------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wil - Mama From the CD 'Both Hands' Tabbed by rba rba@vanmega.com www.vanmega.com Last updated: July 13th, 2004. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- A long overdue revision from the draft version posted earlier. As with every Wil performance it's 90% improvised. This is a framework to get you started. Standard Tuning CAPO ON 4 Part 1: Intro G Cadd9 e |----3-------3------- b |----3-------3------- g |----0-------0------- d |----0-------x------- a |----x-------3------- E |----3--------------- Part 2: First Part Of Verse ('Mama's never able...') Cadd9 G e |----3-------3------- b |----3-------3------- g |----0-------0------- d |----x-------0------- a |----3-------x------- E |------------3------- Part 3: Second Part Of Verse ('A beer in hand a wavin'') G F#/G Eminadd9 e |----3-------3-------3------- b |----3-------3-------3------- g |----0-------0-------0------- d |----0-------0-------2------- a |----x-------x-------2------- E |----3-------2-------0------- Part 4: Break ('Mama she's so bored...') C D G e |----0-------2-------3------- b |----1-------3-------3------- g |----0-------2-------0------- d |----2-------0-------0------- a |----3-------o-------2------- E |-----------(2)------3------- LYRICS Mama's never able To be upset with me My feet up on the table Too tired and drunk to see Two chair legs on the floor A beer in hand a wavin' Mama she's so bored, yah Of listening to me The cat dish is half empty Racoon's runnin scared It's been like this for days now I forgot to care Two dried up bugs sitting still In the bottom of the light There dead on the window sill Mama goes goodnight alright They're dried up dead and empty In the bottom of the light Know they're dead and empty Mama goes goodnight now Mama wasn't able To be pissed off at me My feet up off the table Sober enough to see Two chair legs on the floor The beer is now all empty Mama she's so bored, yah She's gone and just left me Mama's not coming back again.... -------------------------------------------------------- Questions, Comments, Corrections - rba@vanmega.com --------------------------------------------------------