Intro
begin riff which repeats throughout song
A / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
e|——————-|——————-|——————-|——————-|—-
B|——————-|——————-|——————-|——————-|—-
G|——————-|——————-|——————-|——————-|—-
D|————2——|——————-|————2——|——————-|—-
A|-0—-2-0-4——–|-0—-2-0-4-3-2-1–|-0—-2-0-4——–|-0—-2-0-4-3-2-1–|-0–
E|——————-|——————-|——————-|——————-|—-
0:32
Verse 1:
A
I quit my job, ain’t got no money,
D A
Seems I have to leave this town,
Packed my bag, run to the station,
D A
Board the train that’s eastward bound. 1:04
Chorus:
D A
Tell Mama, and all the folks back home,
E
Sometimes a man just feels,
A
He’s got to make it alone.
D A
Tell Mama, why I’m leaving so soon,
E
Because this life I lead,
A
has got me sick through and through. 1:33
Verse 2:
Nothing to do, that’s why I have to go,
D A
Seems no use in hangin’ round.
I can’t stop now, the ticket’s in my hand,
D A
Board the train that’s eastward bound. 2:04
Chorus:
D A
Tell Mama, and all the folks back home,
E
Sometimes a man just feels,
A
He’s got to make it alone.
D A
Tell Mama, why I’m leaving so soon,
E
Because this life I lead,
A
has got me sick through and through. 2:33
Instrumental (chords similar to chorus)
Verse 1, partial (repeated)
A
I quit my job, ain’t got no money,
A D A
Seems I have to leave this town. 3:29
Instrumental no chords
repetitive low riff throughout
e|——————-|——————-|——————-|——————-|
B|——————-|——————-|——————-|——————-|
G|——————-|——————-|——————-|——————-|
D|——————-|——————-|——————-|——————-|
A|-3-2—–0———|——————-|——————-|-0—————–|
E|—–3-2——-0-2-|-3—————–|-2————1–0-|——————-|
then later
e|——————-|——————-|——————-|
B|——————-|——————-|——————-|
G|——————-|——————-|——————-|
D|——————-|——————-|——————-|
A|——————-|——————-|-0—————–|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3—|-2-2-2-2-1-1-0-0—|——————-|
then drums only to conclude 4:14
Chorus: X2
D A
Tell Mama, and all the folks back home,
E
Sometimes a man just feels,
A
He’s got to make it alone.
D A
Tell Mama, why I’m leaving so soon,
E
Because this life I lead,
A
has got me sick through and through. 4:43
riff to end, 2nd time through at last A chord:
e|——————-|——-|
B|——————-|——-|
G|——————-|——-|
D|——————-|——-|
A|-3—0-3-0—–3-0-|—0—|
E|———–3-0—–|-3—–| 5:15
begin riff which repeats throughout song
A / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
e|——————-|——————-|——————-|——————-|—-
B|——————-|——————-|——————-|——————-|—-
G|——————-|——————-|——————-|——————-|—-
D|————2——|——————-|————2——|——————-|—-
A|-0—-2-0-4——–|-0—-2-0-4-3-2-1–|-0—-2-0-4——–|-0—-2-0-4-3-2-1–|-0–
E|——————-|——————-|——————-|——————-|—-
0:32
Verse 1:
A
I quit my job, ain’t got no money,
D A
Seems I have to leave this town,
Packed my bag, run to the station,
D A
Board the train that’s eastward bound. 1:04
Chorus:
D A
Tell Mama, and all the folks back home,
E
Sometimes a man just feels,
A
He’s got to make it alone.
D A
Tell Mama, why I’m leaving so soon,
E
Because this life I lead,
A
has got me sick through and through. 1:33
Verse 2:
Nothing to do, that’s why I have to go,
D A
Seems no use in hangin’ round.
I can’t stop now, the ticket’s in my hand,
D A
Board the train that’s eastward bound. 2:04
Chorus:
D A
Tell Mama, and all the folks back home,
E
Sometimes a man just feels,
A
He’s got to make it alone.
D A
Tell Mama, why I’m leaving so soon,
E
Because this life I lead,
A
has got me sick through and through. 2:33
Instrumental (chords similar to chorus)
Verse 1, partial (repeated)
A
I quit my job, ain’t got no money,
A D A
Seems I have to leave this town. 3:29
Instrumental no chords
repetitive low riff throughout
e|——————-|——————-|——————-|——————-|
B|——————-|——————-|——————-|——————-|
G|——————-|——————-|——————-|——————-|
D|——————-|——————-|——————-|——————-|
A|-3-2—–0———|——————-|——————-|-0—————–|
E|—–3-2——-0-2-|-3—————–|-2————1–0-|——————-|
then later
e|——————-|——————-|——————-|
B|——————-|——————-|——————-|
G|——————-|——————-|——————-|
D|——————-|——————-|——————-|
A|——————-|——————-|-0—————–|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3—|-2-2-2-2-1-1-0-0—|——————-|
then drums only to conclude 4:14
Chorus: X2
D A
Tell Mama, and all the folks back home,
E
Sometimes a man just feels,
A
He’s got to make it alone.
D A
Tell Mama, why I’m leaving so soon,
E
Because this life I lead,
A
has got me sick through and through. 4:43
riff to end, 2nd time through at last A chord:
e|——————-|——-|
B|——————-|——-|
G|——————-|——-|
D|——————-|——-|
A|-3—0-3-0—–3-0-|—0—|
E|———–3-0—–|-3—–| 5:15
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