Mama Said Metallica backing track and tabs

Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)

this is the first tab i've submitted, and i'm sure there has got to be a million different versions of this, but i figured i'd show yall mine.

standard tuning.

Verse(all of em)

e---1---0---1---3---1---0------0---0--0--0
B---3---3---3---3---3---3------1---1--0--1
G---2---2---2---2---2---2-----0----2--2--2
D---x---x---x---x---x---x----2-----2--2--2
A---x---x---x---x---x---x---3------0--0--0
E---x---x---x---x---x---x---x------x--x--x

Chorus
Dm C Am G
e---1----0----0----3
B---3----1----1----3
G---2----0----2----0
D---x----2----2----0
A---x----3----0----2
E---x----x----x----3

Nothing much to it, but its a great song.
I gotta give credit to my friend Dan tha man, he
helped out quite a bit, and he's one of the best
southpaw players out there. Thanks man.

Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)

Tabs: Robin Bownes.....with help from Metallica

<-----One bar----->
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Rhythm fig.1 |

Dmi Dsus4
Eb|-1--------1---0---1-----------3----3---1---1---1-------1-----------|
Bb|-3------------3---3-----------3----3---3---3---3-------3-----------|
Gb|-2------------2-----------2---2----2---2---2---2-------------------|
Db|-0--------------------0--------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------0---------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
C Am Asus2 Ami
H
Eb|-------------------------------------0---0---x---x-----------------|
Bb|-1----1---1^3--x---1----1---1---1----0---1---x---x-----------------|
Gb|-0----0---0----x---2----2---2---2----2---2---x---x-----------------|
Db|-2----2---2----x---2----2---2---2----2---2-------------------------|
Ab|-3----3---3--------0-----------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Eb|-1----1---1---0---1-----------3----3---1---1---1-------------------|
Bb|-3------------3---3-----------3----3---3---3---3-------------------|
Gb|-2------------2-----------2---2----2---2---2---2-------------------|
Db|-0--------------------0--------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------0--------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
H
Eb|--------------------0--------0---0----0---0------------------------|
Bb|--1----1---1^3--x---1--------1---1----1---3------------------------|
Gb|--0----0---0----x---2--------2---2----2---2-------0----------------|
Db|--2----2---2----x---2----------------------------------------------|
Ab|--3----3---3--------0----------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

*************************************************************************
* Rhythm fill 1 *
* H *
*Eb|--------------------0--------0---0---------0---0-------------------|*
*Bb|--1----1---1^3--x---1--------3---3---------3---3-------------------|*
*Gb|--0----0---0----x---2--------2---2---------2---2-------------------|*
*Db|--2----2---2----x---2--------2---2---------2---2-------------------|*
*Ab|--3----3---3--------0----------------------------------------------|*
*Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|*
*************************************************************************

(notice!:one line of the verse is one line of the rhythm fig.1)

[VERSE 1] w/rhythm fig.1

Mama, she's taught me well
told me when I was young
Son your life's an open book don't
w/substitute rhythm fill 1
close it fore it's done The
w/resume Rhythm fig.1 <3 bars>
brightest flame burns quickest That's
what I heard her say a
son's heart's owed to mother, but
C Am (both open chords strike only once)
I must find my way

[Chorus]
Guitar2 *hold bend
Eb|--------------------|----------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------|-15-------15-----------15-----15--------|
Gb|--------------------|-14F---12-14PBR-12-14FR--14FR-14-12-----|
Db|--------------------|----------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------|----------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------|----------------------------------------|
| Guitar1(Rhythm.fig2)
| Dmi Cadd9 Ami G
Eb|-1------3------0----|--3---3-3--3----3-3----3-3----3--3-3----|
Bb|-3------3------1----|--3---3-3--3----3-3----3-3----3--3-3----|
Gb|-2------0------2----|--0---0-0--0----0-0----0-0----0--0-0----|
Db|-0------2------2----|--0---0-0--0----0-0----0-0----0--0-0----|
Ab|--------3------0----|--2---2-2--2----2-2----2-2----2--2-2----|
Eb|--------------------|--3---3-3--3----3-3----3-3----3--3-3----|
Let my heart go___________

Guitar2 *hold bend
Eb|--------------------|----------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------|-15-------15-----------15-----15--------|
Gb|--------------------|-14F---12-14PBR-12-14FR--14FR-14-12-----|
Db|--------------------|----------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------|----------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------|----------------------------------------|
| Guitar1
| Dmi Cadd9 Ami G
Eb|-1------3------0----|--3---3-3--3----3-3----3-3----3--3-3----|
Bb|-3------3------1----|--3---3-3--3----3-3----3-3----3--3-3----|
Gb|-2------0------2----|--0---0-0--0----0-0----0-0----0--0-0----|
Db|-0------2------2----|--0---0-0--0----0-0----0-0----0--0-0----|
Ab|--------3------0----|--2---2-2--2----2-2----2-2----2--2-2----|
Eb|--------------------|--3---3-3--3----3-3----3-3----3--3-3----|
Let your son grow_______ Mama

Guitar2 *hold bend...
Eb|--------------------|----------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------|-15-------15-----------15-15-15---------|
Gb|--------------------|-14F---12-14PBR-12-14FR--------14-12----|
Db|--------------------|----------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------|----------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------|----------------------------------------|
| Guitar1
| Dmi Cadd9 Am G
Eb|-1------3------0----|--3---3-3--3----3-3----3-3----3--3-3----|
Bb|-3------3------1----|--3---3-3--3----3-3----3-3----3--3-3----|
Gb|-2------0------2----|--0---0-0--0----0-0----0-0----0--0-0----|
Db|-0------2------2----|--0---0-0--0----0-0----0-0----0--0-0----|
Ab|--------3------0----|--2---2-2--2----2-2----2-2----2--2-2----|
Eb|--------------------|--3---3-3--3----3-3----3-3----3--3-3----|
let my heart go_________ or

