Capo 3
tone [Em]
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Chorus
Mama said that it was [C] okay
[G] Mama said that it was [Bm] quite [Em] alright
Our kind of people have a [Bm] bed for the [Em] night
And it was [D] okay
Mama told us we are [C] good kids
[G] And daddy told us never [Bm] listen to the [Em] ones
Pointing nasty [D] fingers and making [Em] fun
Cause we were good [D] kids
Verse 1
Remember asking both my [Em] mom and dad
Why we never [D] traveled to exotic [G] lands
We only ever really visit [Em] friends
Nothing to [D] tell when the [G] summer ends
We never really went [Em] buying clothes
Folks were [D] passing on this stuff in [G] plenty lords
New shoes once a [Em] year and then
Out to play [D] ball so we could [G] ruin them
Chorus
Mama said that it was [C] okay
[G] Mama said that it was [Bm] quite [Em] alright
Our kind of people have a [Bm] bed for the [Em] night
And it was [D] okay
Mama told us we are [C] good kids
[G] And daddy told us never [Bm] listen to the [Em] ones
Pointing nasty [D] fingers and making [Em] fun
Cause we were good [D] kids
Verse 2
Don't get me wrong I didn't [Em] have it bad
I got enough [D] loving from my [G] mom and dad
But I don't think they really [Em] understood
When I said that I [D] wanted the deal in [G] Hollywood
I told them I'll be singing [Em] on TV
The other kids were [D] calling me a [G] wannabe
The older kids they started [Em] bugging me
But now they're all [D] standing right in [G] front of me
Chorus
Mama said that it was [C] okay
[G] Mama said that it was [Bm] quite [Em] alright
Our kind of people have a [Bm] bed for the [Em] night
And it was [D] okay
Mama told us we are [C] good kids
[G] And daddy told us never [Bm] listen to the [Em] ones
Pointing nasty [D] fingers and making [Em] fun
Cause we were good [D] kids
Chorus
I [Em] know which [A] place I'm from[C]
I know my [G] home
[Em] When I'm in [A] doubt and struggling[C]
That's where I [G] go
An old [Em] friend can give advice[D]
When new [C] friends only know a half [G] story
That's why I'm [Em] always keep them tight[D]
And why I'm okay[C]
... I said I'm OK
You know what my mama said
You know what she told me
Chorus
Mama said that it was [C] okay
[G] Mama said that it was [Bm] quite [Em] alright
Our kind of people have a [Bm] bed for the [Em] night
And it was [D] okay
Mama told us we are [C] good kids
[G] And daddy told us never [Bm] listen to the [Em] ones
Pointing nasty [D] fingers and making [Em] fun
Cause we were good [D] kids
Outro
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