Em Em Em/C Em/B Em/C Em/C# (repeat x5) Em

^EmWell I w^Das found ^Emin the t^Dransit lounge of a dirty airport town ^EmWhat was^D I doin^Emg on the^F#m road to ruin, where my mama laid me down? ^EmMy mam^Da laid me down

^EmRound my h^Dand was^Em a plastic^D band with a picture of my face ^EmI was cryi^Dng, left ^Emto die in ^F#mthis godforsaken place ^EmThis god^Dfor^Asak^Een place

^BOnly ^D#mmama knows Wh^C#my she laid m^Eme down ^Bin this godforsaken town She ^D#mwas running too Wha^C#mt she ran from who I always wondered ^Em7I never knew

Only mama knows Only mama knows Bm Em Bm Em Bm Em Bm Em Em (Bm) I'm passing through, I'm on my way Em (Bm) On the road, no ETA Em (Bm) I'm passing through, no fixed abode

^EmAnd that is why I need to try

^EmTo hold on (to hold on) Got to hold on

^EmWas it pla^Dnned as a o^Emne-night s^Dtand, or did she leave in disgrace? ^EmWell I nev^Der, wil^Eml I ever^F#m see my father's face? ^EmSee my ^Dfat^Aher^E's face

^BOnly ^D#mmama knows Wh^C#my she laid m^Eme down ^Bin this godforsaken town She ^D#mwas running too Wha^C#mt she ran from who I always wondered ^Em7I never knew

Only mama knows Only mama knows

^BOnly ^D#mmama knows Wh^C#my she laid m^Eme down ^Bin this godforsaken town She ^D#mwas running too Wha^C#mt she ran from who I always wondered ^Em7I never knew

Only mama knows Only mama knows Bm Em Bm Em Bm Em Bm Em

^EmI've got to hold on Got to hold on

Gotta hold on Em/B Em/C Em/C# Em/C Em/B Em/C Em/C# Em/C Em

Paul McCartney - Only mama knows