{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":8638,"song":"Mama Said","artist":"Metallica","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11538510-mama-said-chords-by-metallica/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/8638?type=chord","rating":4.75548,"votes":319,"content":"[Intro]\r\n\r\n[ch]Dm[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nMama she has taught me well[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nTold me when I was young[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nSon your life's an open book[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nDon't close it before it's done[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nThe brightest flame burns quickest[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nThats what I heard her say[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nThe son's heart's owed to mother[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nBut I must find my way [/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]Am[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nLet my heart go[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nLet your son grow[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Dm[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]Am[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nMama let my heart go[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Dm[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]Bb[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nOr let this heart be still.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n\r\n[ch]Dm[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nRebel, my new last name[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nWild blood in my veins[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nApron strings around my neck[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nThe mark that still remains[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]  \r\nLeft home at an early age[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nof what I heard was wrong  [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nI never asked forgiveness[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nBut what I said is done[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]Am[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nLet my heart go[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nLet your son grow[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Dm[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]Am[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nMama let my heart go[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Dm[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]Bb[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nOr let this heart be still.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nNever I asked of you[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]          [ch]F[/ch]\r\nbut never I gave[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut you gave me your emptiness[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]F[/ch]\r\nI now take to my grave[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nNever I asked of you[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]          [ch]F[/ch]\r\nbut never I gave[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut you gave me your emptiness[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]F[/ch]\r\nI now take to my grave[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Dm[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]Bb[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nSo let this heart be still.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nMama now I'm coming home[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nI'm not all you wished of me[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nA mother's love for her son[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nUnspoken, help me be[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nyeah I took your love for granted[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nand all the things you said to me[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nI need your arms to welcome me[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nThat cold stone's all I see [/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]Am[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nLet my heart go[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nLet your son grow[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Dm[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]Am[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nMama let my heart go[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Dm[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]Bb[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nOr let this heart be still.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nLet my heart go[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Dm[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nMama let my heart go[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Dm[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nYou never let my heart go[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Dm[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]Bb[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nMama let this heart be still.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n\r\n(solo over [ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] twice)\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nNever I asked of you[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]          [ch]F[/ch]\r\nbut never I gave[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut you gave me your emptiness[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]F[/ch]\r\nI now take to my grave[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nNever I asked of you[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]          [ch]F[/ch]\r\nbut never I gave[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut you gave me your emptiness[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]F[/ch]\r\nI now take to my grave[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]Dm[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]Bb[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nSo let this heart be still.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nHere's that riff you all love:\r\n\r\n[tab]e|--^------^-----------------------------------|\r\nB|-15-----15---------^---15--^--15-------------|\r\nG|-14--12-14----12--14------14--14--12---------|\r\nD|---------------------------------------------|\r\nA|---------------------------------------------|\r\nE|---------------------------------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\nBend Bottom notes full\r\n\r\n************************************\r\n\r\n| ^    Bend/Release\r\n\r\n************************************","plain_text":"[Intro]\n\nDm     C     Am\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\n\nDm     C     Am\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\n(solo over Dm G C F twice)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHere's that riff you all love:\n\n\n\nBend Bottom notes full\n\n************************************\n\n| ^    Bend/Release\n\n************************************","chords":["Dm","C","Am","G","Bb","F","A","B","D","E"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}