Intro: Em
Em/C Em/B Em/C Em/C# (5x)
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
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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
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Em
I've got to hold on
Got to hold on
Gotta hold on
( Em/B Em/C Em/C# )
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