Only Mama Knows

Only Mama Knows (Live Version) Paul McCartney [from "Good Evening New York City"] Chords:                            Legend:   Em    = 022000                     h   - hammer on   Bm    = x24432 (barre)             p   - pull off   D     = xx0232                     /   - slide up   F#m   = 244222 (barre)             \   - slide down   G     = x200xx                     ( ) - play note instead of chord   A     = x02220                     n/c - no chord (aka: off)   E     = 022100   B5    = x244xx   C#5   = x466xx  (or play C#m)   D#5   = x688xx  (or play D#m)   Em7   = 022030   Fm    = 133111 (barre) Chorus Walkup:         (#)          e|---------------|------------------|   B|-------------2-|------------------|   G|---------0---2-|-4----------------|   D|-2-------0---2-|-4----------------|   A|-2---4---------|-2----------------|   E|-0-------------|------------------|      God for-sak-en  town Note: McCartney seems to bobble the first line singing what sounds like 
"I was found in a gendry lounge…" - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synth Strings Loop: | . . | . . | . . | . . | Intro:                                 |------------------|------------------| G|------------------|-2--0-------------| D|-------------0--2-|-------2p0-2------| A|-------0--2-------|------------------| E|-0--3-------------|------------------| Verse 1: . I was found in a transit lounge of a dirty airport town . What was I doing on the . road to ruin?  Well my mama laid me down . . . . my mama laid me down    Verse 2: . ’Round my hand was a plastic band with a picture of my face . I was crying . left to die in this God forsaken place . God forsaken place . . . Chorus: . Only mama knows why she laid me down in this God for-sa-ken town  She was running too. What she ran from though I always wondered . I never knew.  Only mama knows only mama knows Interlude:                                                     e|-------2--------7-|-------2-------|-------2--------7-|-------2-------| B|-0--3-----5--8----|-0--3-----5----|-0--3-----5--8----|-0--3-----5----| G|------------------|---------------|------------------|---------------| D|------------------|---------------|------------------|---------------| A|------------------|---------------|------------------|---------------| E|------------------|---------------|------------------|---------------| Bridge: . I’m passing through I’m on my way . I’m on the road no E.T.A.   . I’m passing through no fixed abode . and that is why . . . . . I need to try . . . . to hold on   |<>                |Em <>  |<>                 |Em <>  |<>      |  . . . . I’ve gotta hold on . . . . I’ve got to hold on . . . . Intro (Reprise):                                 |------------------|------------------| G|------------------|-2--0-------------| D|-------------0--2-|-------2p0-2------| A|-------0--2-------|------------------| E|-0--3-------------|------------------| Verse 3: . Was it planned as a one-night stand or did she leave in disgrace? . Well I’ve never . will I ever . see my father’s face? . . .    . See my father’s face  . . . Chorus: . Only mama knows why she laid me down in this God for-sa-ken town  She was running too. What she ran from though I always wondered . I never knew.  Only mama knows only mama knows Chorus: . Only mama knows why she laid me down in this God for-sa-ken town  She was running too. What she ran from though I always wondered . I never knew.  Only mama knows only mama knows Interlude (Reprise):                                                     e|-------2--------7-|-------2-------|-------2--------7-|-------2-------| B|-0--3-----5--8----|-0--3-----5----|-0--3-----5--8----|-0--3-----5----| G|------------------|---------------|------------------|---------------| D|------------------|---------------|------------------|---------------| A|------------------|---------------|------------------|---------------| E|------------------|---------------|------------------|---------------|                     (only mama knows)                  (only mama knows) Bridge (Reprise):  I’ve got to hold on . . . . I’ve got to hold on . . . .                   (only mama knows)           (only mama knows)     I’ve got to hold on . . . . Outro:                                 |------------------|------------------| G|------------------|-2--0-------------| D|-------------0--2-|-------2p0-2------| A|-------0--2-------|------------------| E|-0--3-------------|------------------| Synth Strings Loop: | - - | - - | - - | - - | Charted by Dexex Note: "DundeeShamrock" has posted a good alternative for the Intro lick if you’d prefer to play it high on the neck. I prefer to play it lower to get the growl you hear in the recording. Here’s his/her version: ----------------------------------------- g----------------------------12s14s12 d--------------------12--14-----------14p12h4 a ------10--12-12s14 E 10s12