xEm Em Em/C Em/B Em/C Em/C# (repeat x5) Em Em D Em D Well I was found in the transit lounge of a dirty airport town Em D Em F#m What was I doing on the road to ruin, where my mama laid me down? Em D My mama laid me down Em D Em D Round my hand was a plastic band with a picture of my face Em D Em F#m I was crying, left to die in this godforsaken place Em D A E This godforsaken place B D#m Only mama knows C#m Em B Why she laid me down in this godforsaken town D#m She was running too C#m What she ran from who I always wondered Em7 I 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 Em And that is why I need to try Em To hold on (to hold on) Got to hold on Em D Em D Was it planned as a one-night stand, or did she leave in disgrace? Em D Em F#m Well I never, will I ever see my father's face? Em D A E See my father's face B D#m Only mama knows C#m Em B Why she laid me down in this godforsaken town D#m She was running too C#m What she ran from who I always wondered Em7 I never knew Only mama knows Only mama knows B D#m Only mama knows C#m Em B Why she laid me down in this godforsaken town D#m She was running too C#m What she ran from who I always wondered Em7 I never knew Only mama knows Only mama knows Bm Em Bm Em Bm Em Bm Em Em I'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