Dmi Cadd9 Bb G Ami (hold chord)
Eb|-1-----3---------3--|--0-------------------------------------|
Bb|-3-----3---3-----3--|--1-------------------------------------|
Gb|-2-----0---3-----0--|--2-------------------------------------|
Db|-0-----2---3--------|--2-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------3---1-----2--|--0-------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------3--|----------------------------------------|
Let this heart be still________ yeah still________

Guitar1 w/rhythm fig.1
Guitar2 w/wah effect P P
Eb|----------------------------|-------------------13^12^10-----|
Bb|----------------------------|----------------10----------10--|
Gb|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
H P P
Eb|-10^12^10-------------------|-----------------5--------------|
Bb|----------------------------|--------------------6^5---------|
Gb|----------------------------|--------------7----------7------|
Db|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------|--------------------------------|

[Verse 2]
Guitar1 w/rhythm fig.1<1 and 3/4times>
Guitar2
H
Eb|---5------------------------|------------------------17------17----|
Bb|---5^6----------------------|--------------------------------------|
Gb|---7------------------------|--------------------------19PBR---19PBR
Db|----------------------------|----------------------19------19------|
Ab|----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
Rebel my new last name wild blood in my veins___
. .
Eb|----------------------------|-----------------------17-------------|
Bb|----------------------------|----------------------------20--17-17-|
Gb|-(19)-----------------------|---------------------19---19--19------|
Db|----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
Apron string around my neck the mark that still remains I
H
Eb|----------------------------|--------------------------17---------|
Bb|--17^18---------------------|-------------------------------15FB--|
Gb|--17^19---------------------|-------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
left home at an early age of what I heard was wrong______

* use wah pedal up and down Gtr1
Eb|----------------------------|--0------------------0---------------|
Bb|-15-------------------------|--1------------------1---------------|
Gb|-14-------------------------|--0------------------2---------------|
Db|----------------------------|--2------------------2---------------|
Ab|----------------------------|--3------------------0---------------|
Eb|----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
never asked forgivness but what I said is done________

[Chorus]
Guitar2 Rhythm.fig2A
* hold bend
Eb|--------------------|----------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------|-15-------15-----------15-----15--------|
Gb|--------------------|-14F---12-14PBR-12-14FR--14FR-14-12-----|
Db|--------------------|----------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------|----------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------|----------------------------------------|
| Guitar1(Rhythm.fig2)
| Dmi Cadd9 Ami G
Eb|-1------3------0----|--3---3-3--3----3-3----3-3----3--3-3----|
Bb|-3------3------1----|--3---3-3--3----3-3----3-3----3--3-3----|
Gb|-2------0------2----|--0---0-0--0----0-0----0-0----0--0-0----|
Db|-0------2------2----|--0---0-0--0----0-0----0-0----0--0-0----|
Ab|--------3------0----|--2---2-2--2----2-2----2-2----2--2-2----|
Eb|--------------------|--3---3-3--3----3-3----3-3----3--3-3----|
Let my heart go___________

Guitar2 * hold bend
Eb|--------------------|----------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------|-15-------15-----------15-15-15---------|
Gb|--------------------|-14F---12-14PBR-12-14FR--------14--12---|
Db|--------------------|----------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------|----------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------|----------------------------------------|
| Guitar1
| Dmi Cadd9 Ami G
Eb|-1------3------0----|--3---3-3--3----3-3----3-3----3--3-3----|
Bb|-3------3------1----|--3---3-3--3----3-3----3-3----3--3-3----|
Gb|-2------0------2----|--0---0-0--0----0-0----0-0----0--0-0----|
Db|-0------2------2----|--0---0-0--0----0-0----0-0----0--0-0----|
Ab|--------3------0----|--2---2-2--2----2-2----2-2----2--2-2----|
Eb|--------------------|--3---3-3--3----3-3----3-3----3--3-3----|
Let your son grow_______ Mama
Guitar2

Eb|--------------------|----------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------|-15----15------15-----------15----------|
Gb|--------------------|-14F---14F--12----14PBR--12----14PBR-12-|
Db|--------------------|----------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------|----------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------|----------------------------------------|
| Guitar1
| Dmi Cadd9 Am G
Eb|-1------3------0----|--3---3-3--3----3-3----3-3----3--3-3----|
Bb|-3------3------1----|--3---3-3--3----3-3----3-3----3--3-3----|
Gb|-2------0------2----|--0---0-0--0----0-0----0-0----0--0-0----|
Db|-0------2------2----|--0---0-0--0----0-0----0-0----0--0-0----|
Ab|--------3------0----|--2---2-2--2----2-2----2-2----2--2-2----|
Eb|--------------------|--3---3-3--3----3-3----3-3----3--3-3----|
let my heart go_________ or

Dmi Cadd9 Bb G Ami Asus2 Asus4
Eb|-1-----3---------3--|--0------0-0----0-0---0---0-0-0----0----|
Bb|-3-----3---3-----3--|--1------1-1----0-0---0---3-3-3----3----|
Gb|-2-----0---3-----0--|--2------2-2----2-2---2---2-2-2----2----|
Db|-0-----2---3--------|--2------2-2----2-2---2---2-2-2----2----|
Ab|-------3---1-----2--|--0------0-0----0-0---0---0-0-0----0----|
Eb|-----------------3--|----------------------------------------|
Let this heart be still________

[Bridge]
Guitar1
Dmi G Cadd9 F
Eb|-1--1-1-1--3---3-3---3--3-3-|-3---3-3-3---1-----1-1---1-1-1-------|
Bb|*3--3-3-3--3---3-3---3--3-3-|-3---3-3-3---1-----1-1---1-1-1-------|
Gb|-2--2-2-2--0---0-0---0--0-0-|-0---0-0-0---2-----2-2---2-2-2-------|
Db|-0--0-0-0--0---0-0---0--0-0-|-2---2-2-2---3-----3-3---3-3-3-------|
Ab|*----------2---2-2---2--2-2-|-3---3-3-3---3-----3-3---3-3-3-------|
Eb|-----------3---3-3---3--3-3-|-------------1-----1-1---1-1-1-------|
|Never I ask of you but never I gave But you
|Guitar2 H
Eb|------1------------0--------|-------0-----------------------------|
Bb|*-------3F-3---------3------|---------1^3-------------------------|
Gb|----2------------0-------0--|-------------------------------------|
Db|-0--------------------------|-----2-------------------------------|
Ab|*--------------2------------|-3-----------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------|-------------1-----------------------|

