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Hey Mama by Mat Kearney
Hey Mama
Capo: 1st fret
Tuning: Standard
Chords Used in this Song:
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| E (022100) |
| Asus2 (x02200) |
| C#m7 (x46600) |
| A (x02220) |
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Here is what the VERSE will look like if you play it on an acoustic guitar like Mat does.
d = down strum
u = up strum
u d u d d u d d u d d u u d u d
e|---0-0-0---0--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--0-0-0---0-------------------|
B|---0-0-0---0--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--0-0-0---0-------------------|
G|---0-0-0---1--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--0-0-0---1-------------------|
D|-----0-----2--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x----0-----2-------------------|
A|-----0-----2--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x----0-----2-------------------|
E|-----0-----0--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x----0-----0-------------------|
Or Mat will SOMETIMES play an A chord in place of the open strings when transitioning
into the E, like this:
u d u d d u d d u d d u u d u d
e|---0-0-0---0--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--0-0-0---0-------------------|
B|---2-2-2---0--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--2-2-2---0-------------------|
G|---2-2-2---1--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--2-2-2---1-------------------|
D|-----2-----2--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x----2-----2-------------------|
A|-----0-----2--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x----0-----2-------------------|
E|-----X-----0--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x----x-----0-------------------|
Sometimes there is longer muted strumming. This will just get you started and
give you a feeling for
how to play the song. Watch the videos to better learn what I''m talking about.
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Verse 1:
E
She don''t know what she wants to be
E
With all the pictures in the magazines
E
Holding hands when she''s mad at me
E
''cause she don''t wanna go, don''t wanna go
E
I met her at Anthropologie
E
Her purple boots and her golden dreams
E
Standing there like a Tennessee queen
E
Singing don''t look at me, don''t look at me
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Prechorus 1:
E
singing oh oh
Asus2
won''t you help me sing this song
E
Singing ee ee ee
Asus2
She don''t ever want to go to sleep
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Chorus 1:
E
Singing hey mama, don''t want no drama
Asus2
Just a kiss before I leave
E
Hey lady, don''t say maybe
Asus2
You''re the one that I can believe
C#m7
Hey lover, don''t want no other
Asus2
finger for my ring
E
Hey mama, hey hey mama
Asus2
Hey mama, hey hey mama
E
Hey mama, hey hey mama
Asus2
Hey mama, hey hey mama
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Postchorus 1: (mute strings while strumming and play E chord throughout)
E
Oh oh
Ooh oh oh oh
Ooh oh oh oh
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Verse 2: (Same as verse 1)
I can see it in her Cherokee eyes
Those baby browns and her golden thighs
Whatcha doin'' for the rest of your life?
Cause you don''t want, don''t wanna go
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Prechorus 2: (Same as Prechorus 1)
singing oh oh
won''t you help me sing this song
Singing ee ee ee
She playing like a mystery
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Chorus 2: (Same as chorus 1)
Singing hey mama, don''t want no drama
Just a kiss before I leave
Hey lady, don''t say maybe
You''re the one that I can believe
Hey lover, don''t want no other
finger for my ring
Hey mama, hey hey mama
Hey mama, hey hey mama
Hey mama, hey hey mama
Hey mama, hey hey mama
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Post chorus 3: (Same as Post chorus 1 and 2)
Oh oh
Ooh oh oh oh
Ooh oh oh oh
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Verse 3: In this verse he starts off playing open strings into an E
as listed above, but then proceeds to
alternate back and forth between the E and A chord
like so:
u d u d d u d d u d d u u d u d
e|---0-0-0---0--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--0-0-0---0-------------------|
B|---0-0-0---2--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--2-2-2---0-------------------|
G|---1-1-1---2--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--2-2-2---1-------------------|
D|-----2-----2--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x----2-----2-------------------|
A|-----2-----0--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x----0-----2-------------------|
E|-----0-----x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x----x-----0-------------------|
E
Couldn''t be more opposite
E A
I''m hard to please and you''re hard to get
A E
You''re Mississippi and I''m Oregon
E A
You''re sun tanned and I''m porcelain, singin''..
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Chorus (Same)
Hey mama, don''t want no drama
Just a kiss before I leave
Hey lady, don''t say maybe
You''re the one that I can believe
Hey lover, don''t want no other
finger for my ring
Hey mama, hey hey mama
Hey mama, hey hey mama
Hey mama, hey hey mama
Hey mama, hey hey mama
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Postchorus: (Same)
Oh oh
Ooh oh oh oh
Ooh oh oh oh
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END on E
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version 2
Tuning: Standard
Capo: 1st Fret
Chords Used in this Song:
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| |
| E (022100) |
| Asus2 (x02200) |
| C#m7 (x46600) |
| A (x02220) |
| |
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Verse 1
E
She don''t know what she wants to be
E
With all the pictures in the magazines
E
Holding hands when she''s mad at me
E
''cause she don''t wanna go, don''t wanna go
E
I met her at Anthropologie
E
Her purple boots and her golden dreams
E
Standing there like a Tennessee queen
E
Singing don''t look at me, don''t look at me
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Pre-Chorus
E
singing oh oh
Asus2
won''t you help me sing this song
E
Singing ee ee ee
Asus2
She don''t ever want to go to sleep
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Chorus
E
Singing hey mama, don''t want no drama
Asus2
Just a kiss before I leave
E
Hey lady, don''t say maybe
Asus2
You''re the one that I can believe
C#m7
Hey lover, don''t want no other
Asus2
finger for my ring
E
Hey mama, hey hey mama
Asus2
Hey mama, hey hey mama
E
Hey mama, hey hey mama
Asus2
Hey mama, hey hey mama
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Postchorus 1
E
Oh oh
Ooh oh oh oh
Ooh oh oh oh
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Verse 2
E
I can see it in her Cherokee eyes
E
Those baby browns and her golden thighs
E
Whatcha doin'' for the rest of your life?
