Mama Said

                                  By Metallica



    This is how I play that legendary new song by Metallica. The first
part I have included an attempt at the strumming method but the others are
just the chords required. I hope this is enough for you. Happy guitaring.
The words tell which part the guitar part is and are not ment to match the
chords to time. Just listen to the CD.

Eb, Gb .... eb. tuned.

                                                                                

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|--3-----3--3-----3-----3-----1-----1--1-----1--|--3--1--1--3--|-------------
|--2-----2--2-----2-----2-----0-----0--0-----2--|--2--0--2--2--|-------------
|--0-----0--0-----0-----0-----2-----2--2-----2--|--0--2--2--0--|-------------
|-----------------------------3-----3--3-----0--|-----3--0-----|-------------
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   Mama she has taught me well....               Let my heart..                                                                             



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|-3--1--1--0--1--|--3--0--1--1--|--------------|-----------------|-----------
|-2--0--2--0--2--|--2--0--0--2--|--7--5--2--7--|--7--5--2-----2--|-----------
|-0--2--2--0--2--|--0--0--2--2--|--7--5--2--7--|--7--5--2--5--2--|-----------
|-0--3--0--2--0--|--0--2--3--0--|--5--3--0--5--|--5--3--0--5--0--|-----------
|----------3-----|-----3--------|--------------|-----------3-----|-----------

 Let this..still.  Never I ask..  Let my heart..  Let this..still.

                                  (heavy bit)      (heavy bit)



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"Mama Said", Metallica
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Mama, she has taught me well,
Told me when I was young.
"Son, your life's an open book
Don't close it 'fore its done."
"The brightest flame burns quickest."
That's what I heard her say.
A son's heart sowed to mother.
But I must find my way.


Let my heart go.
Let your son grow.
Mama, let my heart go.
Oh, let this heart be still.
Yeah, still.


Rebel my new last name,
Wild blood in my veins.
Apron strings around my neck
The mark that still remains
Left home at an early age.
Of what I heard was wrong.
I never asked forgiveness,
But what is said is done.


Let my heart go.
Let your son grow.
Mama, let my heart go.
Oh, let this heart be still.


Never I ask of you,
But never I gave.
But you gave me your emptiness,
That I'll take to my grave.
Never I ask of you,
But never I gave.
But you gave me your emptiness,
That I'll take to my grave.
So let this heart be still.


Mama, now I'm coming home,
I'm not all you wished of me.
A mother's love for her son,
Spoken, help me be.
Oh yeah, I took your love for granted,
'nd all the things you said to me.
I needed your arms to welcome me,
But a cold stone's all I see.


Let my heart go.
Let your son grow.
Mama, let my heart go.
Let this heart be still.


Let my heart go!
Mama, let my heart go!
You never let my heart go!
So let this heart be still!
Ohhhh...


Never I ask of you,
But never I gave.
But you gave me your emptiness,
That I'll take to my grave.
Never I ask of you,
But never I gave.
But you gave me your emptiness,
That I'll take to my grave.
Let this heart be still.