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Mama Said
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Intro
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Dm     C     Am


Verse
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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
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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
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Verse 2
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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
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Bridge
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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
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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 (slightly changed)
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N/C          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.
D5  C5 A5    D5
Let my heart go
     D5  C5 A5    D5
Mama let my heart go
          D5  C5 A5    D5
You never let my heart go
     D5  C5   Bb5   G5 A5
Mama let this heart be still.


Bridge
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Dm   G    C    F 
Dm   G    C    F 


Outro
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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.