Mama chords by Emmerson

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Verse 1
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Em 
Mama, I  have some
bones to pick with you.
E 
Fm 
My voice is known
Em 
twelve years of silence,
of horror and torture.
D 
C 
You were once charged with great energy.
Em 
But now look at you, Mama.
Bbm 
You're so weak an    d naggy.
D 
Oh, Mama Salone.
Em 
The muddy end of a muddy path.
Polluted culture.
Neither European nor African.
and a knife wedged between us
to keep us apart.
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Em 
None is ours and we're still sleeping.
When shall we stop weeping?
D 
Em 
When shall we stop sweeping?
When shall we stop hopping?
When shall we stop
hopping hopelessly?
D 
Em 
Taking from the national cake
C 
from which everyone survives.
Em 
A 
Where are the minerals, Mama?
Em 
Are they of any importance?
Em 
C 
Who will save Salone, Mama?
Em 
C 
Who will mix alone, Mama?
D 
I'm afraid the people's
C 
Em 
welfare is at stake.
B 
Em 
My eyes are becoming heavy.
E 
Helplessly, I look at you, Mama.
D 
My teeth gnash in anger.
E 
My heart beats violently
of bitter memories
D 
Em 
as to the rhythm of acute pain.
E 
B 
Shivers run through me.
Em 
D 
Suddenly, I burst into tears.
Mama, where are you?
Em 
C 
You revitalize my soul
B 
full of hopeless hope
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C# 
D 
Of fragile peace, yet well -armed
Bm 
Armed with racketing corruption
D 
Of racketing confusion,
C 
hypocrisy, pack of lies
Em 
False promises,
D 
C 
sugar -coated vibes
Bm 
B 
Vampire -sucking human  blood
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Mama, where are you? you