Mama You Been On My Mind

by Jeff Buckley

Tab

4.7 (3)

intermediate Key: Bb Tuning: E A D G B E Capo: 5th fret

Version:

v2 v1

Transpose

Capo

None

Size

100%

Intro

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------1-1----------1-1-1------------1-1--------1-1-1------------|
G|-----0-----------0-0----------0-0-0------------0-0--------0-0-0------------|
D|--2--2--------2--2-2--2--2----2-2-2------2--2--2-2--2--2--2-2-2------------|
A|--3--3--3--0--3-------0--3------------3--0--3-------0--3-------------0--3--|
E|--3-----3-----------------------------3---------------------------3--------|

e|---------------------------------------------|
B|-----1-1-------1-1-----1-1------5-5--5--5-5--|
G|-----2-2---2---2-2-----2-2------5-5--5--5-5--|
D|--3--3-3---3---3-3-----1-1------5-5--5--5-5--|
A|--3--------3---------------------------------|
E|--1------------------2-------3---------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------1-1-----1--1-1-1-|
G|--------5---2--5---7/9\7---7/9\7--5--------------------------2-2-----2--2-2-2-|
D|--5--7--------------------------------5/7\5------5--7--3-----3-3-----1--1-1-1-|
A|--------3---0--3---5/7\5---5/7\5--3-----------------------3-------------------|
E|--3--5--------------------------------3/5\3---3--3--5--1----------2-----------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--5-----3------5-----5-5-5-------5-----5-----5-----5------5--|
G|--5-----4------5--5--5-5-5-------5-----5-----5-----5------5--|
D|-----5-----3------7--7-7-7---4---4---4-4-4---4---4-4-4----4--|
A|------------------7--7-7-7---5-------5---5-------5---5-------|
E|--3-----4------5---------------------------------------------|

e|-----3---3-3-3---3---3-3-3---0--1---1---1---1---0--|
B|-----3---3-3-3---3---3-3-3---3--3---3---3---3---0--|
G|-----0---0-0-0---0---0-0-0---0--0---0---0---0---0--|
D|---------0-0-0---0---0-0-0---2--3---3---3---3---0--|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|--3------------------------------------------------|

Chords:

C E7 Am D7/F# D7

e|--0--| e|--0--| e|--0--| e|--2--| e|--2--|

B|--1--| B|--0--| B|--1--| B|--1--| B|--1--|

G|--0--| G|--1--| G|--2--| G|--2--| G|--2--|

D|--2--| D|--0--| D|--2--| D|-----| D|--0--|

A|--3--| A|--2--| A|--0--| A|-----| A|-----|

E|-----| E|-----| E|-----| E|--2--| E|-----|

C/B Am7 G F C/G F#dim7

e|--0--| e|--0--| e|-----| e|-----| e|--0--| e|-----|

B|--1--| B|--1--| B|-----| B|-----| B|--1--| B|--1--|

G|--0--| G|--0--| G|--0--| G|--2--| G|--0--| G|--2--|

D|--x--| D|--2--| D|--0--| D|--3--| D|--2--| D|--1--|

A|--2--| A|--0--| A|--2--| A|--3--| A|--3--| A|-----|

E|-----| E|-----| E|--3--| E|--1--| E|--3--| E|--2--|

Am/G Gmaj7

e|-----| e|--1--|

B|--1--| B|--3--|

G|--2--| G|--0--|

D|--2--| D|-----|

A|-----| A|-----|

E|--3--| E|-----|

Verse 1

C E7

Perhaps it is the color of the sun cut flat

Am D7/F# D7 D7/F#

And covering the crossroads I'm standing at

C/G C C/B Am7 G F

Or maybe it's the weather or something like that

C/G G C

But mama, you been on my mind

Verse 2

C E7

I mean no trouble, please, don't put me down, don't get upset

Am D7/F# D7 D7/F#

I am not pleading or saying, "I can't forget you"

C/G C C/B Am7 G F

I do not pace the floor bowed down and bent, but yet

C/G G C

Well, mama, you been on my mind

Verse 3

Even though my eyes are hazy

And my thoughts they might be narrow

E7 Am

Where you been don't bother me

D7/F# D7 D7/F#

Or bring me down in sorrow

C/G C C/B Am7 F F#dim7

I don't even mind who you'll be waking with tomorrow

C/G G C

But mama, you're just on my mind

Verse 4

C E7

I am not askin' you to say words like "yes" or "no"

Please, understand me

D7/F# D7 D7/F#

I have no place I'm callin' you to go

C/G C C/B Am7 F

I'm just whispering to myself so I can pretend that I don't know

C/G G C

Mama, you just on my mind

E7 Am D7/F# D7 D7/F#

C/G C C/B Am7 F F#dim7

C/G G C

Well, mama, you just on my mind

G Gmaj7

Verse 5

When you wake up in the mornin'

Baby, look inside your mirror

You know I won't be next to you

Am Am/G D7/F#

You know I won't be near

C/G

I'd just be curious to know

F F#dim7

If you can see yourself as clear

C/G G C

As someone who has had you on his mind

Outro

e|-------3-3---3-3--------------------------0-----3--|
B|-------3-3---3-3--------------------------1-----1--|
G|-------0-0---0-0--0-0---0---0-----------0-------0--|
D|-------------0-0--0-0---2---3--0------2---------2--|
A|-------------------------------2----3-----------3--|
E|---3-----------------------------------------------|