Mama Got The Blues Chords & Tabs

by C.W. Stoneking

[Content]
If you mastered the basic tab this guy made a video with some extra slide:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93YGx_w9zg4&t=325s
Before you start:
1st and 2nd verse look like this:
        Bm    G   C#m7    F#7     
eb|------2-----3------------2----|
Bb|------3-----3-----5------2----|
Gb|------4-----4-----4------3----|
Db|------4-----5-----5------2----|
Ab|------------------4-----------|
Eb|------------------------------|,
and 3rd verse to the end is played somewhat like that:
         Bm               G              C#m7           F#7                   
eb|------2----------------3------------------------------2-------------------|
Bb|------3----------------3----------------5-------------2-------------------|
Gb|------4----------------4----------------4-------------3-------------------|
Db|------4----------4-5---5---5-4-2-0------5---------2---2----5-4-2-0--------|
Ab|--2--------2-4-5-------------------4----4-----1-4--------------------4----|
Eb|--------------------------------------------2-----------------------------| loop

[Intro]

eb|----------|---------------------------------------------------------|
Bb                                                                      
Gb|------4---|---------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------|----------4-5----5-4-2-0-------------2---5-4-2-0-----4---|
Ab|--2-------|----2-4-5-----------------4------1-4--------------4------|
Eb|----------|-------------------------------2-------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Gb                                                         
Db|--------4-5----5-4-2-0-------------2---5-4-2-0---------|
Ab|--2-4-5-----------------4------1-4--------------4--2---|
Eb|-----------------------------2-------------------------|

[Verse 1]
     Bm            G            C#m7
Mama got the blues all about 'em
                  F#7               Bm G
Ain't no tellin' what, we's gonna do
                 C#m7  F#7
Can't stop that feeling
     Bm                    G                        C#m7
It's all about to change, that's what they're sayin'
                  F#7
Where we gonna run to
     Bm             G            C#m7
Mama got the blues, and what Lord
              F#7
Is we gon' do?

[Verse 2]
     Bm            G        
Lord I got a bad old feelin'
C#m7                     F#7   Bm G
Hummin' that old distant melody
            C#m7   F#7
Don't see no future
     Bm                    G                C#m7
It all a' been a' buildin' up on my shoulder
                F#7
Holdin' me under
     Bm             G           C#m7
Mama got the blues, and what Lord
              F#7
Is we gon' do?

[Bridge]
eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Gb                                                         
Db|--------4-5----5-4-2-0-------------2---5-4-2-0-----4---|
Ab|--2-4-5-----------------4------1-4--------------4------|
Eb|-----------------------------2-------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Gb                                                         
Db|--------4-5----5-4-2-0-------------2---5-4-2-0---------|
Ab|--2-4-5-----------------4------1-4--------------4--2---|
Eb|-----------------------------2-------------------------|

[Verse 3]
     Bm            G         
I don't know no way around in
C#m7                  F#7           Bm G
Any old way I's goin' down gon` slow
C#m7       F#
Any old way
     Bm                    G              C#m7
We on our way on this long distant journey
                  F#            
Don' know if I'm 'on get through
     Bm             G            
Mama got the blues, and what Lord
C#m7         F#
Is we gon' do

Bm              GC#m7
But it's alright
            F#
It's alright
  Bm        G
It's alright
C#m7        F#
It's alright

[Outro]
         Bm               G              C#m7           F#7                   
eb|------2----------------3------------------------------2-------------------|
Bb|------3----------------3----------------5-------------2-------------------|
Gb|------4----------------4----------------4-------------3-------------------|
Db|------4----------4-5---5---5-4-2-0------5---------2---2----5-4-2-0--------|
Ab|--2--------2-4-5-------------------4----4-----1-4--------------------4----|
Eb|--------------------------------------------2-----------------------------| x2 end on Bm