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Townes Van Zandt - Black Jack Mama Ukulele

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Black Jack Mama Ukulele

(ver. 1)
Townes Van Zandt
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-------|


G C x8

G                C   G             C
Big blonde mama, lord, Apartment 213
G                     C  G                           C                
Moves like a cobra snake and she treats me like a king 
(C)
Roll me over easy mama, roll me over slow

G C x2

D7
Do your best to please me, lord
C(pause)                                   *
And I'm bound to take you with me when I go

G C x2

G                     C  G                          C
Got a Nashville woman lord, she calls me on the phone
G                    C G                 C
Tells me to leave them Houston girls alone
(C)
Roll me over easy mama, roll me over slow

G C x2

D7
Do your best to please me, lord
C(pause)                                   *
And I'm bound to take you with me when I go

G C x2

G               C   G                     C           
Motorcycle mama, lord, monkey on her back
G                          C  G                C
Takes dm from her saddlebags, cocaine from a sack
(C)
Roll me over easy mama, roll me over slow

G C x2

D7
Do your best to please me, lord
C(pause)                                   *
And I'm bound to take you with me when I go

G C x2

G                        C   G                       C         
I gotta blackjack baby, lord, she lives in New Orleans
G                        C G                       C
Treats me like an orphan, yeah, she calls me Mr. Clean
(C)
Roll me over easy, mama, roll me over slow

G C x2

D7
Do your best to please me, lord
C(pause)                                   *
And I'm bound to take you with me when I go

G C x2

G                 C  G              C
Big blonde mama, lord, Apartment 213
G                    C  G                            C
Moves like a cobra snake and she treats me like a king 
(C)
Roll me over easy mama, roll me over slow

G C x2

D7
Do your best to please me, lord
C(pause)                                   *
And I'm bound to take you with me when I go

G C x2

D7
Do your best to please me, lord
C(pause)                                   *
And I'm bound to take you with me when I go

G C x2

D7
Do your best to please me, lord
C(pause)                                   *
And I'm bound to take you with me when I go

G C

End
e--0---------|
B--0-------0-|
G--0h1-----1-|
D--0h2-----2-|
A--0h2-----2-|
E--0---3-0-0-|
            
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