Metallica – Mama Said (Guitar)

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___________ /Metallica / This is a very beautiful song that sounds great even when /Mama Said / it's played acoustic on a old and inferior Spanish /Load / guitar..:p It was first when I started doing this tab, I /__________/ realized what the lyrics were about, and I admit that I dropped a few tears...
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---|
[Riff-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
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--3-3-||
Gb|-2---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--0-0-|-2--2-2--2--2--2-2--2-2-||
Ab|--------------------------|-3--3-3--0--0--0-0--0-0-||
Eb|--------------------------|------------------------||
[Riff-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
Eb|-1---0---1---3---0---0--0---0--0---||
Bb|-3---1---3---3---1---1--1---1--0h1-||
Gb|-2---0---3---0---2---2--2---2--2---||
Db|-0---2---3---0---2---2--2-2--------||
Ab|-----3---1---2---0---0--0-0--------||
Eb|-------------3---------------------||
[Riff-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
Eb|-1---0---1---3---0---0--0---0--0---||
Bb|-3---1---3---3---1---1--1---1--0h1-||
Gb|-2---0---3---0---2---2--2---2--2---||
Db|-0---2---3---0---2---2--2-2--------||
Ab|-----3---1---2---0---0--0-0--------||
Eb|-------------3---------------------||
[INTRO: riff-1] Dm Dsus4 Dm C Am Asus2 Dm Dsus4 Dm C Am Asus4 [1st VERSE: riff-1]
Dm            Dsus4     Dm
Mama, she has taught me well

C                  Am Asus2
Told me when I was young

Dm                  Dsus4 Dm
Son, your life's an open book

      C                   Am Asus4
Don't close it 'fore it's done

    Dm                    Dsus4 Dm
The brightest flame burns quickest

   C                Am Asus2
Is what I heard her say

  Dm          Dsus4    Dm
A son's heart sewed to mother

    C              Am
But I must find my way
[CHORUS: riff-2]
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 Asus2
Or let this heart be still
[2nd VERSE: riff-1]
Dm             Dsus4 Dm
Rebel my new last name

C                Am Asus2
Wild blood in my veins

Dm             Dsus4    Dm
Apron strings around my neck

    C                 Am Asus4
The mark that still remains

Dm              Dsus4 Dm
Left home at an early age

   C                Am Asus4
Of what I heard was wrong

  Dm             Dsus4 Dm
I never asked forgiveness

    C               Am
But what is said is done
[CHORUS: riff-2] (last line ends on Asus4 instead of Asus2)
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 Asus4
Or let this heart be still
[BRIDGE: riff-3]
Dm      G
Never I ask of you

    C       F
But never I gave

        Dm           G
But you gave me your emptiness

      C          F
I now take to my grave

Dm      G
Never I ask of you

    C       F
But never I gave

        Dm           G
But you gave me your emptiness

       C          F
I now take to my grave

   Dm  C    Bb    G  Am Asus2
So let this heart be still
[3rd VERSE: riff-1]
Dm            Dsus4  Dm
Mama, now I'm coming home

        C                 Am Asus2
I'm not all you wished of me

  Dm                Dsus4 Dm
A mother's love for her son

C               Am Asus2
Spoken, help me be

        Dm                 Dsus4 Dm
Well, I took your love for granted

            C                  Am Asus4
And all the things you said to me

  Dm                Dsus4   Dm
I need your arms to welcome me

      C                Am
But a cold stone's all I see
[CHORUS: riff-1] (last line ends on Asus4 instead of Asus2):
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 Asus4
Or let this heart be still
[CHORUS: riff-1]
Dm  C  Am    Dm
Let my heart go

      Dm  C  Am    Dm
Mama, let my heart go

          Dm  C  Am    Dm  Dsus4 Dm
You never let my heart go

   Dm  C    Bb    G  Am
So let this heart be still
[ENDING: riff-3] (last line fades out on Am):
Dm      G
Never I ask of you

    C       F
But never I gave

        Dm           G
But you gave me your emptiness

      C          F
I now take to my grave

Dm      G
Never I ask of you

    C       F
But never I gave

        Dm           G
But you gave me your emptiness

       C          F
I now take to my grave

   Dm  C    Bb    G  Am
So let this heart be still
Mail me at [email protected] for comments or corrections, and don't mind the bad English, I'm from Denmark... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ " Maitinin writing here - the author of this tab. The past 11 years, I have generated 10,318,000 views and 815 top-rated tabs for this site. If you want to support an eager contributor like me, check out my own site: _____ http://www.PlayLikeTheGreats.com _____ Here I will continue to upload and improve my transcriptions. Best regards, Maitinin July, 2015 "