Black Jack Mama
Townes Van ZandtVersion1
90
Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
the strum (something like this)
e|--0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
B|--0---0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-|
G|--0h1-1-1-0h1-1-1-2-2-| repeat
D|--0h2-2-2-0h2-2-2-2-2-|
A|--0h2-2-2-0h2-2-2-0-0-|
E|--0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
During the line "Roll me over easy mama, roll me over slow" he does a few of
the things you when you play with E except do it with A
e|--0---|
B|--0h2-|
G|--0h2-|
D|--0h2-|
A|--0---|
E|--0---|
x8
Big blonde mama, lord, Apartment 213
Moves like a cobra snake and she treats me like a king
Roll me over easy mama, roll me over slow
x2
Do your best to please me, lord
And I'm bound to take you with me when I go
x2
Got a Nashville woman lord, she calls me on the phone
Tells me to leave them Houston girls alone
Roll me over easy mama, roll me over slow
x2
Do your best to please me, lord
And I'm bound to take you with me when I go
x2
Motorcycle mama, lord, monkey on her back
Takes dm from her saddlebags, cocaine from a sack
Roll me over easy mama, roll me over slow
x2
Do your best to please me, lord
And I'm bound to take you with me when I go
x2
I gotta blackjack baby, lord, she lives in New Orleans
Treats me like an orphan, yeah, she calls me Mr. Clean
Roll me over easy, mama, roll me over slow
x2
Do your best to please me, lord
And I'm bound to take you with me when I go
x2
Big blonde mama, lord, Apartment 213
Moves like a cobra snake and she treats me like a king
Roll me over easy mama, roll me over slow
x2
Do your best to please me, lord
And I'm bound to take you with me when I go
x2
Do your best to please me, lord
And I'm bound to take you with me when I go
x2
Do your best to please me, lord
And I'm bound to take you with me when I go
End
e--0---------|
B--0-------0-|
G--0h1-----1-|
D--0h2-----2-|
A--0h2-----2-|
E--0---3-0-0-|
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Readable chord sheet for Black Jack Mama by Townes Van Zandt
the strum (something like this) e|--0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| B|--0---0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-| G|--0h1-1-1-0h1-1-1-2-2-| repeat D|--0h2-2-2-0h2-2-2-2-2-| A|--0h2-2-2-0h2-2-2-0-0-| E|--0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| During the line "Roll me over easy mama, roll me over slow" he does a few of the things you when you play with E except do it with A e|--0---| B|--0h2-| G|--0h2-| D|--0h2-| A|--0---| E|--0---| [E] [A] x8 [E]Big blonde mama, [A]lord[E], Apartment 21[A]3 [E]Moves like a cobra sna[A]ke [E]and she treats me like a kin[A]g R[A]oll me over easy mama, roll me over slow [E] [A] x2 [B7]Do your best to please me, lord [A]And I'm bound to take you with me when I go [E] [A] x2 [E]Got a Nashville woman [A]lor[E]d, she calls me on the phon[A]e [E]Tells me to leave the[A]m [E]Houston girls alon[A]e R[A]oll me over easy mama, roll me over slow [E] [A] x2 [B7]Do your best to please me, lord [A]And I'm bound to take you with me when I go [E] [A] x2 [E]Motorcycle mama,[A] lor[E]d, monkey on her back [A] [E]Takes dm from her saddlebag[A]s, [E]cocaine from a sa[A]ck R[A]oll me over easy mama, roll me over slow [E] [A] x2 [B7]Do your best to please me, lord [A]And I'm bound to take you with me when I go [E] [A] x2 [E]I gotta blackjack baby, l[A]ord,[E] she lives in New Orlean[A]s [E]Treats me like an orphan,[A] y[E]eah, she calls me Mr. Cl[A]ean R[A]oll me over easy, mama, roll me over slow [E] [A] x2 [B7]Do your best to please me, lord [A]And I'm bound to take you with me when I go [E] [A] x2 [E]Big blonde mama, l[A]ord[E], Apartment 213[A] [E]Moves like a cobra sn[A]ake[E] and she treats me like a kin[A]g R[A]oll me over easy mama, roll me over slow [E] [A] x2 [B7]Do your best to please me, lord [A]And I'm bound to take you with me when I go [E] [A] x2 [B7]Do your best to please me, lord [A]And I'm bound to take you with me when I go [E] [A] x2 [B7]Do your best to please me, lord [A]And I'm bound to take you with me when I go [E] [A] [End] e--0---------| B--0-------0-| G--0h1-----1-| D--0h2-----2-| A--0h2-----2-| E--0---3-0-0-|