Em Em
Em/C Em/B Em/C Em/C# (repeat x5)
Em
EmD Em D
Well I was found in the transit lounge of a dirty airport town
EmDEm F#m
What was I doing on the road to ruin, where my mama laid me down?
EmD
My mama laid me down
Em DEm D
Round my hand was a plastic band with a picture of my face
Em D Em F#m
I was crying, left to die in this godforsaken place
Em D A E
This godforsaken place
B D#m
Only mama knows
C#m Em B
Why she laid me down in this godforsaken town
D#m
She was running too
C#m
What she ran from who I always wondered
Em7
I never knew
Only mama knows
Only mama knows
Bm Em Bm Em
Bm Em Bm Em
Em (Bm)
I'm passing through, I'm on my way
Em (Bm)
On the road, no ETA
Em (Bm)
I'm passing through, no fixed abode
Em
And that is why
I need to try
Em
To hold on (to hold on)
Got to hold on
Em D Em D
Was it planned as a one-night stand, or did she leave in disgrace?
Em D Em F#m
Well I never, will I ever see my father's face?
Em D A E
See my father's face
B D#m
Only mama knows
C#m Em B
Why she laid me down in this godforsaken town
D#m
She was running too
C#m
What she ran from who I always wondered
Em7
I never knew
Only mama knows
Only mama knows
B D#m
Only mama knows
C#m Em B
Why she laid me down in this godforsaken town
D#m
She was running too
C#m
What she ran from who I always wondered
Em7
I never knew
Only mama knows
Only mama knows
Bm Em Bm Em
Bm Em Bm Em
Em
I've got to hold on
Got to hold on
Gotta hold on
Em/B Em/C Em/C#
Em/C Em/B Em/C Em/C#
Em/C Em
