(tabbed by *,
Steve Vetter
and Paul Hutchinson )
Intro: |E |G#m |F#m |E | x3 (Band in 2nd time)
Mama please don t go
Won t you stay for one more day
I ve been your boy for so long now
There s so much I, I still have to say
The sky ripped open and I held my heart in my hand
Like a soldier on his very last day
Cried myself to sleep that night
And I listened as I heard the angels sing, Sha la la
Sha la la la, sha la la la, I m goin home
Sha la la la, la la la la, I m goin home
Something inside of me makes me scream
How could God take you from a little boy?
He ll be all right he s by my side
He s not a little boy, he s my pride and joy, Sha la la la
Sha la la la, sha la la la, I m goin home
Sha la la la, la la la la, I m goin home
Solo: (Same chords as half a verse)
Summer on the radio }
When the phone rang, and it was Jeannette }- Without guitars
Saying, "Boy, we got to let her go" }
I beg, "No, no not yet" }
You left six of us to fend for ourselves
Guess it s just part of someone s master plan
We ll see you left cause your my best friend
You were lighter then and I smiled when the angels sang sha la la la
Chorus: (Repeat to fade)
Chords: E-022100 G#m-466444 F#m-244222 B-x24442 D-x00232
NB: Although I think the chord formations shown above are those used on the
recording, if you are playing this by yourself you can make the chorus
sound really big by using B-799800 D-x50770. :-)
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Intro riff:
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Verse:
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Now play bars 1-4 of the intro riff. This is followed by:
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and then bars 5-8 of the intro riff.
Just play chords for the chorus. The link to v2 is just the intro riff. v2
is the same as the first half of v1.
Solo: (hold bend)
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