Motorcycle Mama

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+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

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Tab

MTORCYCLE MAMA
By: Neil Young
Key: A

8* -8  8* -8  8* 8*
Mo-tor-cy-cle Ma-ma
  8*  -8   8*  8*  10    8*  8*-7
Won't you lay your big spike down
8* -8  8* -8  8* 8*
Mo-tor-cy-cle Ma-ma
  8*  -8   8*  8*  10    8*  8*-8
Won't you lay your big spike down
7*8*  8*   8* -8  8*   8*
I al-ways get in trou-ble
 8*  -8    8*  8* -7  8*
when you bring it a-round

8   8  8  -7  8  8
Mo-tor-cy-cle Ma-ma
  7    7   7  7   -7
Won't you lay it down.

8-8  8  -8    -7  -7  -6*  
I'm run-nin', I'm run-nin', 
-6* -7  -7    -7  -6*   -7   6  7-6*6
I'm run-nin' down the proud high-way
 8     8   8  -8
Yeah, I'm run-nin',
-7  -7  -6*    6   8  -8
I'm run-nin', I'm run-nin'
 -7   -6*   -7    6 7-6*6
Down that proud high-way
-8  -8  8-8 -7 -7  7   8  -7
And as long as I keep mov-in'
-6* -8    8  -7  -7  -6* -7
I won't need a place to stay.
-7  -8 -7-6* 6-5 -4-33*-34*
Ooh ooh ooh  ooh    ooh
 
Motorcycle Mama
Won't you lay your big spike down
Motorcycle Mama
Won't you lay your big spike down
I always get in trouble
when you bring that round
Motorcycle Mama
Won't you lay it down.

Well I'm here to deliver
I hope you can read my mail
I just escaped last night
From the memory county jail
I see your box is open
And you flag is up
My message is ready
If there's time enough.

Motorcycle Mama
Won't you lay your big spike down
Motorcycle Mama
Won't you lay your big spike down
I always get in trouble
when you bring it round
Motorcycle Mama
Won't you lay it down.

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