Black Jack Mama by Townes Van Zandt
Capo 3
When you play E strum without any fingers on the fret then quickly place
your fingers down and strum a few times to make the same sound he does. And
that single note he plays after every once in a while is on the e string
fret 3.
the strum (something like this)
e|--0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
B|--0---0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-|
G|--0h1-1-1-0h1-1-1-2-2-| repeat
D|--0h2-2-2-0h2-2-2-2-2-|
A|--0h2-2-2-0h2-2-2-0-0-|
E|--0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
During the line "Roll me over easy mama, roll me over slow" he does a few of
the things you when you play with E except do it with A
e|--0---|
B|--0h2-|
G|--0h2-|
D|--0h2-|
A|--0---|
E|--0---|
* = the single note thingy
e--3b4--|
B-------|
G-------|
D-------|
A-------|
E-------|
x8
Big blonde mama, lord, Apartment 213
Moves like a cobra snake and she treats me like a king
(A)
Roll me over easy mama, roll me over slow
x2
Do your best to please me, lord
A(pause) *
And I'm bound to take you with me when I go
x2
Got a Nashville woman lord, she calls me on the phone
Tells me to leave them Houston girls alone
(A)
Roll me over easy mama, roll me over slow
x2
Do your best to please me, lord
A(pause) *
And I'm bound to take you with me when I go
x2
Motorcycle mama, lord, monkey on her back
Takes dm from her saddlebags, cocaine from a sack
(A)
Roll me over easy mama, roll me over slow
x2
Do your best to please me, lord
A(pause) *
And I'm bound to take you with me when I go
x2
I gotta blackjack baby, lord, she lives in New Orleans
Treats me like an orphan, yeah, she calls me Mr. Clean
(A)
Roll me over easy, mama, roll me over slow
x2
Do your best to please me, lord
A(pause) *
And I'm bound to take you with me when I go
x2
Big blonde mama, lord, Apartment 213
Moves like a cobra snake and she treats me like a king
(A)
Roll me over easy mama, roll me over slow
x2
Do your best to please me, lord
A(pause) *
And I'm bound to take you with me when I go
x2
Do your best to please me, lord
A(pause) *
And I'm bound to take you with me when I go
x2
Do your best to please me, lord
A(pause) *
And I'm bound to take you with me when I go
End
e--0---------|
B--0-------0-|
G--0h1-----1-|
D--0h2-----2-|
A--0h2-----2-|
E--0---3-0-0-|