Dmi G Cadd9 F
Eb|-1--1-1-1--3---3-3---3--3-3-|-3---3-3-3----1------1-1-1-1-1-------|
Bb|-3--3-3-3--3---3-3---3--3-3-|-3---3-3-3----1------1-1-1-1-1------*|
Gb|-2--2-2-2--0---0-0---0--0-0-|-0---0-0-0----2------2-2-2-2-2-------|
Db|-0--0-0-0--0---0-0---0--0-0-|-2---2-2-2----3------3-3-3-3-3-------|
Ab|-----------2---2-2---2--2-2-|-3---3-3-3----3------3-3-3-3-3------*|
Eb|-----------3---3-3---3--3-3-|--------------1------1-1-1-1-1-------|
|gave me your emptiness I now take to my grave *So
| *sing this word only for 2nd time
| H
Eb|------1------------0--------|-------0-----------------------------|
Bb|--------3F-3---------3------|---------1^3------------------------*|
Gb|----2------------0-------0--|-------------------------------------|
Db|-0--------------------------|-----2-------------------------------|
Ab|---------------2------------|-3----------------------------------*|
Eb|----------------------------|-------------1-----------------------|

Dmi Cadd9 Bb Ami Asus4
Eb|-1------3------------3------|-0---------0------0---0---0---0---0--|
Bb|-3------3------3-----3------|-1---------3------3---3---3---3---3--|
Gb|-2------0------3-----0------|-2---------2------2---2---2---2---2--|
Db|-0------2------3-----0------|-2---------2------2---2---2---2---2--|
Ab|--------3------1-----2------|-0---------0------0---0---0---0---0--|
Eb|---------------------3------|-------------------------------------|
let this heart be still

[Verse 3]
Guitar 1 w/Rhytm.fig1 <1 and 3/4 time>
Guitar 2
Eb|----------------------------|--------------------------5----------|
Bb|----------------------------|----------------------------3/5--6---|
Gb|----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Mama now I'm coming home I'm not all you wished of me____ A

Eb|----------------------------|------------------------5----5-5-0-5-|
Bb|-6--------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-7--------------------------|-----------------2--2-----2----------|
Db|----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
mother's love for her son unspoken help me be Yeah I

Eb|----------------------------|---------------------------5---------|
Bb|-3--------------------------|---------------------------------5-5-|
Gb|-2--------------------------|-------------------------7---7-7-----|
Db|----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
took your love for granted and all the things you said to me yeah I

Gtr.1 C Ami
Eb|----0-----------------------|------0----------------0-------------|
Bb|--6-------------------------|------1----------------1-------------|
Gb|----------7-----------------|------0----------------2-------------|
Db|----------------------------|------2----------------2-------------|
Ab|----------------------------|------3----------------0-------------|
Eb|----------------------------|------0------------------------------|
need your arms to welcome me but a cold stone's all I see

Gtr1 w/Rhythm fig.2
Gtr2 w/Rhythm fig.2A
G
Eb|-(0)------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-(1)------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-(2)------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Db|-(2)------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-(0)------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Let my heart go
Dmi Cadd9 Ami G
Eb|----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Let your son grow Mama
Dmi Cadd9 Ami G
Eb|----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
let my heart go or
Dmi Cadd9 Bb G Ami Asus2 Asus4
Eb|----------------------------|--0--------0-0---0-0---0----0-0-0--0-|
Bb|----------------------------|--1--------1-1---1-0---0----3-3-3--3-|
Gb|----------------------------|--2--------2-2---2-2---2----2-2-2--2-|
Db|----------------------------|--2--------2-2---2-2---2----2-2-2--2-|
Ab|----------------------------|--0--------0-0---0-0---0----0-0-0--0-|
Eb|----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| let this heart be still
|Gtr2 let ring
Eb|----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Gb|(12)-(12)\------------------|-------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------|-----------2-----2-2-------2-2---2-0-|
Ab|----------------------------|--------0------0-------0-------0-----|
Eb|----------------------------|-------------------------------------|

Gtr1
Dmi Cadd9 Ami Dmi
Eb|--1----------3--------0-----|--1-----1---1-1---1-----1-1-1-1-1-1--|
Bb|--3----------3--------1-----|--3-----3---3-3---3-----3-3-3-3-3-3--|
Gb|--2----------0--------2-----|--2-----2---2-2---2-----2-2-2-2-2-2--|
Db|--0----------2--------2-----|--0-----0---0-0---0-----0-0-0-0-0-0--|
Ab|-------------3--------0-----|-------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| Let my heart go Mama
|Gtr2 *hold bend..
Eb|----------------------------|----------1---------------1----------|
Bb|----------------------------|----------------------3FR---3--------|
Gb|----------------------------|------2------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------|--0----------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr3
Eb|----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Gb|--7---------5---------------|--7----------------------------------|
Db|--7---------5---------7-----|--7----------------------------------|
Ab|--5---------3---------7-----|--5----------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------5-----|-------------------------------------|

Gtr1
Dmi Cadd9 Ami Dmi
Eb|-1----------3--------0------|-1-----1---1-1---1----1-1-1-1-1-1----|
Bb|-3----------3--------1------|-3-----3---3-3---3----3-3-3-3-3-3----|
Gb|-2----------0--------2------|-2-----2---2-2---2----2-2-2-2-2-2----|
Db|-0----------2--------2------|-0-----0---0-0---0----0-0-0-0-0-0----|
Ab|------------3--------0------|-------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| let my heart mm ya never
|Gtr2 H H
Eb|----------------------------|-----------1-----0^1----1-1-0^1------|
Bb|----------------------------|-------2--------------2-3-3-----3----|
Gb|----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------|-0-----------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|
|Gtr3
Eb|----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Gb|--7---------5---------------|--7----------------------------------|
Db|--7---------5---------7-----|--7----------------------------------|
Ab|--5---------3---------7-----|--5----------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------5-----|-------------------------------------|

