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Mama I Don't Believe chords by
The Avett Brothers
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Key: E minor•
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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I lay here
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pretending to sleep
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Someone's always asking
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for something of me
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I try to hide but I'm stripped
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of my strength
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Bound by the truth,
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bored by the speed
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And the promise of the fortune it brings
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Oh mama, I just don't believe
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Verse 2

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Like it happened in a Broadway scene
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Are we still acting,
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is this the real you and me
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The words don't flow,
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but my heart it still bleeds
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Bound by the love,
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the warmth that it brings
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And a promise to fix everything
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Oh mama, I just don't believe
Verse 3
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Angel wings tied to memories
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They'll never fly for you and I
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Angel wings tied to melodies
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They'll never sing for you and me
Interlude 1
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A young man whose soul was burn
Verse 4
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ing
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The hands of the people
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guiding him on
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He was moving along,
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mama he was cooking
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But the calendar won,
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his earnings are gone
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And this fortune that this young man saw
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Oh mama, I don't believe in it at all
Verse 5
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Angel wings tied to memories
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They'll never fly for you and I
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Angel wings tied to melodies
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They'll never sing for you and me
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For you and me, they'll never sing
Verse 6
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They'll never sing
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They'll never sing
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They'll never sing
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They'll never sing
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Oh mama, I just don't believe
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Oh mama, I just don't believe
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Oh mama, I just don't believe
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Chords

  • Em

  • D

  • C

  • G

  • Bm

    2

  • Am

Capo: 0

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The original key of Mama I Don't Believe by The Avett Brothers is E minor.

The primary chords used in Mama I Don't Believe are Em, D, C, G, Bm, Am.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Em, D, C, G, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Mama I Don't Believe is approximately 72 beats per minute.

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