Crazy Mama

J.J. Cale

tom:

First of all: Tune the lead guitar (electric) to open F#

Open F#:       6   5   4   3   2   1
               Db  Gb  Db  Gb  Bb  Db

OK, here we go: (Gt.1 is in normal tuning Gt.2 is in F#)

  F#
|---------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|---------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|---------------|-------------------|-------------------| Rythm
|---------------|-----------4-------|-------------------|  Gt.1
|-4--4---6--4---|--4--4--6-----6--4-|-------------------|
|-2--2---2--2---|--2--2--2--2--2--2-|-------------------|
|               |                   |
|               |                   |
|---------------|-------------------|-------------12-----------|
|------------/12|-(12)--------------|-12------------12-12------|
|---------------|-------------------|----14-12(12)-------------| Lead
|---------------|-------------------|-------------------  Gt.2-|
|---------------|-------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------|-------------------|--------------------------|


|---------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------|-------------------| Rythm
|------------4--------|-----------4--------|-------4----  Gt.1-|
|--4--4---6-----6--4--|-4--4---6-----6--4--|4-4--6---6-4-------|
|--2--2---2--2--2--2--|-2--2---2--2--2--2--|2-2--2-2-2-2-------|
|                     |                    |
|       Cra-zy ma-ma  | Where you been  so | long?
|---------------------|--------------------|------------|
|---------------------|--------------------|------------|
|---------------------|--------------------|------------| Lead
|---------------------|--------------------|------------|  Gt.2
|---------------------|--------------------|------------|
|---------------------|--------------------|------------|


|---------------------|------------------|--------------|
|---------------------|------------------|--------------|
|---------------------|------------------|--------------| Rythm
|------------4--------|-----------4------|--------4-----|  Gt.1
|--4--4---6-----6--4--|-4--4---6-----6--4|-4-4--6---6-4-|
|--2--2---2--2--2--2--|-2--2---2--2--2--2|-2-2--2-2-2-2-|
|                     |                  |
|                     |    Cra-zy ma - ma|Where you been so
|---12---12----7------|------------------|--------------|
|----------12----8----|------------------|--------------|
|---------------------|------------------|--------------| Lead
|---------------------|------------------|--------------|  Gt.2
|---------------------|------------------|--------------|
|---------------------|------------------|--------------|

|------------------------|---------------|--------------|
|------------------------|---------------|--------------|
|------------------------|---------------|--------------| Rythm
|------------------------|---------------|--------4-----|  Gt.1
|---4--4---6-----6--4----|---------------|-4-4--6---6-4-|
|---2--2---2--2--2--2----|---------------|-2-2--2-2-2-2-|
|                        |               |
| long?                  |      You been |hid - ing out I
|----------12------------|---------------|--------------|
|-------12-----12-8-10---|-12------------|--------------|
|---------------------12-|-12------------|--------------| Lead
|------------------------|---------------|--------------|  Gt.2
|------------------------|---------------|--------------|
|------------------------|---------------|--------------|

(Continue verse with rhythm part only)

know that's true._   Crazy mama, I sure need you._
Crazy mama, where you been so long?


                   CHORUS
                      E      B          F#
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---1--1---4-(4)--4-|-3--3---3-(3)--3-| Rythm
|-----------------|---2--2---4-(4)--4-|-4--4---4-(4)--4-|  Gt.1
|-----------------|---2--2---2-(2)--2-|-4--4---4-(4)--4-|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|                 |                   |
|                 |                   |
|---12------------|-------------------|------------------------|
|------12-(12)----|-------------------|-----12--12--12---------|
|--------------12-|-------------------|---12------12--12-------| Lead
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------  Gt.2-|
|-----------------|-------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|------------------------|

  E      B          F#
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-1--1---4-(4)--4-|-3--3---3-(3)--3---|-----------------| Rythm
|-2--2---4-(4)--4-|-4--4---4-(4)--4---|-----------------|  Gt.1
|-2--2---2-(2)--2-|-4--4---4-(4)--4---|-----------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|                 |                   |
|                 |                   |
|-----------------|-14-12-------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-------12-12----12-|-----------------|
|-----------------|-------------14----|-----------------| Lead
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|  Gt.2
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|


  E      B          F#
|-----------------|--------------------|----------------|
|-----------------|--------------------|----------------|
|-1--1---4-(4)--4-|-3--3---3-(3)--3----|----------------| Rythm
|-2--2---4-(4)--4-|-4--4---4-(4)--4----|----------------|  Gt.1
|-2--2---2-(2)--2-|-4--4---4-(4)--4----|----------------|
|-----------------|--------------------|----------------|
|                 |                    |
|                 |                    |
|-----------------|-------12-------12--|----------------|
|-----------------|-10------12-10----12|----------------|
|------------9/12-|----12--------12----|----------------| Lead
|-----------------|--------------------|----------------|  Gt.2
|-----------------|--------------------|----------------|
|-----------------|--------------------|----------------|


                                        After 2nd verse
  E      B          F#                  Fade on CHORUS
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-1--1---4-(4)--4-|-3--3---3-(3)--3---|-----------------| Rythm
|-2--2---4-(4)--4-|-4--4---4-(4)--4---|-----------------|  Gt.1
|-2--2---2-(2)--2-|-4--4---4-(4)--4---|-----------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|                 |                   |
|                 |       [    3    ] |
|-----------------|-------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------|--12---12--12--12--|-12--12--12-------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-12--12--12-15\12-------| Lead
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------  Gt.2-|
|-----------------|-------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|------------------------|


2.verse:
Standing on the corner, looking for you babe.
Standing on the corner, looking for you babe.
Lordy, mercy, cannot see, Crazy mama. Coming after me.
Crazy mama, where you been so long

That should do it.
Here is the alternative rhythm part in open F# for playing
both rhytm and lead parts alone:

(Open F# tuning)
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|---------0-------|--------0----------|-----------------| Rythm
|--0-0--2---2-0---|-0-0--2---2-0------|-----------------|  Gt.1
|--0-0--0-0-0-0---|-0-0--0-0-0-0------|--etc.-----------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|


Hope you enjoy playing it. The lead parts may not be exactly
the same on the record so you may improvise.