Mama Said (Acoustic)

[ riff-1] Dm Dsus4 Dm C Am Asus2 Dm Dsus4 Dm C Am Asus4 1st VERSE: riff-1 Dm Dsus4 Dm Mama, she has taught me well C Am Asus2 Told me when I was young Dm Dsus4 Dm Son, your life's an open book C Am Asus4 Don't close it 'fore it's done Dm Dsus4 Dm The brightest flame burns quickest C Am Asus2 Is what I heard her say Dm Dsus4 Dm A son's heart sewed to mother C Am But I must find my way CHORUS: riff-2 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 Asus2 Or let this heart be still 2nd VERSE: riff-1 Dm Dsus4 Dm Rebel my new last name C Am Asus2 Wild blood in my veins Dm Dsus4 D Apron strings around my neck C Am Asus4 The mark that still remains Dm Dsus4 Dm Left home at an early age C Am Asus4 Of what I heard was wrong Dm Dsus4 D I never asked forgiveness C Am But what is said is done CHORUS: riff-2 (last line ends on Asus4 instead of Asus2 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 Asus4 Or let this heart be still BRIDGE: riff-3 Dm G Never I ask 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 ask 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 Asus2 So let this heart be still 3rd VERSE: riff-1 Dm Dsus4 Dm Mama, now I'm coming home C Am Asus2 I'm not all you wished of me Dm Dsus4 Dm A mother's love for her son C Am Asus2 Spoken, help me be Dm Dsus4 Dm Well, I took your love for granted C Am Asus4 And all the things you said to me Dm Dsus4 Dm I need your arms to welcome me C Am But, a cold stone's all I see CHORUS: riff-1 (last line ends on Asus4 instead of Asus2): 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 Asus4 Or let this heart be still CHORUS: riff-1 Dm C Am G Let my heart go Dm C Am G Mama, let my heart go Dm C Am G You never let my heart go Dm C Bb G Am So let this heart be still ENDING: riff-3 (last line fades out on Am): Dm G Never I ask 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 ask 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