Tell Me Mama Chords

KeyA CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays578

Tell Me Mama by BR-549 is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A, E and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			A            E               A 
Tell me mama, what's on your mind 
   A                                            E 
It seems to be something different every single time 
         D                     A               D  
Well I'm down here on my knees let me know the way it's gonna be 
A            E               A 
Tell me mama, what's on your mind 
 
Tell me mama, what I'm supposed to do 
I'm just-a sittin' here on my orders straight from you 
Well I'll be here ''', I'll do anything to try to get lost 
Tell me mama, what I'm supposed to do 
 
 
Bridge: 
       E 
Well I felt that is ''' was coming down the line 
A 
I might have known it was a matter of time 
    D 
Now why'd you have to draw that line in the sand 
E 
Why can't you love me for what I am 
 
 
Tell me mama, what's on your mind 
Do you want a Cadillac or this Ford of mine 
Well, I hope there's an Indian site cause I wanna find out the answer tonight 
Tell me mama, what's on your mind 
 
 
Slide solo 
 
Bridge 
 
Tell me mama, what's on your mind 
It seems to be something different every single time 
Well I'm down here on my knees let me know the way it's gonna be 
Tell me mama, what's on you mind 
 
  
 

    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante