Standard (EADGBE)
Intro
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0:32
Verse 1
I quit my job, ain't got no money,
Seems I have to leave this town,
Packed my bag, run to the station,
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Board the train that's eastward bound. 1:04
Chorus
Tell Mama, and all the folks back home,
Sometimes a man just feels,
He's got to make it alone.
Tell Mama, why I'm leaving so soon,
Because this life I lead,
has got me sick through and through. 1:33
Verse 2
Nothing to do, that's why I have to go,
Seems no use in hangin' round.
I can't stop now, the ticket's in my hand,
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Board the train that's eastward bound. 2:04
Chorus
Tell Mama, and all the folks back home,
Sometimes a man just feels,
He's got to make it alone.
Tell Mama, why I'm leaving so soon,
Because this life I lead,
has got me sick through and through. 2:33
Instrumental
chords similar to chorus)
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woooooo
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Verse 1, partial (repeated)
I quit my job, ain't got no money,
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Seems I have to leave this town. 3:29
Instrumental
4:14
Chorus x2
Tell Mama, and all the folks back home,
Sometimes a man just feels,
He's got to make it alone.
Tell Mama, why I'm leaving so soon,
Because this life I lead,
has got me sick through and through. 4:43