Mama Lay Softly On The Riverbed

Em G C

[Chorus]
Em                A       C  D
Mama, why did you do it?
Em                  A       C  D
Mama, who drove you to it?

[Verse 1]
Em                           
Was it the pigs in grey suits, 
   A           C  D
persecuting you?
Em                       A       
Uncivil servants, unconcerned at 
          C        D
how they frighten you

[Pre-Chorus 1]
G        Em              C  Am C D
Life is nothing much to lose
G             Em              C 
It's just so lonely here without
     Am C D
 you

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[Chorus]
Em                A       C  D
Mama, why did you do it?
Em                  A       C  D
Mama, who drove you to it?

[Verse 2]
Em                             A 
Spare priggish money-men, who 
                  C     D
scared the life out of you
Em                             
Bailiffs with bad-breath, I will 
   A                      C  D
slit their throats for you

[Pre-Chorus 2]
G        Em              C   Am  C D
Life is nothing much to lose
G             Em              C 
It's just so lonely here without
       Am C D
 you, mama

[Post-Chorus]
G        Em              C  Am   C D
Life is nothing much to lose
 G             Em              C 
It's just so lonely here without 
   Am   C D
you, so
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We're gonna run to you, we're gonna
   Em
 come to you
             Am                 
We're gonna lie down beside you, 
 C D
mama
             G                     
We're gonna be with you, we're 
   Em
gonna join you
             Am                 
We're gonna lie down beside you, 
 C D
mama
                G        Em       
And we will be safe and sheltered 
        Am    C D
in our graves
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We'll come before you, and we will 
 Em
kiss you
           Am                  C D
By way for one final hug, Mama