Don't Tell Mama Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[Am]Mama[E][A][Am][E]
[Am]
[F]thinks I'm living in a [Am]convent.
[F]A secluded little convent
[Bdim]in the south[E]ern part of Fr[Am]ance.
[Bm][Esus4][Am]
Mama [F]doesn't even have an [Am]inkling
[F]that I'm working in a nightclub
[E]in a pair of lacy [A]pant[Am] s
So [Dm]please, [G]sir, if you run into my mama,
[Am]don't reveal my indisc[Dm]retion
[Bdim]Give a working girl a chance[E]
[A]Shush, don't tell [E]mama
[A]Shush, [F]don't tell [E]mama
[A]Don't tell mama
[F]Whatever you [E]do
[Bm]If you h[E]ad a s[F#]ecret you
[B]That I w[E]ould keep[F#] it
[B]I would never tell on y[E]ou
I'm breaking every prom
[A]ise that I gave [D]her
[A]So [D]wou[E]ld you kindly do a[F#]
girl a [B]great big fa[E]vor,
so [A]please my [F]sweet potato,
[E]kee[A]p it from the mai[F#]d,
though my [Bm]dance is not
again[C#]st the la[F#m]w
You can [D]tell my papa [Ebdim]that's right
cause [E]he comes [A]in here [F#]every night
[B]Don't tell [E]mama what
you [A]know[E][Am][E]
[Am]Mama
[E]Mam[F]a thinks I'm on a tour of Eur[Am]ope
[F]with a couple of my scoochums
[E]an d a lady chap[A]erone[E][Esus4][A]
[E]Mama doe[F]sn't even have an ink[A]ling
[Am]that[F] I left them all in Antwerp
[E]and I'm touring on my [A]own[B][A]
[Am]So p[Dm]lease sir,
[G]if you run into my mama,
[A]don't reveal my in[Dm]discretion
[Bdim]Just leave well enough alo[E]ne[F][E]
[A]Hush up, [F]don't tell [E]mama
[A]Shush up, [F]don't tell [E]mama
[A]Don't tell mama
[Cdim]Whatever you [E]do
[Bm]If you h[E]ad a s[F#]ecret you
[Bm]But I would keep[F#] it
[B]I would never tell on y[E]ou
You wouldn't [Em]want to [A]get [D]me
And [E]have a go and [F#]cut
me off without [B]a n[E]ickel
So [A]let's trust [F]one an[E]other,
[A]keep it from my [E]mother
[Bm]Though I'm still as pure
as [C#]mountain [F#m]snow
You can [D]tell my uncle [Ebdim]here and now
cause [A]he's my agent [E]anyhow
[F#]But [B]don't tell m[E]ama what you k[F#m]now
You can [D]tell my grandma
treat[Ebdim]s me fine
cause [E]yesterday she [F#]joined the line
[Bm]But don't tell my [E]mama what you [F#m]know
You can [D]tell my brother
[Ebdim]that I'm crazy
When he squeezes on [D]me I [F#m]squeal on [F#]him
But [Bm]don't tell Mama
[E]Just don[Bm]'t tell Mama
[E]Don[Bm]'t tell Mam[E]a what you kno[A]w[A][E]
Can you see my mummy?
Mum's the word