Gtr1
Dmi Cadd9 Ami Dmi
Eb|-1----------3---------0-----|-1-----1---1-1---1----1-1-1-1-1-1----|
Bb|-3----------3---------1-----|-3-----3---3-3---3----3-3-3-3-3-3----|
Gb|-2----------0---------2-----|-2-----2---2-2---2----2-2-2-2-2-2----|
Db|-0----------2---------2-----|-0-----0---0-0---0----0-0-0-0-0-0----|
Ab|------------3---------0-----|-------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| let my heart go So
|Gtr2
Eb|----------------------------|-----------1-----3------1------------|
Bb|----------------------------|-------3-----3------------3---3FR----|
Gb|----------------------------|---------2-----2------2-----2--------|
Db|----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------|-0-----------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|
|Gtr3
Eb|----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Gb|--7---------5---------------|--7----------------------------------|
Db|--7---------5---------7-----|--7----------------------------------|
Ab|--5---------3---------7-----|--5----------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------5-----|-------------------------------------|

Gtr1
Dmi Cadd9 Bb G Ami
Eb|-1------3-------------3-----|-0---0---0-0---0---0-0-0-0-0-0-------|
Bb|-3------3------3------3-----|-1---1---1-1---1---1-1-1-1-1-1-------|
Gb|-2------0------3------0-----|-2---2---2-2---2---2-2-2-2-2-2-------|
Db|-0------2------3------0-----|-2---2---2-2---2---2-2-2-2-2-2-------|
Ab|--------3------1------2-----|-0---0---0-0---0---0-0-0-0-0-0-------|
Eb|----------------------3-----|-------------------------------------|
| let this heart be still woh
|Gtr2
Eb|----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------|---------2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-0-----|
Ab|----------------------------|-------0-----0-----0-----0-----------|
Eb|----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|
|Gtr3
Eb|----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-7------5------3------------|-------------------------------------|
Db|-7------5------3------5-----|-7-----------------------------------|
Ab|-5------3------1------5-----|-7-----------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------3-----|-5-----------------------------------|

Gtr1 w/rhythm fig.3
Gtr w/rhythm fig.3A
Gtr3
Eb|----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-7--------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Db|-7--------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-5--------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------|-------------------------------------|

Eb|----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------|-------------------------------------|

[Bridge]
Guitar1
Dmi G Cadd9 F
Eb|-1--1-1-1--3---3-3---3--3-3-|-3---3-3-3---1-----1-1---1-1-1-------|
Bb|-3--3-3-3--3---3-3---3--3-3-|-3---3-3-3---1-----1-1---1-1-1-------|
Gb|-2--2-2-2--0---0-0---0--0-0-|-0---0-0-0---2-----2-2---2-2-2-------|
Db|-0--0-0-0--0---0-0---0--0-0-|-2---2-2-2---3-----3-3---3-3-3-------|
Ab|-----------2---2-2---2--2-2-|-3---3-3-3---3-----3-3---3-3-3-------|
Eb|-----------3---3-3---3--3-3-|-------------1-----1-1---1-1-1-------|
|Never I ask of you but never I gave But you
|Guitar2 H
Eb|------1------------0--------|-------0-----------------------------|
Bb|--------3F-3---------3------|---------1^3-------------------------|
Gb|----2------------0-------0--|-------------------------------------|
Db|-0--------------------------|-----2-------------------------------|
Ab|---------------2------------|-3-----------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------|-------------1-----------------------|

Dmi G Cadd9 F
Eb|-1--1-1-1--3---3-3---3--3-3-|-3---3-3-3----1------1-1-1-1-1-------|
Bb|-3--3-3-3--3---3-3---3--3-3-|-3---3-3-3----1------1-1-1-1-1-------|
Gb|-2--2-2-2--0---0-0---0--0-0-|-0---0-0-0----2------2-2-2-2-2-------|
Db|-0--0-0-0--0---0-0---0--0-0-|-2---2-2-2----3------3-3-3-3-3-------|
Ab|-----------2---2-2---2--2-2-|-3---3-3-3----3------3-3-3-3-3-------|
Eb|-----------3---3-3---3--3-3-|--------------1------1-1-1-1-1-------|
|gave me your emptiness I now take to my grave So
|
| H
Eb|------1------------0--------|-------0-----------------------------|
Bb|--------3F-3---------3------|---------1^3-------------------------|
Gb|----2------------0-------0--|-------------------------------------|
Db|-0--------------------------|-----2-------------------------------|
Ab|---------------2------------|-3-----------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------|-------------1-----------------------|

Gtr1
Dmi Cadd9 Bb G Ami
Eb|-1-----3-----------3--------|-0----------------------------------||
Bb|-3-----3-----3-----3--------|-1----------------------------------||
Gb|-2-----0-----3-----0--------|-2----------------------------------||
Db|-0-----2-----3-----0--------|-2----------------------------------||
Ab|-------3-----1-----2--------|-0----------------------------------||
Eb|-------------------3--------|------------------------------------||

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TABULATURE EXPLANATION:
x ...... muffled string
^ ...... hammer ons , pull offs
F ...... Bend full step
FR ...... Bend full step and then release
PBR ..... Pre bend and release
/ ..... slide up
\ ..... slide down
(12) .... `ghost' note = note which sounds from previous measure
.
15 .... the point over the note means :"play it short - staccato"

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Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)

Mama Said
Metallica

Tune down a 1/2 step.

Dm Dmsus4 Dmsus2 C Am Amsus4 G F Bb
e--1------3---------0------0----0-----0------3----1----1--
b--3------3---------3------1----1-----3------0----1----3--
g--2------2---------2------0----2-----2------0----2----3--
d--0------0---------0------2----2-----2------0----3----3--
a--x------x---------x------3----0-----0------2----3----1--
e--x------x---------x------x----x-----x------3----1----x--

Intro:

Dm C Am

*Verse*

Dm
Mama she has taught me well
C Am
Told me when I was young
Dm
Son your life's an open book
C Am
Don't close it before it's done
Dm
The brightest flame burns quickest
C Am
Thats what I heard her say
D
The son's heart's owed to mother
C Am
But I must find my way....