E
Cause you don''t want, don''t wanna go
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Pre-Chorus 2
E
singing oh oh
Asus2
won''t you help me sing this song
E
Singing ee ee ee
Asus2
She playing like a mystery
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Chorus 2
E
Singing hey mama, don''t want no drama
Asus2
Just a kiss before I leave
E
Hey lady, don''t say maybe
Asus2
You''re the one that I can believe
C#m7
Hey lover, don''t want no other
Asus2
finger for my ring
E
Hey mama, hey hey mama
Asus2
Hey mama, hey hey mama
E
Hey mama, hey hey mama
Asus2
Hey mama, hey hey mama
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Post-Chorus 3
E
Oh oh
Ooh oh oh oh
Ooh oh oh oh
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Verse 3
E
Couldn''t be more opposite
E A
I''m hard to please and you''re hard to get
A E
You''re Mississippi and I''m Oregon
E A
You''re sun tanned and I''m porcelain, singin''..
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Chorus 3
E
Hey mama, don''t want no drama
Asus2
Just a kiss before I leave
E
Hey lady, don''t say maybe
Asus2
You''re the one that I can believe
C#m7
Hey lover, don''t want no other
Asus2
finger for my ring
E
Hey mama, hey hey mama
Asus2
Hey mama, hey hey mama
E
Hey mama, hey hey mama
Asus2
Hey mama, hey hey mama
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Post-Chorus
E
Oh oh
Ooh oh oh oh
Ooh oh oh oh
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version 3
works if you don''t have a capo; just play it a whole step up. But, if you do have a capo,
you can play this by yourself easily in any tuning
Tuning: whole step down
|DGCFAd|
Chords: G |320033|
Em7 |020033| or |022033|
Cadd9 |x32033|
When you see a G*, that means that in the song there is technically an Em7 chord playing, but I
think the G chord sounds better.
INTRO/VERSE 1: Here, hold the G chord and play two strums on the Em7 chord each time.
G
Em7 G
Em7 G
She don''t know what she wants to be
Em7 G
With all the pictures in the magazines
Em7 G
Holding hands when she''s mad at me
Em7 G Cadd9
''cause she don''t wanna go, don''t wanna go
G
I met her at Anthropologie
Em7 G
Her purple boots and her golden dreams
Em7 G
Standing there like a Tennessee queen
Em7 G Cadd9
Singing don''t look at me, don''t look at me
CHORUS: Now, start strumming.
G
singing oh oh
Cadd9
won''t you help me sing this song
G
Singing ee ee ee
Cadd9
She don''t ever want to go to sleep
G
Singing hey mama, don''t want no drama
Cadd9
Just a kiss before I leave
G
Hey lady, don''t say maybe
Cadd9
You''re the one that I can believe
G*
Hey lover, don''t want no other
Cadd9
finger for my ring
G
Hey mama, hey hey mama
Cadd9
Hey mama, hey hey mama
G
Hey mama, hey hey mama
Cadd9
Hey mama, hey hey mama
BRIDGE: I palm mute this part.
G
Oh Oh. Oh oh, oh oh, oh, oh. Oh oh, oh oh, oh, oh.
VERSE 2
G
I can see it in her Cherokee eyes
Em7 G
Those baby browns and her golden thighs
Em7 G
Whatcha doin'' for the rest of your life?
Em7 G Cadd9
Cause you don''t want, don''t wanna go
CHORUS
G
singing oh oh
Cadd9
won''t you help me sing this song
G
Singing ee ee ee
Cadd9
She playing like a mystery
G
Singing hey mama, don''t want no drama
Cadd9
Just a kiss before I leave
G
Hey lady, don''t say maybe
Cadd9
You''re the one that I can believe
G*
Hey lover, don''t want no other
Cadd9
finger for my ring
G
Hey mama, hey hey mama
Cadd9
Hey mama, hey hey mama
G
Hey mama, hey hey mama
Cadd9
Hey mama, hey hey mama
BRIDGE
G
Oh Oh. Oh oh, oh oh, oh, oh. Oh oh, oh oh, oh, oh.
BREAKDOWN
G
Couldn''t be more opposite
G Cadd9
I''m hard to please and you''re hard to get
Cadd9 G
You''re Mississippi and I''m Oregon
G Cadd9 Cadd9 G
You''re sun tanned and I''m porcelain, singin''..
CHORUS
(no chords here)
Hey mama, don''t want no drama
Just a kiss before I leave
G
Hey lady, don''t say maybe
Cadd9
You''re the one that I can believe
G*
Hey lover, don''t want no other
Cadd9
finger for my ring
G
Hey mama, hey hey mama
Cadd9
Hey mama, hey hey mama
G
Hey mama, hey hey mama
Cadd9
Hey mama, hey hey mama
BRIDGE
G
Oh Oh. Oh oh, oh oh, oh, oh. Oh oh, oh oh, oh, oh.
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