Mama by Genesis Lyric and Guitar Chords

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If you are looking for Mama guitar chords, you’ve come to the right place.
You can play Mama by Genesis using guitar or guitar.
This song by Genesis can also be played by that instruments.
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Mama guitar chords has rhythm and included in Genesis (1983) album.
You can also find another musical genres, including jazz guitar chords, country music guitar chords, pop guitar chords, world music guitar chords, and rock guitar chords here.

Mama by Genesis Guitar Chords


INTRO (keyboard line)

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e|3-----2---------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|--------2-----4-|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|


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e|3-----2---------|----------------|----3---0-------|
B|----------------|--------2-----4-|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|

INTRO / VERSE
[D/E]
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e|----------------|------------5---|----------------|----------------|
B|8-----7-8-----7-|8---------------|7-----5-7-----5-|7---------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

INTERLUDE 1 (lick)
[no chord]
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e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|--5-5-5-5-----4-|----------------|--5-5-5-5-7-----|4---------------|
A|----------5-7---|----------------|------------5-7-|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

INTERLUDE 2

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e|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|

Haha,he Haha,he


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e|--------3-----2-|----------------|------------3---|0---------------|
B|----------------|----------------|2-----4---------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

oh


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CHORDS

E-A-D-G-B-e
D/E 0-2-2-2-3-2
C/E 0-x-2-0-1-0

G/E 0-x-5-4-3-0
C6 x-3-2-2-1-0
G/D x-x-0-4-3-3
A/E 0-x-2-2-2-0
Em7 0-2-0-0-0-x
Am/E 0-x-2-2-1-0


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| N.C. | % | % | % |

| Em | % | % | % |
(bass slowly faded in)

| Em | % | % | | Em | % | % |
(keyboard line)

| Em | % | % | % |

| Em | % | D/E | % |
(verse keyboard line)

VERSE
I can’t see you mama
But [D/E]I can hardly wait
Oh to touch and to feel you mama
Oh I [D/E]just can’t keep away
In the heat and the steam of the city
Oh it’s got m[D/E]e running and I just can’t brake
So [C/E]say you’ll help me mama
‘Cause it'[D/E]s getting so hard ’ oh, oh

VERSE
Now I can’t keep you mama
But I [D/E]know you’re always there
You listen, you teach me mama
And I [D/E]know inside you care
So get down, down here beside me
Oh [D/E]you ain’t going nowhere
No [C/E]I won’t hurt you mama
But it'[D/E]s getting so hard ’ oh, oh

INTERLUDE
| [no chord] | % |
Ha ha, he – Ha ha, he oh
| [no chord] | % |
Ha ha, he – Ha ha, he oh
| [no chord] | % |
(lick)
| [no chord] | % |
(lick)
| [no chord] | % |
(lick)
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(lick)

MIDDLE 8
| A | % | G/E D/E
Can’t you see me here
Mama. mama, [G/D]mama, mama, [A/E]please
[G/E] Can’t you feel my [D/E]heart
Can’t you feel my heart
Can’t you feel my [Am/E]heart
Oh-oh-[D/E]oh, now listen to me
Mama. mama, [G/D]mama
You’re taking away my last chance
[D/E] Don’t [C/E]take it away
[D/E] Can’t you feel my heart?

INTERLUDE 2
| Em |
Ha ha, he
| Em |
Ha ha, he
| Em | % | % | % |
oh (keyboard line)

VERSE
It’s hot, too hot for me mama
But [D/E]I can hardly wait
My eyes they’re burning mama
And [D/E]I can feel my body shake
Don’t stop, don’t stop me mama
Oh make the [D/E]pain, make it go away ‘ hey
No [C/E]I won’t hurt you mama
But it'[D/E]s getting so hard ’ oh, oh

VERSE
Now I can’t keep you mama
But I [D/E]know you’re always there
You taunt, you tease me mama
But I [D/E]never, never, never can keep away
It’s the heat and the steam of the city
Oh-oh-oh-oh got me [D/E]running and I just can’t brake
So [C/E]stay don’t leave me mama
‘Cause it[D/E]’s getting so hard ‘ oh, oh

CODA
| Em | % |
Don’t go
| D/E | % |
No no, don’t go

| Em | % | D/E | % |

(repeat and fade, vocals ad lib, guitar solo)

If you want to learn Genesis Mama guitar chords, The 5 chords we’ll look at are the C major, A major, G major, E major, and D major.
The reason we use all major chords is that the minor versions of any of these chords just require tiny adjustments.
Each one of those minor chords is completely based on its major counterpart

The more you practice, the easier guitar will feel to play Mama. Guitar is hard to learn in the beginning, but gets easier the longer you stick with it.

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