Nathaniel Rateliff – Hey Mama (Guitar Live)

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[Intro]
G                 C                      G                        C
e|-3------------|---0-------------------|---3--3p0-0-0--0-0-0-0-|---0-------------------|
B|-0------------|---1-----0---0---------|---0--0-0-3p0--3p0-2p0-|---1-----0---0---------|
G|-0------------|---0-2s4---4---2p0-----|---0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-|---0-2s4---4---2p0-----|
D|--------0-2-0-|---2---------------2p0-|-----------------------|---2---------------2p0-|
A|----0h2-------|-3---------------------|-----------------------|-3---------------------|
E|--3-----------|-x---------------------|-3---------------x-----|-x---------------------|
[Verse 1]
G                 C
[tab]G                         C
Said you better wait child, said you've been a long time runnin

G                       C
Hey Mama, Answer me

G                           C
Baby Boy you better sit down, Can't listen when the sun's out

G                                                C
My only son this will be so hard to hear
[Instrumental Break] G C [Verse 2]
G                                 C
C'mon Mama, what do you mean

G                           C
I know you been knocked down, I know it ain't all been easy

G                               C
Nothin ever good really is

G                         C
Why you gotta wait so long

G                         C
Why you gotta wait so long
[Bridge]
Bm        Am         G               Bm             Am           G
She said son let me reason with you, You think you carry such a wait

Bm        Am         G               Bm             Am           G
I know I never beat you, boy, Better start acting like this here is a race
[Instrumental Break] G C G C [Chorus]
C             D                   G     Am
You aint gone far enough to say, at least I tried

C                D                G                 Am
You ain't worked hard enough to say, Well I've done mine

C              D                G              Am
 You ain't run far enough to say, My legs have failed

C               D         G                  Am
 You ain't gone far enough, You ain't worked hard enough

C              D                Em
 You ain't run far enough to say, It ain't gonna get any better
[Instrumental Break] G C G C [Bridge 2]
G                     C                Am       C
You picked a bad time, You picked a bad time to listen to me

G                     C                D
You picked a bad time, You picked a bad time to listen to me

G                     C                Am       C
You picked a bad time, You picked a bad time to listen to me

G                     C                D
You picked a bad time, You picked a bad time to listen to me
[Chorus]
C             D                   G     Am
You aint gone far enough to say, at least I tried

C                D                G                 Am
You ain't worked hard enough to say, Well I've done mine

C              D                G              Am
 You ain't run far enough to say, My legs have failed

C               D         G                  Am
 You ain't gone far enough, You ain't worked hard enough

C              D                Em
 You ain't run far enough to say, It ain't gonna get any better