Intro:
[Dsus4] [Dm] [C] [Am] [Asus2]
[Dm] [Dsus4] [Dm] [C] [Am] [Asus4]
1st VERSE: riff-1
[Dm]Mama, she has [Dsus4]taught me [Dm]well
[C]Told me when I was [Am] [Asus2]youn[G]
[Dm]Son, your life's an [Dsus4]open [Dm]book
Don't [C]close it 'fore it's [Am] [Asus4]done
The [Dm]brightest flame burns [Dsus4] [Dm]quickest
Is [C]what I heard her [Am] [Asus2]say
A [Dm]son's heart [Dsus4]sewed to [Dm]mother
But [C]I must find my Amway
CHORUS: riff-2
[Dm]Let [C]my [Am]heart [G]go
[Dm]Let [C]your [Am]son [G]grow
Mama, [Dm]let [C]my [Am]heart [G]go
Or [Dm]let [C]this [Bb]heart [G]be [Am] [Asus2]still
2nd VERSE: riff-1
[Dm]Rebel my new [Dsus4]last [Dm]name
[C]Wild blood in my [Am] [Asus2]veins
[Dm]Apron strings [Dsus4]around my [D]neck
The [C]mark that still [Am] [Asus4]remains
[Dm]Left home at an [Dsus4]early [Dm]age
Of [C]what I heard was [Am] [Asus4]wrong
I [Dm]never asked [Dsus4]forgive[D]ness
But [C]what is said is [Am]done
CHORUS: riff-2
(last line ends on [Asus4] instead of [Asus2])
[Dm]Let [C]my [Am]heart [G]go
[Dm]Let [C]your [Am]son [G]grow
Mama, [Dm]let [C]my [Am]heart [G]go
Or [Dm]let [C]this [Bb]heart [G]be [Am] [Asus4]still
BRIDGE: riff-3
[Dm]Never I [G]ask of you
But [C]never I [F]gave
But you [Dm]gave me your [G]emptiness
I now [C]take to my [F]grave
[Dm]Never I [G]ask of you
But [C]never I [F]gave
But you [Dm]gave me your [G]emptiness
I now [C]take to my [F]grave
So [Dm]let [C]this [Bb]heart [G]be [Am] [Asus2]still
3rd VERSE: riff-1
[Dm]Mama, now I'm [Dsus4]coming [Dm]home
I'm not [C]all you wished of [Am] [Asus2]me
A [Dm]mother's love for [Dsus4]her [Dm]son
[C]Spoken, help me [Am] [Asus2]be
Well, I [Dm]took your love for [Dsus4]
[Dm]granted
And all the [C]things you said to [Am] [Asus4]me
I [Dm]need your arms to [Dsus4]welcome [Dm]me
But, a [C]cold stone's all I [Am]see
CHORUS: riff-1
(last line ends on [Asus4] instead of [Asus2]):
[Dm]Let [C]my [Am]heart [G]go
[Dm]Let [C]your [Am]son [G]grow
Mama, [Dm]let [C]my [Am]heart [G]go
Or [Dm]let [C]this [Bb]heart [G]be [Am] [Asus4]still
CHORUS: riff-1
[Dm]Let [C]my [Am]heart [G]go
[Dm]Let [C]your [Am]son [G]grow
Mama, [Dm]let [C]my [Am]heart [G]go
Or [Dm]let [C]this [Bb]heart [G]be [Am]still
ENDING: riff-3
(last line fades out on [Am]):
[Dm]Never I [G]ask of you
But [C]never I [F]gave
But you [Dm]gave me your [G]emptiness
I now [C]take to my [F]grave
[Dm]Never I [G]ask of you
But [C]never I [F]gave
But you [Dm]gave me your [G]emptiness
I now [C]take to my [F]grave
So [Dm]let [C]this [Bb]heart [G]be [Am]still