Mama Said Acoustic

Metallica

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Chords Used: F

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Asus2

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Bb||-3---3--3-3-3--3-3----3-|-1----1--1--1--1--0-0h1-|

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Eb||------------------------|------------------------|

Asus4

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|-0---0-0--0-0-0--0-0--0-0-|-2--2-2--2--2--2-2--2-2-||

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Eb||-1---0---0---3---3----3--3-3-3--3-3-|-------|

Bb||-3---1---1---0---0----3--3-3-3--3-3-|-play--|

Gb||-2---0---2---0---0----0--0-0-0--0-0-|-this--|

Db||-0---2---2---0---0----0--0-0-0--0-0-|-three-|

Ab||-----3---0---2---2--2-2--2-2-2--2-2-|-times-|

Eb||-------------3---3--3-3--3-3-3--3-3-|-------|

Asus2

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Bb||-3----3--0--0--3-3--|-1----1--1--1----1-1-|-play--|

Gb||-2--2-2--0--0--0-0--|-0----0--2--2----2-2-|-this--|

Db||-0--0-0--0--0--0----|-2--2-2--3--3--3-3-3-|-four--|

Ab||---------2--2--2----|-3--3-3--3--3--3-3-3-|-times-|

Eb||---------3--3--3----|---------1--1--1-1-1-|-------|

Asus2

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INTRO, riff-1:

1st VERSE, riff-1:

Mama, she has taught me well

Told me when I was young

Son, your life's an open book

Don't close it 'fore it's done

The brightest flame burns quickest

Is what I heard her say

A son's heart sewed to mother

But I must find my way

CHORUS, riff-2:

Let my heart go

Let your son grow

Mama, let my heart go

Or let this heart be still

2nd VERSE, riff-1:

Rebel my new last name

Wild blood in my veins

Apron strings around my neck

The mark that still remains

Left home at an early age

Of what I heard was wrong

I never asked forgiveness

But what is said is done

CHORUS, riff-2 (last line ends on Asus4 instead of Asus2):

Let my heart go

Let your son grow

Mama, let my heart go

Or let this heart be still

BRIDGE, riff-3:

Never I ask of you

But never I gave

But you gave me your emptiness

I now take to my grave

Never I ask of you

But never I gave

But you gave me your emptiness

I now take to my grave

So let this heart be still

3rd VERSE, riff-1:

Mama, now I'm coming home

I'm not all you wished of me

A mother's love for her son

Spoken, help me be

Well, I took your love for granted

And all the things you said to me

I need your arms to welcome me

But, a cold stone's all I see

CHORUS, riff-1 (last line ends on Asus4 instead of Asus2):

Let my heart go

Let your son grow

Mama, let my heart go

Or let this heart be still

CHORUS, riff-1:

Let my heart go

Mama, let my heart go

You never let my heart go

So let this heart be still

ENDING, riff-3 (last line fades out on Am):

Never I ask of you

But never I gave

But you gave me your emptiness

I now take to my grave

Never I ask of you

But never I gave

But you gave me your emptiness

I now take to my grave

So let this heart be still

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Readable chord sheet for Mama Said Acoustic by Metallica

Chords Used:    [Dm]  [Dsus4]   [C]   [Asus4]   [Am]  [Asus2]   [Bb]    [G]     [F]
             ---1-----3-----0-----0-----0-----0-----1-----3-----1---
             ---3-----3-----1-----3-----1-----0-----3----0/3----1---
             ---2-----2-----0-----2-----2-----2-----3-----0-----2---
             ---0-----0-----2-----2-----2-----2-----3-----0-----3---
             ---x-----x-----3-----0-----0-----0-----1-----2-----3---
             ---x-----x-----x-----x-----x-----x-----x-----3-----1---

1
     [Dm]        [Dsus4] [Dm]       [C]       [Am]       [Asus2]
Eb||-1---1--1-1-3--3-1----1-|-0----0--0--0--0--0-0---|
Bb||-3---3--3-3-3--3-3----3-|-1----1--1--1--1--0-0h1-|
Gb||-2---2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-|-0----0--2--2--2--2-2---|
Db||-0---0--0-0-0--0-0--0-0-|-2--2-2--2--2--2--2-2---|
Ab||------------------------|-3--3-3--0--0--0--0-0---|
Eb||------------------------|------------------------|
     [Dm]          [Dsus4] [Dm]       [C]       [Am]         [Asus4]
   |-1-----1--1-1-3--3-1----1-|-0----0--0--0----0--0-0-||
   |-3-----3--3-3-3--3-3----3-|-1----1--1--1----1--3-3-||
   |-2---2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-|-0----0--2--2----2--2-2-||
   |-0---0-0--0-0-0--0-0--0-0-|-2--2-2--2--2--2-2--2-2-||
   |--------------------------|-3--3-3--0--0--0-0--0-0-||
   |--------------------------|------------------------||

2
     [Dm]  [C]   [Am]  [G]
Eb||-1---0---0---3---3----3--3-3-3--3-3-|-------|
Bb||-3---1---1---0---0----3--3-3-3--3-3-|-play--|
Gb||-2---0---2---0---0----0--0-0-0--0-0-|-this--|
Db||-0---2---2---0---0----0--0-0-0--0-0-|-three-|
Ab||-----3---0---2---2--2-2--2-2-2--2-2-|-times-|
Eb||-------------3---3--3-3--3-3-3--3-3-|-------|