*Chorus*

Dm C Am G
Let my heart go
Dm C Am G
Let your son grow
Dm C Am G
Mama let my heart go
Dm C Bb G Am
Mama let this heart be still.

*Intro again*

*Verse 2*

Dm
Remember my new last name
C Am
Wild blood in my veins
Dm
Draping the strings around my neck
C Am
The mark that still remains
Dm
Left home at an early age
C Am
of what I heard was wrong (?)
Dm
I never asked forgiveness
C Am
For what is said is done....

*Chorus*

Dm C Am G
Let my heart go
Dm C Am G
Let your son grow
Dm C Am G
Mama let my heart go
Dm C Bb G Am
Mama let this heart be still.

*Bridge*

Dm G
Never I asked of you
C F
but never I gave
Dm G
But you gave me your emptiness
C F
that I'll take to my grave
Dm G
Never I asked of you
C F
but never I gave
Dm G
But you gave me your emptiness
C F
that I'll take to my grave
Dm C Bb G Am
So let this heart be still.

*Verse 3*

Dm
Mama now I'm coming home
C Am
I'm not all you wished of me
Dm
A mother's love for her son
C Am
was spoken heavily(?)
Dm
yeah I took your love for granted
C Am
and all the things you said to me
Dm
I need your arms to welcome me
C Am
That cold stone's all I see.....

*Chorus*

Dm C Am G
Let my heart go
Dm C Am G
Let your son grow
Dm C Am G
Mama let my heart go
Dm C Bb G Am
Mama let this heart be still.
Dm C Am Dm
Let my heart go
Dm C Am Dm
Mama let my heart go
Dm C Am Dm
You never let my heart go
Dm C Bb G Am
Mama let this heart be still.

*Bridge*

(solo over Dm G C F twice)

Dm G
Never I asked of you
C F
but never I gave
Dm G
But you gave me your emptiness
C F
that I'll take to my grave
Dm G
Never I asked of you
C F
but never I gave
Dm G
But you gave me your emptiness
C F
that I'll take to my grave
Dm C Bb G Am
So let this heart be still.

Intro/Verse:

|--1---0-1---1--3-3-3--1-1-1--0--0--0--0-0--0---0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|--3---3-3---3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3--1--1--1-3--1---1-1-0-0-1-1--|
|--2---2-2---2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2--0--0--0-0--2---2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|--0---0-0---0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0--2--2--2-2--2---2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|--0---0-0---0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0--3--3--3-3--0---0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|--------------------------------0----------0---0-0-0-0-0-0--|

Chorus:

|--1--0--0-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| |--1--0--0--3--0--|
|--3--1--1-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| |--3--1--1--3--1--|
|--2--0--2-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| |--2--0--2--0--2--|
|--0--2--2--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| X 3 and then... |--0--2--2--0--2--|
|--0--3--0--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--| |--0--3--0--2--0--|
|-----------3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| |-----------3-----|

Bridge:

|--1--1-1-1--3--3-3-3--0-0-0--0-----|
|--3--3-3-3--3--3-3-3--1-1-1--1-----|
|--2--2-2-2--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--2-----|
|--0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0--2-2-2--2-----|
|--0--0-0-0--2--2-2-2--3-3-3--0-----|
|------------3--3-3-3---------------|

* Acoustic guitar - Intro/Verse Riff

Dm Ds4

Eb|-1--------1---0---1-----------3----3---1---1---1-------1-----------
|
Bb|-3------------3---3-----------3----3---3---3---3-------3-----------
|
Gb|-2------------2-----------2---2----2---2---2---2-------------------
|
Db|-0--------------------0--------------------------------------------
|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------0---------------
|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------
|

C Am As2 As4
H

Eb|-------------------------------------0---0---x---x-----------------
|
Bb|-1----1---1>3--x---1----1---1---1----0---1---x---x-----------------
|
Gb|-0----0---0----x---2----2---2---2----2---2---x---x-----------------
|
Db|-2----2---2----x---2----2---2---2----2---2-------------------------
|
Ab|-3----3---3--------0-----------------------------------------------
|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------
|

Eb|-1----1---1---0---1-----------3----3---1---1---1-------------------
|
Bb|-3------------3---3-----------3----3---3---3---3-------------------
|
Gb|-2------------2-----------2---2----2---2---2---2-------------------
|
Db|-0--------------------0--------------------------------------------
|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------0--------------
|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------
|

H
Eb|--------------------0--------0---0----0---0------------------------
|
Bb|--1----1---1>3--x---1--------1---1----1---3------------------------
|
Gb|--0----0---0----x---2--------2---2----2---2-------0----------------
|
Db|--2----2---2----x---2----------------------------------------------
|
Ab|--3----3---3--------0----------------------------------------------
|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------
|

* Chorus - Acoustic over clean electric (Haven't figured it out

yet.)

Dm Ca9 Am G Dm Ca9 Bb G Am As2 As4

Eb|-1---3---0-----3---|-1---3----------3--0----------0--------0-------
|
Bb|-3---0---1-----3---|-3---0----3-----3--1----------0--------3-------
|
Gb|-2---0---2-----0---|-2---0----3-----0--2----------2--------2-------
|
Db|-0---2---2-----0---|-0---2----3-----0--2----------2--------2-------
|
Ab|-----3---0-----2---|-----3----1-----2--0----------0--------0-------
|
Eb|---------------3---|----------------3------------------------------
|
Let my heart go Let this heart be still..

* Before and Verse 2 - Electric w/wah (Included some lyrics to
help)

P P H P P
Eb|------13126--|-----------------------------------------------------------
|
Gb|--7----|-----------------------19^(21)^19----------19^(21)^19------
|
Db|-------|---------------19------------------19----------------------
|
Ab|-------|-----------------------------------------------------------
|
Eb|-------|-----------------------------------------------------------
|
Rebel.. in my veins..

