Only Mama Knows Chords

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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	  Ebm
Only mama knows
	C#m		     Em		 B
Why she laid me down in this godforsaken town
		Ebm
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	  Ebm
Only mama knows
	C#m		     Em		 B
Why she laid me down in this godforsaken town
		Ebm
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	  Ebm
Only mama knows
	C#m		     Em		 B
Why she laid me down in this godforsaken town
		Ebm
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