🎶 Mama Said

Capo 3
tone [D#]
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Chorus
Mama said that it was [A#]okay
[Db]Mama said that it was [A#m]quite [D#]alright
Our kind of people have a [A#m]bed for the [D#]night
And it was [Cb]okay

Mama told us we are [A#]good kids
[Db]And daddy told us never [A#m]listen to the [D#]ones
Pointing nasty [Cb]fingers and making [D#]fun
Cause we were good [Cb]kids

Verse 1
Remember asking both my [D#]mom and dad
Why we never [Cb]traveled to exotic [Db]lands
We only ever really visit [D#]friends
Nothing to [Cb]tell when the [Db]summer ends

We never really went [D#]buying clothes
Folks were [Cb]passing on this stuff in [Db]plenty lords
New shoes once a [D#]year and then
Out to play [Cb]ball so we could [Db]ruin them

Chorus
Mama said that it was [A#]okay
[Db]Mama said that it was [A#m]quite [D#]alright
Our kind of people have a [A#m]bed for the [D#]night
And it was [Cb]okay

Mama told us we are [A#]good kids
[Db]And daddy told us never [A#m]listen to the [D#]ones
Pointing nasty [Cb]fingers and making [D#]fun
Cause we were good [Cb]kids

Verse 2
Don't get me wrong I didn't [D#]have it bad
I got enough [Cb]loving from my [Db]mom and dad
But I don't think they really [D#]understood
When I said that I [Cb]wanted the deal in [Db]Hollywood
I told them I'll be singing [D#]on TV
The other kids were [Cb]calling me a [Db]wannabe
The older kids they started [D#]bugging me
But now they're all [Cb]standing right in [Db]front of me

Chorus
Mama said that it was [A#]okay
[Db]Mama said that it was [A#m]quite [D#]alright
Our kind of people have a [A#m]bed for the [D#]night
And it was [Cb]okay

Mama told us we are [A#]good kids
[Db]And daddy told us never [A#m]listen to the [D#]ones
Pointing nasty [Cb]fingers and making [D#]fun
Cause we were good [Cb]kids

Chorus
I [D#]know which [Bbm]place I'm from[A#]
I know my [Db]home
[D#]When I'm in [Bbm]doubt and struggling[A#]
That's where I [Db]go
An old [D#]friend can give advice[Cb]
When new [A#]friends only know a half [Db]story
That's why I'm [D#]always keep them tight[Cb]
And why I'm okay[A#]
... I said I'm OK
You know what my mama said
You know what she told me

Chorus
Mama said that it was [A#]okay
[Db]Mama said that it was [A#m]quite [D#]alright
Our kind of people have a [A#m]bed for the [D#]night
And it was [Cb]okay

Mama told us we are [A#]good kids
[Db]And daddy told us never [A#m]listen to the [D#]ones
Pointing nasty [Cb]fingers and making [D#]fun
Cause we were good [Cb]kids

Outro

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