H B
Eb|-------17------------------------------------|-17-----------|------
|
Bb|-------------------20-------17---17----17>18-|------15^(17)-|--15--
|
Gb|---19----------19-------19-------------17>19-|--------------|--14--
|
Db|---------------------------------------------|--------------|------
|
Ab|---------------------------------------------|--------------|------
|
Eb|---------------------------------------------|--------------|------
|
remains.. left.. wrong.. never

* Bridge - Acoustic

Dm G Ca9 F
B H
Eb|-1-----3---3-----1----|-------1-----------|-----0----------0-------
|
Bb|-3-----3---0-----1----|----------3^(5)--3-|-------3----------1>3---
|
Gb|-2-----0---0-----2----|----2--------------|---0------0-------------
|
Db|-0-----0---2-----3----|-0-----------------|--------------2---------
|
Ab|-------2---3-----3----|-------------------|-2----------3-----------
|
Eb|-------3---------1----|-------------------|----------------------1-
|
Never ask never gave. Fill during bridge. (let ring)

* Verse 2 - Electric w/wah (Included some lyrics to help)

H
Eb|----5-------------------|----------------5---5-5-0-5---------------
|
Bb|-------3>5-6----6-------|--------------------------------3---------
|
Gb|----------------7-------|--------2--2------2-------------2---------
|
Db|------------------------|------------------------------------------
|
Ab|------------------------|------------------------------------------
|
Eb|------------------------|------------------------------------------
|
me.. A mothers.. me be.. Yeah I took

Eb|-------------5--------------------0--------------------------------
|
Bb|------------------------5--5--6------------------------------------
|
Gb|---------7--------7--7-----------------------7---------------------
|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------------
|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------------
|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------
|
to me.. yeah I need your arms to welcome me.

* Distorted riff played under "Let my heart go..." at the end

Eb|-------------------------|-----------------------------------------
|
Bb|-------------------------|-----------------------------------------
|
Gb|-7-----5--------------7--|--7-----5-----3-----------------------7--
|
Db|-7-----5-----7--------5--|--7-----5-----3-----5-----7-----------7--
|
Ab|-5-----3-----7--------5--|--5-----3-----1-----5-----7-----------5--
|
Eb|-------------5-----------|--------------------3-----5--------------
|
This 3 times.. then this..

Tunning: Nashville (E A D G B E)

Song:Mama Said
Artist:Metallica
Tabbed by: ron4ik16
My e-mail address:ron24@inbox.lv.

Tuning:either standard,either somewhere between E and Eb,both sound nicely.

This is a more or less precise Mama Said Tab Lesson,
I'm gonna display everything here AS SIMPLE AS POSSIBLE.
In this tab you will see what James Hetfield plays in this song.
Don't know about Jason Newsted(bass guitar),
but James plays almost all of the song including it's solo(partly),
Kirk Hammett(lead guitar) however,plays little in this song,
because this song is mainly played on acoustic guitar,
he only plays lead in the bridge and partly in the solo,
and maybe also in chorus(possibly the same what James plays),
So I think that you don't have to worry much about bass and lead,
'coz like I said - the song is played on acoustic guitar.

If you want to both play and sing this song - see the end of the tab.

TO GET THE CORRECT TIMING - CAREFULLY LISTEN TO THE SONG!

Signs:R - Let ring(simply play a chord/note once and let it sound for a while)

Chords used in this song:
Dm Dsus2 Dsus4 C Am Asus2 G F Bb
E|--1---0------3---------0----0-----0------3----1----1--|
B|--3---3------3---------1----1-----0------0----1----3--|
G|--2---2------2---------0----2-----2------0----2----3--|
D|--0---0------0---------2----2-----2------0----3----3--|
A|-----------------------3----0-----0------2----3----1--|
E|-----------------------------------------3----1-------|

Intro:

E|-1R---1-0-1--1-1--3-3--1-1-1-1-|-0--0-0--0---------------------|
B|-3R---3-3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3-|-1--1-1--1-1R--1-1-1--0-0--1-1-|
G|-2R---2-2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-2-2-|-0--0-0--0-2R--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-|
D|-0R---0-0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-|-2--2-2--2-2R--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-|
A|-------------------------------|-3--3-3--3-0R--0-0-0--0-0--0-0-|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

|-1R--1-1--0-1-0--3-3--1-1-1-1-|-0--0-0--0-------------------|
|-3R--3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3-|-1--1-1--1-1R--1-1--0-0--1-1-|
|-2R--2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2-2-|-0--0-0--0-2R--2-2--2-2--2-2-|
|-0R--0-0--0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-|-2--2-2--2-2R--2-2--2-2--2-2-|
|------------------------------|-3--3-3--3-0R--0-0--0-0--0-0-|
|------------------------------|-----------------------------|

Verse 1:

|-1R---1-0-1--1-1--3-3--1-1-1-1-|-0--0-0--0---------------------|
|-3R---3-3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3-|-1--1-1--1-1R--1-1-1--0-0--1-1-|
|-2R---2-2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-2-2-|-0--0-0--0-2R--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-|
|-0R---0-0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-|-2--2-2--2-2R--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-|
|-------------------------------|-3--3-3--3-0R--0-0-0--0-0--0-0-|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

|-1R--1-1--0-1-0--3-3--1-1-1-1-|-0--0-0--0------------------|
|-3R--3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3-|-1--1-1--1-1R--1-0-1--1-0-1-|
|-2R--2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2-2-|-0--0-0--0-2R--2-2-2--2-2-2-|
|-0R--0-0--0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-|-2--2-2--2-2R--2-2-2--2-2-2-|
|------------------------------|-3--3-3--3-0R--0-0-2--0-0-0-|
|------------------------------|----------------------------|

|-1R---1-0-1--1-1--3-3--1-1-1-1-|-0--0-0--0-------------------|
|-3R---3-3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3-|-1--1-1--1-1R--1-1---0-0--1--|
|-2R---2-2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-2-2-|-0--0-0--0-2R--2-2---2-2--2--|
|-0R---0-0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-|-2--2-2--2-2R--2-2---2-2--2--|
|-------------------------------|-3--3-3--3-0R--0-0---0-0--0--|
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|

|-1R---1-0-1--1-1--3-3--1-1-1-1-|-0R-------|
|-3R---3-3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3-|-1R----1R-|
|-2R---2-2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-2-2-|-0R----2R-|
|-0R---0-0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-|-2R----2R-|
|-------------------------------|-3R----0R-|
|-------------------------------|----------|

