Paul McCartney – Only Mama Knows (Ukulele)

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Em Em Em/C Em/B Em/C Em/C# (repeat x5) Em
Em			D		    Em		  D
Well I was found in the transit lounge of a dirty airport town

Em			D			Em	    F#m
What was I doing on the road to ruin, where my mama laid me down?

Em		D
My mama laid me down

Em		    D			Em	      D
Round my hand was a plastic band with a picture of my face

Em	      D			  Em	      F#m
I was crying, left to die in this godforsaken place

Em		  D  A  E
This godforsaken place

B	  D#m
Only mama knows

	C#m		     Em		 B
Why she laid me down in this godforsaken town

		D#m
She was running too

	 C#m
What she ran from who I always wondered

Em7
I never knew
Only mama knows Only mama knows Bm Em Bm Em Bm Em Bm Em
Em				 (Bm)
I'm passing through, I'm on my way

Em		  (Bm)
On the road, no ETA

Em				  (Bm)
I'm passing through, no fixed abode

Em
And that is why
I need to try
Em
To hold on (to hold on)
Got to hold on
Em		    D			    Em		    D
Was it planned as a one-night stand, or did she leave in disgrace?

Em	      D		  Em		  F#m
Well I never, will I ever see my father's face?

Em		 D  A  E
See my father's face

B	  D#m
Only mama knows

	C#m		     Em		 B
Why she laid me down in this godforsaken town

		D#m
She was running too

	 C#m
What she ran from who I always wondered

Em7
I never knew
Only mama knows Only mama knows
B	  D#m
Only mama knows

	C#m		     Em		 B
Why she laid me down in this godforsaken town

		D#m
She was running too

	 C#m
What she ran from who I always wondered

Em7
I never knew
Only mama knows Only mama knows Bm Em Bm Em Bm Em Bm Em
Em
I've got to hold on
Got to hold on Gotta hold on Em/B Em/C Em/C# Em/C Em/B Em/C Em/C# Em/C Em