Only Mama Knows chords by Paul McCartney

SimplifiedEm · D · G · F#m · A …

GuitarPianoUkulele

Verse 1
Em 
D 
Em 
G 
Em 
Well, I was  (E minor)  (D major)  (E minor)  (G major)  (E minor) 
D 
found in the  (D major) transit lounge
Em 
D 
Of a  (E minor) dirty airport town  (D major) 
Em 
D 
 (E minor) What was I doing on the  (D major) road to ruin?
Em 
F#m 
Well,  (E minor) my mama laid me down,  (F sharp minor) 
Em 
 (E minor) my mama laid me down
D 
 (D major) 

Verse 2
Em 
D 
 (E minor) Around my hand was a  (D major) plastic band
Em 
D 
With a  (E minor) picture of my face  (D major) 
Em 
D 
 (E minor) I was crying,  (D major) left to die
Em 
F#m 
In this  (E minor) godforsaken place,  (F sharp minor) 
Em 
D 
A 
Em 
B 
this  (E minor) godforsaken place  (D major)  (A major)  (E minor)  (B major) 

New- Play with audio & scroll

Upgrade to play 20,000+ songs ads free, and enjoy playing with music.

Get now

Verse 3

Only mama knows what she laid me down

In this godforsaken town

Well, she was running too,

what she ran from

Oh, I always wondered, I never knew

Interlude 1

Only mama knows, only mama knows

Verse 4
Em 
I'm passing through, I'm  (E minor) on  my way
On the road, no ETA
I'm passing through, no fixed abode
D 
Em 
And that is why  (D major)  (E minor) I need
D 
Em 
to try  (D major)  (E minor) to  hold on
I've got to hold on,

Interlude 2

to hold on

Verse 5
D 
Was it planned as a one  (D major) night stand
Em 
D 
Or did  (E minor) she leave in disgrace?  (D major) 
Em 
D 
 (E minor) Well, I never,  (D major) will I ever
Em 
F#m 
 (E minor) See my father's face,  (F sharp minor) 
Em 
D 
A 
Em 
B 
 (E minor) see my father's face?  (D major)  (A major)  (E minor)  (B major) 

Verse 6
Ebm 
C#m 
Only mama knows  (E flat minor) what she laid  (C sharp minor) me down
Em 
F#m 
G 
Em 
In this god (E minor) for  (F sharp minor) saken  (G major) town  (E minor) 
B 
 (B major) Well, she was running too,
Ebm 
C#m 
 (E flat minor) what she  (C sharp minor) ran   from
Em 
Oh, I always  (E minor) wondered, I never knew

Verse 7
Only mama knows, only mama knows
B 
 (B major) 
C#m 
Only mama knows what she laid  (C sharp minor) me    down
Em 
In this god (E minor) forsaken town
B 
 (B major) Well, she was running too,
C#m 
what she  (C sharp minor) ran   from
Em 
Oh, I always wondered,  (E minor) I never knew