Chorus:

Let my heart go...
|-1R-0R----3R--3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3R-|
|-3R-1R-1R-0R--0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0R-|
|-2R-0R-2R-0R--0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0R-|
|-0R-2R-2R-0R--0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0R-|
|----3R----2R--2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2R-|
|----------3R--3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3R-|

Let your son grow...
|-1R-0R----3R--3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3R-|
|-3R-1R-1R-0R--0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0R-|
|-2R-0R-2R-0R--0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0R-|
|-0R-2R-2R-0R--0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0R-|
|----3R----2R--2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2R-|
|----------3R--3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3R-|

Mama let my heart go...
|-1R-0R----3R--3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3R-|
|-3R-1R-1R-0R--0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0R-|
|-2R-0R-2R-0R--0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0R-|
|-0R-2R-2R-0R--0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0R-|
|----3R----2R--2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2R-|
|----------3R--3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3R-|

Or let this heart be still...
|-1R-0R-1R-3R----|
|-3R-1R-3R-0R-1R-|
|-2R-0R-3R-0R-2R-|
|-0R-2R-3R-0R-2R-|
|----3R-1R-2R----|
|----------3R----|

Verse 2:

|-1R---1-0-1--1-1--3-3--1-1-1-1-|-0--0-0--0---------------------|
|-3R---3-3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3-|-1--1-1--1-1R--1-1-1--0-0--1-1-|
|-2R---2-2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-2-2-|-0--0-0--0-2R--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-|
|-0R---0-0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-|-2--2-2--2-2R--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-|
|-------------------------------|-3--3-3--3-0R--0-0-0--0-0--0-0-|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

|-1R---1-0-1--1-1--3-3--1-1-1-1-|-0--0-0--0---------------|
|-3R---3-3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3-|-1--1-1--1-1R--1-1--0--1-|
|-2R---2-2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-2-2-|-0--0-0--0-2R--2-2--2--2-|
|-0R---0-0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-|-2--2-2--2-2R--2-2--2--2-|
|-------------------------------|-3--3-3--3-0R--0-0--0--0-|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------|

|-1R---1-0-1--1-1--3-3--1-1-1-1-|-0--0-0--0------------------|
|-3R---3-3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3-|-1--1-1--1-1R--1-1--0-0-1-1-|
|-2R---2-2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-2-2-|-0--0-0--0-2R--2-2--2-2-2-2-|
|-0R---0-0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-|-2--2-2--2-2R--2-2--2-2-2-2-|
|-------------------------------|-3--3-3--3-0R--0-0--0-0-0-0-|
|-------------------------------|----------------------------|

|-1R---1-0-1--1-1--3-3--1-1-1-1-|-0R-------|
|-3R---3-3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3-|-1R----1R-|
|-2R---2-2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-2-2-|-0R----2R-|
|-0R---0-0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-|-2R----2R-|
|-------------------------------|-3R----0R-|
|-------------------------------|----------|

Verse 3:

|-1R---0-1-0--3-3--1-1-1-1-|-0--0-0--0---------------------|
|-3R---3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3-|-1--1-1--1-1R--1-1-1--0-0--1-1-|
|-2R---2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2-2-|-0--0-0--0-2R--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-|
|-0R---0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-|-2--2-2--2-2R--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-|
|--------------------------|-3--3-3--3-0R--0-0-0--0-0--0-0-|
|--------------------------|-------------------------------|

|-1R---0-1-0--3-3--1-1-1-1-|-0--0-0--0------------------|
|-3R---3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3-|-1--1-1--1-1R--1-0-1--1-0-1-|
|-2R---2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2-2-|-0--0-0--0-2R--2-2-2--2-2-2-|
|-0R---0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-|-2--2-2--2-2R--2-2-2--2-2-2-|
|--------------------------|-3--3-3--3-0R--0-0-2--0-0-0-|
|--------------------------|----------------------------|

|-1R---0-1-0--1-1--3-3--1-1-1-1-|-0--0-0--0--------------------|
|-3R---3-3-0--3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3-|-1--1-1--1-1R--1-1-1--0-0--1--|
|-2R---2-2-0--2-2--2-2--2-2-2-2-|-0--0-0--0-2R--2-2-2--2-2--2--|
|-0R---0-0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-|-2--2-2--2-2R--2-2-2--2-2--2--|
|-------------------------------|-3--3-3--3-0R--0-0-0--0-0--0--|
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|

|-1R---0-1-0--1-1--3-3--1-1-1-1-|-0R-------|
|-3R---3-3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3-|-1R----1R-|
|-2R---2-2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-2-2-|-0R----2R-|
|-0R---0-0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-|-2R----2R-|
|-------------------------------|-3R----0R-|
|-------------------------------|----------|

Bridge:

Never I asked of you... But never I gave...
|-1R--1-1-1-1-3R--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-|-0R-0-0-0-0-1R--1-1-1--1-1--1-1-|
|-3R--3-3-3-3-0R--0-0-0--0-0--0-0-|-1R-1-1-1-1-1R--1-1-1--1-1--1-1-|
|-2R--2-2-2-2-0R--0-0-0--0-0--0-0-|-0R-0-0-0-0-2R--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-|
|-0R--0-0-0-0-0R--0-0-0--0-0--0-0-|-2R-2-2-2-2-3R--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-|
|-------------2R--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-|-3R-3-3-3-3-3R--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-|
|-------------3R--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-|------------1R--1-1-1--1-1--1-1-|

