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From: schneider@pobox.com (Adam Schneider) DIMESTORE LIFE (Mary Karlzen) -----------------------------
C OhChh I knDow it's hard to lDet go G6 But these mistG6akes I gotta mDsus9ake, I Dsus9gotta make on my Emown Em [CseeC tab #1] C C Bm [hold] Ohhh, what a wonderful ride C When Call the hBmappiness in the Bmworld G Is rD/F#ight here on thEme insEmide G D/F# Em Em [pause] Right here on the inside
[DOUBLE TIME:]
C[inEmstruDmenGtal;C seEme taDb #G2.] C[inEmstruDmenGtal]C Em D G
She was sCixteEmen, nDever knew mGore Than the Cbackporch Emswing and the Dcounter at the Gdime store C Em What Ddo you knoGw C[inEmstruDmenGtal]
She had drCeamsEm, dreams Dof many thGings A Clife on the rEmoad and aDll that brGings COhhhEmh, there's gDot to bGe more C Em Than this coDunter at the Gdime store C[inEmstruDmenGtal]
DOhhhDh, what does thCis life hCave in store G GI need to knCow if there's aCny more D DI need to knCow C G MamD/F#a, won't you plEmease let mCe go G D/F# Em C D D D [stop.] Mama, won't you please let me go
Wave goodbye at the end of spring Drop down a graduation gown and a high school ring Echo on the gym floor [instrumental] A life made from cards and sticks The kind of broke that money can't fix Ohhhh, this road'll take me somewhere And I'll know it when I get there [instrumental] Ohhhh, what does this life have in store I need to know if there's any more I need to know Mama, won't you please let me go Mama, won't you please let me go
C[guEmitarD soGlo] C Em D G C[guEmitarD soGlo] C Em D G Em Em C C Em Em D [hold] [guitar solo]
Day to day, and town to town Mama writes, "I can never track her down" She's gonna find what she's looking for [instrumental] Thirty-one when she finally makes it home With the wisdom of the world, a woman fully grown Oh I never needed more Than this counter at the dime store Than this counter at the dime store [instrumental] Ohhhh, what does this life have in store I need to know if there's any more I need to know Mama, won't you please let me go Mama, won't you please let me go Mama, let me go... [repeat and fade G D/F# Em C with ad lib vocals] TAB: [Both of these are probably a little off, mostly because they're played on an electric guitar and I only have an acoustic. I know the notes are right, but I might be playing them on the wrong strings, as usual.] TAB #1: C C C E ----------------|----------------|----| B ----------------|----3-----------|----| G ----0---0---2=0/|4-------0=2=0---|----| D 0=2---2---------|----------------|0=2-| A ----------------|----------------|----| E ----------------|----------------|----| ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . TAB #2: C Em D G C Em D G E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G ----0-----------|----2-----------|----0-----------|----2---0-------| D --2-------------|--4-------0=2=0-|--2-------------|--4-------------| A 3---------2/5-5-|----------------|3---------2/5-5-|----------------| E ------0---------|------3---------|------0---------|----------------| ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .