] it along.
[D]
Why I'm leaving [A] so soon, [E] because this life I lead,
it's got me through [A] and through.
[D] Tell mama, head all the folks [A] back home.
[E] Sometimes a man just feels he's got to make it [A] along.
[D]
Why I'm leaving [A] so soon, [E] because this life I lead,
it's got me through [C] and through.
[A]
[N]
Key:  
A
1231
E
2311
Em
121
D
1321
F
134211111
A
1231
E
2311
Em
121
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To learn Savoy Brown - Tell Mama chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - Fm, E, A, D, A, F#m, F, A, Em, A, G and F#. Set your pace at 67 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 135. With the song's key of A Major, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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[A] _ [C] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [G] _ _ [G#] _ _ [G] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ [A] I _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ quit my job, _ _ _ ain't got no money, _ _ _ _ _ seems I [F#m] have to leave this [F] [A] town.
_ [C] _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em]
[A] Pack my bag, _ _ _ _ [Em]
run [A] to the station, _ _ _ [Em] _
[A] _ _ board the [F#m] train, the seas put [F] [A] down.
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[A] _ [D] Tell mama, _ _ _ head all the folks back [A] home. _ _ _
_ [E] Sometimes a man just feels he's got to make it [A] along. _ _ _
_ _ [D] Tell mama, _ _ why I'm leaving [A] so soon, _ _ _ _ because [E] this life I lead,
it's got me through [A] and through. _ _ _
_ [Em] [A] Looking through, _ _ _ _
[Em] _ [A] that's why I have to go, _ _
[Em] _ _ [A] _ seems no use [F#m] in hanging [F] [A] around. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
I can't stop now, _ _ _ [Em]
the [A] tickets in my hand, _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [A] board the train, [F#m] the seas [F] put down.
[A] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[Am] _ [D] Tell mama, _ _ head all the folks [A] back home. _ _ _
_ [E] Sometimes a man just feels _ he's got to make [A] it along. _ _ _ _
_ [D] Tell mama, _ _ why I'm leaving [A] so soon, _ _ _
[E] _ because this life I lead,
it's got me through [A] and through. _ _ _ _
[Em] I [D] _ _ _ _ quit _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ my job, _ _ _
[Em] _ [A] ain't got no money, _ _ _ _ _ _ seems I have [F#m] to leave [F] this [A] town. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ [F] _ [E] _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ [F] _ [E] _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ [G] _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ [F] _ [E] _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ [Fm] _ [E] _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ [Fm] _ [E] _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ [F] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] Tell mama, _ _ head all the folks [A] back home.
_ _ _ Sometimes [E] a man just feels he's got to make [A] it along.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ Why I'm leaving [A] so soon, _ _ _ _ _ [E] because this life I lead,
it's got me through [A] and through.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] Tell mama, _ _ head all the folks [A] back home.
_ _ _ _ _ [E] Sometimes a man just feels he's got to make it [A] along.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ Why I'm leaving [A] so soon, _ _ _ _ _ [E] because this life I lead,
it's got me through [C] and through. _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _

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This song is part of Street Corner Talking album.