MAMA KIN
As recorded by Guns N' Roses
(From the 1988 Album LIES)



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[Intro]
N.C.
This is the song about your fucking mother
              


[Verse]
            
It ain't easy 


living like a 

gypsy
            
Telling you, h

              
oney, how it f


eels
              
I've been drea

      
ming, floating

 downstream
            
And losing tou

              
ch with all th

      
at's real
              
Whole lot of l

      
over, keeping 

undercover
            
Never knowing 

          
where you been

, oh yeah
              
You've been fa

      
ding, always o

ut parading
            
Keep in touch 

              
with mama kin
            
You always got

              
 your tail on 

    
the wag
            
Spitting fire 

              
from your mout

              
h just like a 


dragon
            
You act like a

           
 perpetual dra

g
    
You better che

ck it out 'cau

se someday soo

n
              
You gonna clim

              
b back on the 


wagon


[Chorus 1]
            
It isn't easy 


living like yo

u wanna
            
It's so hard t

              
o find piece o

  
f mind, yes it

 is
              
The way I see 

            
it, you got to

 say 'shee-it'
    
But don't forg

et to drop me 

a line


[Chorus 2]
            
Bald as an egg

        
 at eighteen
            
And working fo

              
r your daddy's

        
 just a drag
            
You still stuf

              
f your mouth w

        
ith his beans
    
You better che

ck it out or s

omeday soon
              
You gonna clim

              
b back on the 


wagon


[Chorus 3]
            
Keep in touch 

              
with mama kin
              
Tell her where

              
 you gone and 

     
been
              
Livin' out you

         
r fantasy
              
Sleepin' late 

              
and smokin' te

  
a
            
Keep in touch 

          
with mama kin
            
Tell her where

            
 you gone and 

     
been
            
Livin' out you

        
r fantasy
            
Sleepin' late 

              
and suckin' me

   
, oh no


[Guitar Solo]
       


[Chorus 1]
            
It isn't easy 


living like yo

u wanna
            
It's so hard t

              
o find piece o

  
f mind, yes it

 is
              
The way I see 

            
it, you got to

 say 'shee-it'
    
But don't forg

et to drop me 

a line


[Chorus 2]
            
Bald as an egg

        
 at eighteen
            
And working fo

              
r your daddy's

        
 just a drag
            
You still stuf

              
f your mouth w

        
ith his beans
    
You better che

ck it out or s

omeday soon
              
You gonna clim

              
b back on the 


wagon


[Chorus 3]
            
Keep in touch 

              
with mama kin
              
Tell her where

              
 you gone and 

     
been
              
Livin' out you

         
r fantasy
              
Sleepin' late 

              
and smokin' te

  
a
            
Keep in touch 

          
with mama kin
            
Tell her where

            
 you gone and 

     
been
            
Livin' out you

        
r fantasy
            
Sleeping late 

              
and sucking me

          
, oh no, no, n

          
o, yeah