Chords with lyrics
Tuning: G C E A (G C E A)
Difficulty: Novice
Verse 1:
Em B
Mama, we all go to hell
Em B
Mama, we all go to hell
Am G
I'm writing this letter and wishing you well
B
Mama, we all go to hell
Em
Oh well now, Mama, we're all gonna die
Em B
Mama, we're all gonna die
Am G
Stop asking me questions, I'd hate to see you cry
Em
Mama, we're all gonna die (hit uke)
Chorus:
C
And when we go, don't blame us, yeah
C G
We'll let the fires just bathe us, yeah
C C C C G Em D
You made us oh, so famous, we'll never let you goooooooo
Em D
And when you go, don't return to me, my love
Verse 2:
Em B
Mama, we're all full of lies
Em B
Mama, we're meant for the flies
Am G
And right now, they're building a coffin your size
Em B
Mama, we're all full of lies
Am Am
Well mother, what the war did to my legs and to my tongue
B G
You should've raised a baby girl, I should've been a better son
B G
If you could coddle the infection, they can amputate at once
Am B G
You should've been, I could have been a better son
Chorus:
C
And when we go, don't blame us, yeah
C G
We'll let the fires just bathe us, yeah
C C C
You made us oh, so famous
Em D
We'll never let you gooooooo
Em
She said, "You ain't no son of mine
D
For what you've done, they're gonna find
Em Em D
A place for you and just your mind your manners when you gooooo
G B
And when you go, don't return to me, my love"
That's right
Interlude:
Em B
Mama, we all go to hell
Em B
Mama, we all go to hell
G B
It's really quite pleasant, except for the smell
Em B
Mama, we all go to hell
Bridge:
N.C.
Mama! Mama! Mama! Oh!
N.C.
Mama! Mama! Mama! Ma...
N.C.
And if you would call me a sweetheart
N.C.
I'd maybe then sing you a song
G Em
But there's shit that I've done with this fuck of a gun
You would cry out your eyes, all along
Outro:
Em D
We're damned, after all
Em D
Through fortune and flame, we fall
G B
And if you can stay, then I'll show you the way
G
To return from the ashes you call
Em
We all carry on
G
When our brothers in arms are gone
B G
So raise your glass high, for tomorrow, we die
Em B Em B
And return from the ashes you call- call - call!
C
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