Tuning: Standard
SECTION A
Am7 Am6 Am(#5) Am
E |--0--------0-----------|--0--------------0---|
B |--1--------1-----------|--1--------------1---|
G |--0--------2-----------|--2--------------2---|
D |--2--------4-----------|--3--------------2---|
A |--0--------0-----------|--0--------------2---|
E |-----------------------|---------------------|
Mama -- tell your children not to go
Am7 Am6 Am(#5) Am
E |--0-------------0-------------|--0----------------0-----|
B |--1-------------1-------------|--1----------------1-----|
G |--0-------------2-------------|--2----------------2-----|
D |--2-------------4-------------|--3----------------2-----|
A |--0-------------0-------------|--0----------------2-----|
E |------------------------------|-------------------------|
down to the city where the desperate people go.
Repeat changes above for these lyrics:
Am7 Am6 Am(#5) Am
And Mama -- don't you let them stray;
Am7 Am6 Am(#5) Am
They won't find peace of mind in such a lonely place.
SECTION B
Dm G
E |--1-----1p0-------3-------|--1-----1p0-------3---3/5\3--|
B |--3---------3-----3-------|--3---------3-----3---3/5\3--|
G |--2------------2--0-------|--2------------2--0---0------|
D |--0---------------0-------|--0---------------0---0------|
A |------------------2-------|------------------2---2------|
E |------------------3-------|------------------3---3------|
Wannabes and losers all try to get a break . . .
C F G Dm
E |--0--------------------------------1---|--3------------1-----------|
B |--1--------------------------------1---|--3------------3-----------|
G |--0--------------------------------2---|--0------------2-----------|
D |--2--------------------------------3---|--0------------0-----------|
A |--3--------------------------------3---|--2-----------------0h3p0--|
E |-----------------------------------1---|--3------------------------|
They don't give a damn, they'll do whatever it takes.
Dm G
E |--1--------1p0-------3------------------|
B |--3------------3-----3------------------|
G |--2---------------2--0------------------|
D |--0------------------0------------------|
A |---------------------2------------------|
E |---------------------3------------------|
If they climb the ladder they get to
Em F
E |--0------------1--------------------------|
B |--0------------1--------------------------|
G |--0------------2--------------------------|
D |--2------------3--------------------------|
A |--2------------3--------------------------|
E |--0------------1--------------------------|
play for higher stakes; that's why there's
C A# F A# F G
E |--0------x------------|--1----------x-----1-----3---||
B |--1------3------------|--1----------3-----1-----3---||
G |--0------3------------|--2----------3-----2-----0---||
D |--2------3------------|--3----------3-----3-----0---||
A |--3------1------------|--3----------1-----3-----2---||
E |----------------------|--1----------------1-----3---||
low life in high places.
Then repeat from SECTION A with these lyrics:
Am7 Am6 Am(#5) Am
Mama -- things have changed since you were young;
Am7 Am6 Am(#5) Am
When they scream in the dead of night now no one ever comes.
Am7 Am6 Am(#5) Am
And the poor man, he's cast as the beggar and the thief;
Am7 Am6 Am(#5) Am
You see him down on the street begging for enough to eat.
Then to SECTION B:
Dm G Dm G
Waiting on the corner I saw her waiting for the man;
C F G Dm
When the limo pulled up I saw what was changing hands.
Dm G Em F
I should'a tried to warn her and make her understand there is
C A# F
Low life in high places. There is
(proceed right into:)
SECTION C:
F G Am
E |--1----3-------------|--0--------------------------|
B |--1----3-------------|--1--------------------------|
G |--2----0-------------|--2--------------------------|
D |--3----0-------------|--2--------------------------|
A |--3----2-------------|--0--------------------------|
E |--1----3-------------|-----------------------------|
Low life like you never even knew; there is
F G D7sus4 D7 D7(9) D7
E |--1----3------------|---3---------------2----0----2-------|
B |--1----3------------|---1---------------1----1----1-------|
G |--2----0------------|---2---------------2----2----2-------|
D |--3----0------------|---0---------------0----0----0-------|
A |--3----2------------|-------------------------------------|
E |--1----3------------|-------------------------------------|
low life, and he lives in me and you; but we
D7sus4 G
E |---3-----------------3-------|
B |---1-----------------3-------|
G |---2-----------------0-------|
D |---0-----------------0-------|
A |---------------------2-------|
E |---------------------3-------| Go straight into . . .
don't all let it through
SECTION D: (Repeat 2-Bar phrase as necessary for solo)
A7(11) D
E |--3-------------|--2------------|
B |--3-------------|--3------------|
G |--2-------------|--2------------|
D |--2-------------|--0------------|
A |--0-------------|---------------|
E |----------------|---------------| Then back to SECTION B:
Dm G Dm G
Waiting on the corner I saw her waiting for the man;
C F G Dm
When the limo pulled up I saw what was changing hands.
Dm G Em F
I should'a tried to warn her and make her understand . . .
SECTION E (Guitar Breakdown):
E |---------------------|--------------------|
B |---------------------|--------------------|
G |------5--5h7p5-------|--------3p0-3-------|
D |------5--5h7p5-------|--------3p0-3-------|
A |--/7------------7\---|--4h5---------------|
E |---------------------|--------------------|
F G
E |--1----------3---|
B |--1----------3---|
G |--2----------0---|
D |--3----------0---|
A |--3----------2---|
E |--1----------3---| Then back to SECTION A, and out....
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