Song: Mama's Boy
Artist: The Ramones
Album: Too Tough To Die
Tabber: Stijn G.
\ = slide up
x = muted note
b = bend
OK the song start with 2 chords wich goes like this:
e|------------|
B|------------|
G|---9\---1---| (1-2-3-4!)
D|---9\---2---|
A|---7\---2---|
E|--------0---|
Let the E-chord ring for a few seconds and then the first verse starts:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---0-0-5-4-0-0-3-0-0-0-5-4-0-0-3-0-0-0-5-4-0-0-3-0-0-0-5-4-0-0-3-0---|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---0-0-5-4-0-0-3-0-0-0-5-4-0-0-3-0-0-0-5-4-0-0-3-0-0-0-5-4-0-0-3-0---|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-9-9-9-9-9-9---|
A|------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-9-9-9-9-9-9---|
E|---0-0-5-4-0-0-3-0-0-0-5-4-0-0-3-0--3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|---5-5-5-5-5-5-9-9-9-9-9-9---|
A|---5-5-5-5-5-5-9-9-9-9-9-9---|
E|---3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
Then back to:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---0-0-5-4-0-0-3-0-0-0-5-4-0-0-3-0-0-0-5-4-0-0-3-0-0-0-5-4-0-0-3-0---|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---0-0-5-4-0-0-3-0-0-0-5-4-0-0-3-0-0-0-5-4-0-0-3-0-0-0-5-4-0-0-3-0---|
Then the chorus (Mamamamamamamama mama's boy!):
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|-------------------10------------------| 3 times
D|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-12-12-12-12---|
A|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8--10-12-12-12-12---|
E|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----8--10-10-10-10---|
Then a small part goes like this:
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|---9-9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7-7---|
A|---9-9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7-7---|
E|---7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5---|
Second verse, same as the first:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---0-0-5-4-0-0-3-0-0-0-5-4-0-0-3-0-0-0-5-4-0-0-3-0-0-0-5-4-0-0-3-0---|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/r/ramones/mamas_boy_tab.html ]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---0-0-5-4-0-0-3-0-0-0-5-4-0-0-3-0-0-0-5-4-0-0-3-0-0-0-5-4-0-0-3-0---|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-9-9-9-9-9-9---|
A|------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-9-9-9-9-9-9---|
E|---0-0-5-4-0-0-3-0-0-0-5-4-0-0-3-0--3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|---5-5-5-5-5-5-9-9-9-9-9-9---|
A|---5-5-5-5-5-5-9-9-9-9-9-9---|
E|---3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
back to:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---0-0-5-4-0-0-3-0-0-0-5-4-0-0-3-0-0-0-5-4-0-0-3-0-0-0-5-4-0-0-3-0---|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---0-0-5-4-0-0-3-0-0-0-5-4-0-0-3-0-0-0-5-4-0-0-3-0-0-0-5-4-0-0-3-0---|
then again (Mamamamamamamamama mama's boy):
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|-------------------10------------------| 3 times
D|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-12-12-12-12---|
A|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8--10-12-12-12-12---|
E|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----8--10-10-10-10---|
then 6 times a simple E-chord with at the end a bend:
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|---1--1--1--1--1--1--2b--x---|
D|---2--2--2--2--2--2----------|
A|---2--2--2--2--2--2----------|
E|---0--0--0--0--0--0----------|
back to chorus:
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|-------------------10------------------| 3 times
D|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-12-12-12-12---|
A|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8--10-12-12-12-12---|
E|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----8--10-10-10-10---|
again this part:
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|---1--1--1--1--1--1--2b--x---|
D|---2--2--2--2--2--2----------|
A|---2--2--2--2--2--2----------|
E|---0--0--0--0--0--0----------|
Outro (same as chorus)
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|-------------------10------------------| 3 times
D|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-12-12-12-12---|
A|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8--10-12-12-12-12---|
E|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----8--10-10-10-10---|
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|---7-7-7-7-7\---|
A|---7-7-7-7-7\---|
E|---5-5-5-5-5\---|
Lyrics:
Couldn't keep a secret
Got a concrete skull
Couldn't shut up you're an imbecile
You're an ugly dog there's
Nothing to gain
You couldn't shut up got a
Bad bad brain
Couldn't hold your tongue
You were just too young
Like a two year old you told
You told
You are all the same jelly
Bean brain
Every one's a secret nerd
Every one's a closet lame
Ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-mama's boy
Don't want to work in a hot dog stand
Be a busboy messenger or a doorman
It's an abstract world you're an
Abstract man
Abstract city don't give a damn
----------------------------------------------------------------------------OK that was
it, I hope I helped you out with this song. Try to use only downstrokes, it sounds way
better! It isn't a difficult song but still very cool like all Ramones-songs! Please
(my first tab!)
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