Mama Lay Softly On The Riverbed chords by Morrissey

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Intro:
E minorEm G+G C majorC

Chorus:
E minorEm        A augmentedA    C majorC D MajorD
Mama, why did you do it?
E minorEm         A augmentedA    C majorC D MajorD
Mama, who drove you to it?

Verse 1:
E minorEm               A augmentedA      C majorC D MajorD
Was it the pigs in grey suits, persecuting you?
E minorEm            A augmentedA         C majorC    D MajorD
Uncivil servants, unconcerned at how they frighten you

Pre-Chorus 1:
G+G    E minorEm       C majorC A minorAm C majorC D MajorD
Life is nothing much to lose
G+G       E minorEm       C majorC   A minorAm C majorC D MajorD
It's just so lonely here without you

Chorus:
E minorEm        A augmentedA    C majorC D MajorD
Mama, why did you do it?
E minorEm         A augmentedA    C majorC D MajorD
Mama, who drove you to it?

Verse 2:
E minorEm               A augmentedA          C majorC   D MajorD
Spare priggish money-men, who scared the life out of you
E minorEm                A augmentedA           C majorC D MajorD
Bailiffs with bad-breath, I will slit their throats for you

Pre-Chorus 2:
G+G    E minorEm       C majorC  A minorAm C majorC D MajorD
Life is nothing much to lose
G+G       E minorEm       C majorC    A minorAm C majorC D MajorD
It's just so lonely here without you, mama

Post-Chorus:
G+G    E minorEm       C majorC A minorAm  C majorC D MajorD
Life is nothing much to lose
 G+G       E minorEm       C majorC  A minorAm  C majorC D MajorD
It's just so lonely here without you, so
       G+G            E minorEm
We're gonna run to you, we're gonna come to you
       A minorAm         C majorC D MajorD
We're gonna lie down beside you, mama
       G+G            E minorEm
We're gonna be with you, we're gonna join you
       A minorAm         C majorC D MajorD
We're gonna lie down beside you, mama
        G+G    E minorEm        A minorAm  C majorC D MajorD
And we will be safe and sheltered in our graves
       G+G           E minorEm
We'll come before you, and we will kiss you
      A minorAm         C majorC D MajorD
By way for one final hug, Mama