Mama chords by Nerina Pallot

🎸 Intro:

Em   F#m   G#m   Em   F#m   G#m

Em   F#m   G#m   Em   F#m   B



🎸 Verse 1:
        G                              F#m
I'm a stranger in the country
I'm a stranger in the town
 G                              F#m
Keep on facing forward but I'm only falling down
G               F#m                B
Somewhere I got lost and can't be found
          G                                 F#m
But on a good day I can see you and you're standing in the light
G                           F#m
Gazing out the window and I know that you're alright
   G                F#m                  B
I hang on to these moments when I don't sleep at night

🎸 Chorus:
Em  A   Em  A
Mama,  Mama
      Em         A
It's hard, it's hard yeah
C                 B          Em
 But I'm doing my best for you

🎸 Interlude:
Em   F#m   G#m   Em   F#m   G#m

Em   F#m   G#m   Em   F#m   G#m


🎸 Verse 2:
   G                             F#m
Confession on a Sunday and we're in our best attire
 G                       F#m
"Baby stand up straight! Baby, where's your fire "
G                                       F#m           B
Mama I don't know these days cuz I just fear what I desire
G                            F#m   G                                 F#m
Me
I been so lonely I could die just for you to hold me, don't know why
   G                           F#m        B
I take you so for granted it's only now I realise

🎸 Chorus:
  Em  A   Em  A
Mama,  Mama
      Em         A
It's hard, it's hard yeah
C                 B
 But I'm doing my best for you
  Em  A   Em  A
Mama,  Mama
      Em         A
It's hard, it's hard yeah
C                 B          Em
 But I'm doing my best for you

🎸 Interlude:
G   F#m   G   F#m   G   F#m   B


🎸 Chorus:
  Em  A   Em  A
Mama,  Mama
      Em                A
It's hard, so hard, so hard yeah
     C                        B
But I
I do my best like you want me to
  Em  A   Em  A
Mama,  Mama
     Em                 A
It's hard, so hard, so hard, so hard
    C                    B
But I
I do my best for you

🎸 Outro:
     Em             F#m            G#m
Yeah I don't go to church like you want me to
     Em             F#m          G#m
But Mama you should know that I pray for you
     Em             F#m            G#m
Yeah I don't go to church like you want me to
                   Em           F#m          G#m
But there's not a moment of the day I don't think of you