Chord Hey Mama by Mat Kearney

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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 Asus2 in place of the open chords 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 | - - - 0 - 0 - 0 - - - 0 - - x - - x - - x - - x - - x - - x - - x - - x - - 0 - 0 - 0 - - - 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 . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - postchorus 1 : mute strings while strumming and play E chord throughout E oh oh ooh oh oh oh ooh oh oh oh - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - post chorus 3 : same as post chorus 1 and 2 oh oh ooh oh oh oh ooh oh oh oh - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - verse 3 : same as verse 1 and 2 couldn’t be more opposite i’m hard to please and you’re hard to get you’re mississippi and i’m oregon you’re sun tanned and i’m porcelain , singin’ . . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - postchorus : same oh oh ooh oh oh oh ooh oh oh oh - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - end on E