Sweet Mama chords by The Allman Brothers Band

Chords with lyrics

Intro: C majorC G minorGm C majorC

verse 1
   C majorC   G+G        C majorC
Sweet mama, lay your burden down
   FF           C majorC
Sweet mama, lay your burden down
   FF             C majorC         FF
Just let me tell you 'bout some truth in life I've found
   C majorC      G+G         C majorC
Sweet mama, Lord, set yourself right down

verse 2
   C majorC        G+G     C majorC
Lord, pride, it ain't worth a US dime, lord no
   FF                 C majorC
Well pride, it ain't worth a poor man's time
    FF        C majorC        FF
And it's misery to be so jealous all the time
   C majorC      G+G        C majorC
Sweet mama, lord, be kind to your mind

Instrumental
C majorC G+G C majorC FF C majorC
FF C majorC FF C majorC G+G C majorC

verse 3
   C majorC   G+G        C majorC
Sweet mama, lay your burden down
    FF              C majorC
Oh sweet mama, lord lay them trophies down
      FF                 C majorC       FF
You know it ain't no good to be givin' me that same old run-around
      C majorC   G+G        C majorC
'Cause sweet mama, lay your burden down

verse 4
   C majorC      G+G         C majorC
Sweet mama, lord, you're so feelin' fine
   FF                 C majorC
And I know that you think this is just a line
   FF           C majorC       FF
But I only put these words into this little song
 C majorC       G+G       C majorC
To try, lord, and help us get along

Outro
C majorC G+G C majorC FF C majorC
FF C majorC FF C majorC G+G C majorC FF
C majorC FF C majorC FF C majorC FF C majorC G+G C majorC