Song: Hey Mama Artist: Mat Kearney Album: Young Love Tabbed by: Patrick Gamache The other tabs up here are decent, but I think this is a much easier way to play it. It also 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 (because not all of us have a voice like Mat). 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 'cause she don't wanna go, don't wanna go ^Cadd9 ^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 Singing don't look at me, don't look at me ^Cadd9

CHORUS: Now, start strumming.

singing ^Goh oh won't you help me ^Cadd9sing this song Singing ee ^Gee ee She don't ever ^Cadd9want to go to sleep Singing^G hey mama, don't want no drama Just a kiss before I leave ^Cadd9 ^G Hey lady, don't say maybe You're the one that I can believe ^Cadd9 G* Hey lover, don't want no other finger for my ring ^Cadd9 ^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.

^GOh 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 Cause you don't want, don't wanna go ^Cadd9

CHORUS

singing ^Goh oh won't you help me ^Cadd9sing this song Singing ee ^Gee ee She playing like a ^Cadd9mystery Singing^G hey mama, don't want no drama Just a kiss before I leave ^Cadd9 ^G Hey lady, don't say maybe You're the one that I can believe ^Cadd9 G* Hey lover, don't want no other finger for my ring ^Cadd9 ^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

^GOh 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 You're sun tanned and I'm porcelain, singin'.. ^Cadd9 ^G

CHORUS (no chords here) Hey mama, don't want no drama Just a kiss before I leave

^G Hey lady, don't say maybe You're the one that I can believe ^Cadd9 G* Hey lover, don't want no other finger for my ring ^Cadd9 ^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

^GOh Oh. Oh oh, oh oh, oh, oh. Oh oh, oh oh, oh, oh. That's it, everybody. Hope you enjoy!

Mat Kearney - Hey mama