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Mama (Take 1) chords by 
Carl WayneElectric Light Orchestra 
N/A•
Key: C# minor•BPM: 81
Intro 1
A
G
A
G
A
Em
G
Em
Bb
Bdim
F
C
Verse 1
Em
She
Dm
came up from the country with a smile for everyone
Em
She left her blue horizon
Dm
just to find another home
Em
Dm
A lonely girl who travelled many days
Em
Dm
A lonely heart that could not find the way
Verse 2
Em
She said, "Mama,
Dm
F
Dm
it's a hard life now you're gone
Em
Dm
Mama, it's so hard to carry on
Em
Dm
And I feel I'm a fool who lost it all
Bdim
A
You used to make it all so very clear
G
Am
Life must go on though the end is near
Em
Oh, Mama,
Dm
C
it's a sad and lonely life"
Verse 3
Em
Misty mornin' rider,
Dm
she came wan derin' through the hills
Em
A wanderin' soul appearin'
Dm
over rainy window sills
Em
Dm
A loser in her heart, but in her face
Em
Dm
A smile for everyone under God's grace
F
And she said,
Verse 4
Em
"Mama,
Dm
it's a hard life now you're gone
Em
Dm
Mama, it's so hard to carry on
Em
Dm
F
And I feel I'm a fool who lost it all
Bdim
G#dim
Bdim
A
You used to make it all so very clear
G
Am
Life must go on though the end is near
Em
Dm
Mama, it's a sad and lonely life"
Interlude 1
C
A
G
A
G
A
Em
G
Em
Bb
Bdim
F
C
Verse 5
Em
Midnight maiden madness,
Dm
what to search for in this place?
Em
Gateway to the city,
Dm
night sky shadows on her face
Em
Dm
A lady lost in nowhere but her stare
Em
She leaves the world,
Dm
her life to start somewhere
F
And she said,
Verse 6
Em
"Mama,
Dm
it's a hard life now you're gone
Em
Dm
Mama, it's so hard to carry on
Em
Dm
And I feel I'm a fool who lost it all
Bdim
A
You used to make it all so very clear
G
Life must go on though the end is near"
Am
Verse 7
Em
"Oh, Mama,
Dm
it's a sad and lonely life
Em
Dm
Mama, it's a sad and lonely life
Em
Dm
Mama, it's a sad and lonely life
Em
Dm
Mama, it's a sad and lonely life
Em
Dm
F
Dm
Mama, it's a sad and lonely life
Em
Dm
F
Mama, it's a sad and lonely life
Em
Dm
Mama, it's a sad and lonely life
Em
Dm
F
Mama, it's a sad and lonely life
Em
Dm
F
Mama, it's a sad and lonely life"
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