verse 1
Em
mama , we all go to hell .
Em B
mama , we all go to hell .
Am B G
i’m writing this letter and wishing you well ,
Em B Em
mama , we all go to hell .

verse 2
Em
oh , well , now ,
mama , we’re all gonna die .
Em B
mama , we’re all gonna die .
Am B G
stop asking me questions , i’d hate to see you cry ,
Em B Em
mama , we’re all gonna die .

chorus :
C
and when we go don’t blame us , yeah .
D G
we’ll let the fires just bathe us , yeah .
C F
you made us , oh , so famous .
B Em D G
we’ll never let you go – ooh – ooh .
G Em D Em
and when you go don’t return to me my love .

verse 3
Em
mama , we’re all full of lies .
Em B
mama , we’re meant for the flies .
Am B G
and right now they’re building a coffin your size ,
Em B Em
mama , we’re all full of lies .

bridge
Am
well mother , what the war did to my legs and to my tongue ,
Em
you should’ve raised a baby girl ,
B
i should’ve been a better son .
G
if you could coddle the infection
they can amputate at once .
Am
you should’ve been ,
B Em
i could have been a better son .

verse 4
Em
mama , we all go to hell .
Em B
mama , we all go to hell .
Am
it’s really quite pleasant
G
except for the smell ,
Em B Em
mama , we all go to hell .

Em
and if you would call me your sweetheart ,
B
i’d maybe then sing you a song
Am B G
but the shit that i’ve done with this fxxk of a gun ,
Em B Em
you would cry out your eyes all along .

Em
we’re damned after all .
Am B
through fortune and flame we fall .
Am B G Em
and if you can stay then i’ll show you the way ,
B Em
to return from the ashes you call .

Em
we all carry on
Am B
when our brothers in arms are gone
Am
so raise your glass high
B G
for tomorrow we die ,
Em B Em
and return from the ashes you call!