     [Dm]  [C]   [Bb]  [G]   [Am]           [Asus2]
   |-1---0---1---3---0---0--0---0--0---||
   |-3---1---3---3---1---1--1---1--0h1-||
   |-2---0---3---0---2---2--2---2--2---||
   |-0---2---3---0---2---2--2-2--------||
   |-----3---1---2---0---0--0-0--------||
   |-------------3---------------------||

3
     [Dm]      [G]            [C]       [F]
Eb||-1----1--3--3--3-3--|-0----0--1--1----1-1-|-------|
Bb||-3----3--0--0--3-3--|-1----1--1--1----1-1-|-play--|
Gb||-2--2-2--0--0--0-0--|-0----0--2--2----2-2-|-this--|
Db||-0--0-0--0--0--0----|-2--2-2--3--3--3-3-3-|-four--|
Ab||---------2--2--2----|-3--3-3--3--3--3-3-3-|-times-|
Eb||---------3--3--3----|---------1--1--1-1-1-|-------|

     [Dm]  [C]   [Bb]  [G]   [Am]           [Asus2]
   |-1---0---1---3---0---0--0---0--0---||
   |-3---1---3---3---1---1--1---1--0h1-||
   |-2---0---3---0---2---2--2---2--2---||
   |-0---2---3---0---2---2--2-2--------||
   |-----3---1---2---0---0--0-0--------||
   |-------------3---------------------||

INTRO, riff-1:
[Dm] [Dsus4] [Dm] [C] [Am] [Asus2]
[Dm] [Dsus4] [Dm] [C] [Am] [Asus4]

1st VERSE, riff-1:
[Dm]Mama, she has [Dsus4]taught me [Dm]well
[C]Told me when I was [Am]you[Asus2]ng
[Dm]Son, your life's an [Dsus4]open b[Dm]ook
Don't [C]close it 'fore it's [Am]don[Asus4]e
The [Dm]brightest flame burns [Dsus4]quicke[Dm]st
Is [C]what I heard her [Am]say[Asus2]
A [Dm]son's heart [Dsus4]sewed to [Dm]mother
But [C]I must find my [Am]way

CHORUS, riff-2:
[Dm]Let [C]my [Am]heart [G]go
[Dm]Let [C]your [Am]son [G]grow
Mama, [Dm]let [C]my [Am]heart [G]go
Or [Dm]let [C]this [Bb]heart [G]be [Am]sti[Asus2]ll

2nd VERSE, riff-1:
[Dm]Rebel my new la[Dsus4]st nam[Dm]e
[C]Wild blood in my [Am]vei[Asus2]ns
[Dm]Apron strings a[Dsus4]round my [D]neck
The [C]mark that still re[Am]mai[Asus4]ns
[Dm]Left home at an [Dsus4]early [Dm]age
Of [C]what I heard was [Am]wro[Asus4]ng
I [Dm]never asked for[Dsus4]givene[D]ss
But [C]what is said is [Am]done

CHORUS, riff-2 (last line ends on Asus4 instead of Asus2):
[Dm]Let [C]my [Am]heart [G]go
[Dm]Let [C]your [Am]son [G]grow
Mama, [Dm]let [C]my [Am]heart [G]go
Or [Dm]let [C]this [Bb]heart [G]be [Am]sti[Asus4]ll

BRIDGE, riff-3:
[Dm]Never I [G]ask of you
But [C]never I [F]gave
But you [Dm]gave me your [G]emptiness
I now [C]take to my [F]grave
[Dm]Never I [G]ask of you
But [C]never I [F]gave
But you [Dm]gave me your [G]emptiness
I now t[C]ake to my g[F]rave
So [Dm]let [C]this [Bb]heart [G]be [Am]sti[Asus2]ll

3rd VERSE, riff-1:
[Dm]Mama, now I'm [Dsus4]coming [Dm]home
I'm not [C]all you wished of [Am]me [Asus2]
A [Dm]mother's love for [Dsus4]her so[Dm]n
[C]Spoken, help me [Am]be [Asus2]
Well, I [Dm]took your love for [Dsus4]grante[Dm]d
And all the [C]things you said to [Am]me [Asus4]
I [Dm]need your arms to [Dsus4]welcome [Dm]me
But, a [C]cold stone's all I [Am]see

CHORUS, riff-1 (last line ends on Asus4 instead of Asus2):
[Dm]Let [C]my [Am]heart [G]go
[Dm]Let [C]your [Am]son [G]grow
Mama, [Dm]let [C]my [Am]heart [G]go
Or [Dm]let [C]this [Bb]heart [G]be [Am]sti[Asus4]ll

CHORUS, riff-1:
[Dm]Let [C]my [Am]heart [G]go
Mama, [Dm]let [C]my [Am]heart [G]go
You never [Dm]let [C]my [Am]heart [G]go
So [Dm]let [C]this [Bb]heart [G]be [Am]still

ENDING, riff-3 (last line fades out on Am):
[Dm]Never I [G]ask of you
But [C]never I [F]gave
But you [Dm]gave me your [G]emptiness
I now [C]take to my [F]grave
[Dm]Never I [G]ask of you
But [C]never I [F]gave
But you [Dm]gave me your [G]emptiness
I now t[C]ake to my g[F]rave
So [Dm]let [C]this [Bb]heart [G]be [Am]still

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