Only Mama Knows

Paul McCartney

Tom: D

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Well I was found in the transit lounge of a dirty airport town
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What was I doing on the road to ruin, where my mama laid me down?
Em		D
My mama laid me down

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Round my hand was a plastic band with a picture of my face
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I was crying, left to die in this godforsaken place
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This godforsaken place

B	  D#m
Only mama knows
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Why she laid me down in this godforsaken town
		D#m
She was running too
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What she ran from who I always wondered
Em7
I never knew

Only mama knows

Only mama knows

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Em				 ( Bm )
I'm passing through, I'm on my way
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On the road, no ETA
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I'm passing through, no fixed abode
Em
And that is why

I need to try

Em
To hold on (to hold on)

Got to hold on

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Was it planned as a one-night stand, or did she leave in disgrace?
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Well I never, will I ever see my father's face?
Em		 D  A  E
See my father's face

B	  D#m
Only mama knows
	C#m		     Em		 B
Why she laid me down in this godforsaken town
		D#m
She was running too
	 C#m
What she ran from who I always wondered
Em7
I never knew

Only mama knows

Only mama knows

B	  D#m
Only mama knows
	C#m		     Em		 B
Why she laid me down in this godforsaken town
		D#m
She was running too
	 C#m
What she ran from who I always wondered
Em7
I never knew

Only mama knows

Only mama knows

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Em
I've got to hold on

Got to hold on

Gotta hold on

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