Mama Said

Dm C Am Dm Mama she has taught me well C Am Told me when I was young Dm Son your life's an open book C Am Don't close it before it's done Dm The brightest flame burns quickest C Am Thats what I heard her say D The son's heart's owed to mother C Am But I must find my way 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 Or let this heart be still. Dm C Am Dm Rebel, my new last name C Am Wild blood in my veins Dm Apron strings around my neck C Am The mark that still remains Dm Left home at an early age C Am of what I heard was wrong Dm I never asked forgiveness C Am But what I said is done 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 Or let this heart be still. Dm G Never I asked 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 asked 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. Dm Mama now I'm coming home C Am I'm not all you wished of me Dm A mother's love for her son C Am Unspoken, help me be Dm yeah I took your love for granted C Am and all the things you said to me Dm I need your arms to welcome me C Am That cold stone's all I see 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 Or let this heart be still. Dm C Am Dm Let my heart go Dm C Am Dm Mama let my heart go Dm C Am Dm You never let my heart go Dm C Bb G Am Mama let this heart be still. (solo over Dm G C F twice) Dm G Never I asked 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 asked 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.