Tabbed by: Eric
Tuning: Standard, Capo on 1st Fret
Here is what the verse will look like if you play it on an acoustic guitar like Mat does.
d = down strum
u = up strum
u d u d d u d d u d d u u d u d
e | ---0-0-0---0--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--0-0-0---0------------------- |
B | ---0-0-0---0--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--0-0-0---0------------------- |
G | ---0-0-0---1--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--0-0-0---1------------------- |
D | -----0-----2--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x----0-----2------------------- |
A | -----0-----2--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x----0-----2------------------- |
E | -----0-----0--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x----0-----0------------------- |
Or Mat will SOMETIMES play an Asus2 in place of the open chords when transitioning
into the E, like this:
u d u d d u d d u d d u u d u d
e | ---0-0-0---0--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--0-0-0---0------------------- |
B | ---0-0-0---0--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--0-0-0---0------------------- |
G | ---2-2-2---1--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--2-2-2---1------------------- |
D | -----2-----2--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x----2-----2------------------- |
A | -----0-----2--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x----0-----2------------------- |
E | -----X-----0--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x----x-----0------------------- |
Sometimes there is longer muted strumming. This will just get you started and
give you a feeling for
how to play the song. Watch the videos to better learn what I'm talking about.
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Verse 1:
E
She don't know what she wants to be
E
With all the pictures in the magazines
E
Holding hands when she's mad at me
E
'cause she don't wanna go, don't wanna go
E
I met her at anthropologie
E
Her purple boots and her golden dreams
E
Standing there like a Tennessee queen
E
Singing don't look at me, don't look at me
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Prechorus 1:
E
singing oh oh
A9
won't you help me sing this song
E
Singing ee ee ee
A9
She don't ever want to go to sleep
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Chorus 1:
E
Singing hey mama, don't want no drama
A9
Just a kiss before I leave
E
Hey lady, don't say maybe
A9
You're the one that I can believe
C#m7
Hey lover, don't want no other
A9
finger for my ring
E
Hey mama, hey hey mama
A9
Hey mama, hey hey mama
E
Hey mama, hey hey mama
A9
Hey mama, hey hey mama
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Postchorus 1: (mute strings while strumming and play E chord throughout)
E
Oh oh
Ooh oh oh oh
Ooh oh oh oh
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Verse 2: (Same as verse 1)
I can see it in her Cherokee eyes
Those baby browns and her golden thighs
Whatcha doin' for the rest of your life?
Cause you don't want, don't wanna go
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Prechorus 2: (Same as Prechorus 1)
singing oh oh
won't you help me sing this song
Singing ee ee ee
She playing like a mystery
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Chorus 2: (Same as chorus 1)
Singing hey mama, don't want no drama
Just a kiss before I leave
Hey lady, don't say maybe
You're the one that I can believe
Hey lover, don't want no other
finger for my ring
Hey mama, hey hey mama
Hey mama, hey hey mama
Hey mama, hey hey mama
Hey mama, hey hey mama
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Post chorus 3: (Same as Post chorus 1 and 2)
Oh oh
Ooh oh oh oh
Ooh oh oh oh
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Verse 3: (Same as verse 1 and 2)
Couldn't be more opposite
I'm hard to please and you're hard to get
You're Mississippi and I'm Oregon
You're sun tanned and I'm porcelain, singin'..
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Chorus (Same)
Hey mama, don't want no drama
Just a kiss before I leave
Hey lady, don't say maybe
You're the one that I can believe
Hey lover, don't want no other
finger for my ring
Hey mama, hey hey mama
Hey mama, hey hey mama
Hey mama, hey hey mama
Hey mama, hey hey mama
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Postchorus: (Same)
Oh oh
Ooh oh oh oh
Ooh oh oh oh
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END on E
