Hey Me Hey Mama
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Afinação: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb EbTecla: AbCapotraste: Sem capotraste
Tuned down 1/2 step (actually about -7 cents on the live recording)
syncopated walking bass lines between chords, mainly 2nd and 4th frets on 6th, 5th and
4th strings
depending on chords, can watch the live video on her YT channel to see.
[Intro]
A/E
Verse I
A/E
Papa's in the kitchen,
D
Mama's in the field
D E
murder in the henhouse
E A
Mud flung high upon the wheels
Verse II
A/E
Ol' rooster in the dooryard
D
He's just leanin' on the horn
D E
With the wind so sweetly blowin'
E A/E
Through the ripening corn
[Chorus]
A/E D
Hey Me, Hey Mama
D E A/E E
Where you been for so long, for so long?
A/E D
Hey Me, Hey Mama
D E A/E
Where you been, tell me where you been for so long?
Verse III
A/E
Well there's something outrageous
D
'Bout that evening sky
D E
Just this side of dangerous
E A/E
That look in your eye
Verse IV
A/E
I always knew that you were crazy
A/E D
Always knew you could be cruel
D E
Still, I would do just about anything
E A/E
In the world for you
[Chorus]
A/E D
Hey Me, Hey Mama
D E A/E E
Where you been for so long, for so long?
A/E D
Hey Me, Hey Mama
D E A/E
Where you been, where you, been for so long?
[Solo]
A D E A/E
Verse V
A/E
You left me in the corner
A/E D
With my head so hangin' down
D E
Punch-drunk, busted up and reelin'
E A/E
Like a rodeo clown
Verse VI
A/E
You always seem to hit me
A/E D
Like a lightnin' from above
D E
I guess I just wasn't ready for
E A/E
Such a heavy-handed love.
[Chorus]
A/E D
Hey Me, Hey Mama
D E A/E E
Tell me where you been for so long, for so long?
A/E D
Hey Me, Hey Mama
D E A E A
Where you been, where you, been for so long? For so long?
How to play Hey Me Hey Mama
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Eb. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.