But you gave me your emptiness And I'll take it to my grave...
|-1R--1-1-1-1-3R--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-|-0R-0-0-0-0-1R--1-1-1--1-1--1-1-|
|-3R--3-3-3-3-0R--0-0-0--0-0--0-0-|-1R-1-1-1-1-1R--1-1-1--1-1--1-1-|
|-2R--2-2-2-2-0R--0-0-0--0-0--0-0-|-0R-0-0-0-0-2R--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-|
|-0R--0-0-0-0-0R--0-0-0--0-0--0-0-|-2R-2-2-2-2-3R--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-|
|-------------2R--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-|-3R-3-3-3-3-3R--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-|
|-------------3R--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-|------------1R--1-1-1--1-1--1-1-|

Never I asked of you... But never I gave...
|-1R--1-1-1-1-3R--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-|-0R-0-0-0-0-1R--1-1-1--1-1--1-1-|
|-3R--3-3-3-3-0R--0-0-0--0-0--0-0-|-1R-1-1-1-1-1R--1-1-1--1-1--1-1-|
|-2R--2-2-2-2-0R--0-0-0--0-0--0-0-|-0R-0-0-0-0-2R--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-|
|-0R--0-0-0-0-0R--0-0-0--0-0--0-0-|-2R-2-2-2-2-3R--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-|
|-------------2R--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-|-3R-3-3-3-3-3R--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-|
|-------------3R--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-|------------1R--1-1-1--1-1--1-1-|

But you gave me your emptiness And I'll take it to my grave...
|-1R--1-1-1-1-3R--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-|-0R-0-0-0-0-1R--1-1-1--1-1--1-1-|
|-3R--3-3-3-3-0R--0-0-0--0-0--0-0-|-1R-1-1-1-1-1R--1-1-1--1-1--1-1-|
|-2R--2-2-2-2-0R--0-0-0--0-0--0-0-|-0R-0-0-0-0-2R--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-|
|-0R--0-0-0-0-0R--0-0-0--0-0--0-0-|-2R-2-2-2-2-3R--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-|
|-------------2R--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-|-3R-3-3-3-3-3R--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-|
|-------------3R--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-|------------1R--1-1-1--1-1--1-1-|

So let this heart be still...
|-1R-0R-1R-3R----|
|-3R-1R-3R-0R-1R-|
|-2R-0R-3R-0R-2R-|
|-0R-2R-3R-0R-2R-|
|----3R-1R-2R----|
|----------3R----|

Solo(James on acoustic guitar):

|-1R--1-1-1-1-3R--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-|-0R-0-0-0-0-1R--1-1-1--1-1--1-1-|
|-3R--3-3-3-3-0R--0-0-0--0-0--0-0-|-1R-1-1-1-1-1R--1-1-1--1-1--1-1-|
|-2R--2-2-2-2-0R--0-0-0--0-0--0-0-|-0R-0-0-0-0-2R--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-|
|-0R--0-0-0-0-0R--0-0-0--0-0--0-0-|-2R-2-2-2-2-3R--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-|
|-------------2R--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-|-3R-3-3-3-3-3R--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-|
|-------------3R--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-|------------1R--1-1-1--1-1--1-1-|

|-1R--1-1-1-1-3R--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-|-0R-0-0-0-0-1R--1-1-1--1-1--1-1-|
|-3R--3-3-3-3-0R--0-0-0--0-0--0-0-|-1R-1-1-1-1-1R--1-1-1--1-1--1-1-|
|-2R--2-2-2-2-0R--0-0-0--0-0--0-0-|-0R-0-0-0-0-2R--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-|
|-0R--0-0-0-0-0R--0-0-0--0-0--0-0-|-2R-2-2-2-2-3R--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-|
|-------------2R--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-|-3R-3-3-3-3-3R--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-|
|-------------3R--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-|------------1R--1-1-1--1-1--1-1-|

Ending of the song:

So let this heart be still...
|-1R-0R-1R-3R----|
|-3R-1R-3R-0R-1R-|
|-2R-0R-3R-0R-2R-|
|-0R-2R-3R-0R-2R-|
|----3R-1R-2R----|
|----------3R----|

Lyrics:

Dm
Mama she has taught me well
C Am
Told me when I was young
Dm
Son your life's an open book
C Am
Don't close it before it's done
Dm
The brightest flame burns quickest
C Am
Thats what I heard her say
D
The son's heart's owned to mother
C Am
But I must find my way....

*Chorus*

Dm C Am G
Let my heart go
Dm C Am G
Let your son grow
Dm C Am G
Mama let my heart go
Dm C Bb G Am
Or let this heart be still.

*Intro again*

*Verse 2*

Dm
Rebel my new last name
C Am
Wild blood in my veins
Dm
Apron strings around my neck
C Am
The mark that still remains
Dm
Left home at an early age
C Am
Of what I heard was wrong
Dm
I never asked forgiveness
C Am
For what is said is done....

*Chorus*

Dm C Am G
Let my heart go
Dm C Am G
Let your son grow
Dm C Am G
Mama let my heart go
Dm C Bb G Am
So let this heart be still.

*Bridge*

Dm G
Never I asked of you
C F
But never I gave
Dm G
But you gave me your emptiness
C F
And now take to my grave
Dm G
Never I asked of you
C F
But never I gave
Dm G
But you gave me your emptiness
C F
And now take to my grave
Dm C Bb G Am
So let this heart be still.

*Verse 3*

Dm
Mama now I'm coming home
C Am
I'm not all you wished of me
Dm
A mother's love for her son
C Am
Unspoken hear me be
Dm
Yeah I took your love for granted
C Am
And all the things you said to me
Dm
I need your arms to welcome me
C Am
But a cold stone's all I see.....

*Chorus*

Dm C Am G
Let my heart go
Dm C Am G
Let your son grow
Dm C Am G
Mama let my heart go
Dm C Bb G Am
Or let this heart be still...
Dm C Am G
Let my heart go
Dm C Am G
Mama let my heart go
Dm C Am G
You never let my heart go
Dm C Bb G Am
So let this heart be still....

*Solo*

*Bridge*

Dm G
Never I asked of you
C F
But never I gave
Dm G
But you gave me your emptiness
C F
And now take to my grave
Dm G
Never I asked of you
C F
But never I gave
Dm G
But you gave me your emptiness
C F
And now take to my grave

*Ending*

Dm C Bb G Am
So let this heart be still...