ONLY MAMA KNOWS

LEVEL 4C · 66 BPM · Paul McCartney
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Print the sheet for the piano stand, or load the MIDI into any app and practise at your own tempo.

HOW TO PLAY

  1. 1Put your right thumb on middle C. Most beginner songs stay under five fingers — you never move your hand.
  2. 2Set the speed down and turn CLICK on. Press each key exactly when the note reaches the line.
  3. 3Loop the bar that keeps breaking until it feels easy, then add the left hand and take the speed back up.

LYRICS

Well, I was found in the (F)tran sit lounge of a (Gm)dirt y air port town.

What was I do in’ on the (F)road to ru in?

Well, my (Gm)ma ma laid fa me down.

My ma ma laid me down.

Well, ’Round my hand was a (F)plas tic band with a (Gm)pic ture of my face.

I was I cry in’ in’, the (F)will left to die in this (Gm)god for sak fa en place,

this god for sak en place.

On ly ma ma knows

why she (Em)laid me down in this (Gm)god for sak en town.

Where she was run ning to,

what she (Em)ran from, though I al ways won dered, I nev er knew.

On ly ma ma knows,

on ly ma ma knows.

I’m pass in’ through, I’m on my way,

on the road, no E.

T.

A.

I’m pass in’ through no fixed a bode,

and that is why

I need to try

to hold on.

I’ve got ta hold on,

got to hold on.

I’ve got to hold on,

I’ve got to hold on,

we’ve on ly got ta hold on.

SONG INFO

Level
4 of 5
Key
C
Tempo
66 BPM
Plays
2
Category
Rock
Artist
Paul McCartney

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