--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hey Mama - Mat Kearney
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tabbed by: Eric
Email: eric3312@gmail.com
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tuning: Standard, Capo on 1st Fret
Chords Used in this Song:
---------------------
| |
| E (022100) |
| Asus2 (x02200) |
| C#m7 (x46600) |
| A (x02220) |
| |
---------------------
*Important Notes*
1.) I have received personal verification from Mat Kearney himself regarding these chords.
A screenshot of the conversation can be found at this link:
http://img822.imageshack.us/i/capturetbv.jpg/
2.) Reference videos to see Mat Kearney playing this song:
Best one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BM4YIIPtGXI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SrHbaCpNdE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cczaE-jvIu4
3.) The studio version of this song has a lot of beats and clapping. So,
this tab is mainly for playing it on the acoustic guitar like Mat does
when he plays it live. However, you can play along with the studio version
and it will sound just fine. You just cannot hear the guitar very well in the studio version.
4.) If you want to play this song like Mat plays it you're going to have to mute the strings
and play the strings open a lot between each chord.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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 A chord in place of the open strings 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|---2-2-2---0--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--2-2-2---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.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Prechorus 1:
E
singing oh oh
Asus2
won't you help me sing this song
E
Singing ee ee ee
Asus2
She don't ever want to go to sleep
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Chorus 1:
E
Singing hey mama, don't want no drama
Asus2
Just a kiss before I leave
E
Hey lady, don't say maybe
Asus2
You're the one that I can believe
C#m7
Hey lover, don't want no other
Asus2
finger for my ring
E
Hey mama, hey hey mama
Asus2
Hey mama, hey hey mama
E
Hey mama, hey hey mama
Asus2
Hey mama, hey hey mama
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Postchorus 1: (mute strings while strumming and play E chord throughout)
E
Oh oh
Ooh oh oh oh
Ooh oh oh oh
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Post chorus 3: (Same as Post chorus 1 and 2)
Oh oh
Ooh oh oh oh
Ooh oh oh oh
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Verse 3: In this verse he starts off playing open strings into an E
as listed above, but then proceeds to
alternate back and forth between the E and A chord
like so:
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---2--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--2-2-2---0-------------------|
G|---1-1-1---2--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|-----2-----0--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x----0-----2-------------------|
E|-----0-----x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x----x-----0-------------------|
E
Couldn't be more opposite
E A
I'm hard to please and you're hard to get
A E
You're Mississippi and I'm Oregon
E A
You're sun tanned and I'm porcelain, singin'..
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Postchorus: (Same)
Oh oh
Ooh oh oh oh
Ooh oh oh oh
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
END on E
