Tabbed by Marty Lurvey

Intro
A ] _ _ _  _ _ _ _  A ] _ _ _  _ _ _ _  D ] _ _ _  _ _ _ _  A ] _ _ _  _ _ _ _

E ] _ _ _  _ _ _ _  A ] _ _ _  _ _ _ _   _ _ _ _  _ _ _ _   0:26

< begin riff which repeats throughout song >
   A    /   /    /     /    /   /   /      /    /   /    /     /    /   /   /
e | ------------------- | ------------------- | ------------------- | ------------------- | ----
B | ------------------- | ------------------- | ------------------- | ------------------- | ----
G | ------------------- | ------------------- | ------------------- | ------------------- | ----
D | ------------2------ | ------------------- | ------------2------ | ------------------- | ----
A | -0----2-0-4-------- | -0----2-0-4-3-2-1-- | -0----2-0-4-------- | -0----2-0-4-3-2-1-- | -0--
E | ------------------- | ------------------- | ------------------- | ------------------- | ----
                                                                            0:32


Verse 1
           A
I quit my job, ain't got no money,
                D                A
Seems I have to leave this town,

Packed my bag, run to the station,
                       D              A ]
Board the train that's eastward bound.    1:04


Chorus
      D                           A
Tell Mama, and all the folks back home,
            E
Sometimes a man just feels,
                      A
He's got to make it alone.
     D                        A
Tell Mama, why I'm leaving so soon,
             E
Because this life I lead,
                             A
has got me sick through and through.   1:33


Verse 2
                
Nothing to do, that's why I have to go,
                D            A
Seems no use in hangin' round.
           
I can't stop now, the ticket's in my hand,
                       D              A ]
Board the train that's eastward bound.       2:04


Chorus
      D                           A
Tell Mama, and all the folks back home,
            E
Sometimes a man just feels,
                      A
He's got to make it alone.
     D                        A
Tell Mama, why I'm leaving so soon,
              E
Because this life I lead,
                             A
has got me sick through and through.   2:33


Instrumental   (chords similar to chorus)
D ] _ _ _  _ _ _ _  A ] _ _ _  _ _ _ _  E ] _ _ _  _ _ _ _  A ] _ _ _  _ _ _ _
                                                                  woooooo
D ] _ _ _  _ _ _ _  A ] _ _ _  _ _ _ _  E ] _ _ _  _ _ _ _  A ] _ _ _  _ _ _ _  

D ] _ _ _  _ _ _ _  A ] _ _ _  _ _ _ _  E ] _ _ _  _ _ _ _  A ] _ _ _  _ _ _ _  3:16


Verse 1, partial (repeated)
          A
I quit my job, ain't got no money,
 A               D              A ]
Seems I have to leave this town.      3:29


Instrumental  < no chords >

< repetitive low riff throughout >
e | ------------------- | ------------------- | ------------------- | ------------------- | 
B | ------------------- | ------------------- | ------------------- | ------------------- | 
G | ------------------- | ------------------- | ------------------- | ------------------- | 
D | ------------------- | ------------------- | ------------------- | ------------------- | 
A | -3-2-----0--------- | ------------------- | ------------------- | -0----------------- | 
E | -----3-2-------0-2- | -3----------------- | -2------------1--0- | ------------------- | 

< then later >
e | ------------------- | ------------------- | ------------------- | 
B | ------------------- | ------------------- | ------------------- | 
G | ------------------- | ------------------- | ------------------- | 
D | ------------------- | ------------------- | ------------------- | 
A | ------------------- | ------------------- | -0----------------- | 
E | -3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--- | -2-2-2-2-1-1-0-0--- | ------------------- | 

< then drums only to conclude >  4:14  


Chorus  X2
      D                           A
Tell Mama, and all the folks back home,
            E
Sometimes a man just feels,
                      A
He's got to make it alone.
     D                        A
Tell Mama, why I'm leaving so soon,
              E
Because this life I lead,
                             A
has got me sick through and through.   4:43

                            < riff to end, 2nd time through at last A chord >
                           e | ------------------- | ------- | 
                           B | ------------------- | ------- | 
                           G | ------------------- | ------- | 
                           D | ------------------- | ------- | 
                           A | -3---0-3-0-----3-0- | ---0--- | 
                           E | -----------3-0----- | -3----- |    5:15