Mama Said Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Chorus 1]
When mama said that it was [C]okay[G]
Mama said that it was [Bm]quite al[Em]right
Our kind of people had a [Bm]bed for the n[Em]ight
And it was [D]okay
Mama told us we were [C]good [G]kids
And daddy told us never [Bm]listen to the [Em]ones
Pointing nasty [Bm]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]travelled to [G]exotic lands
We only ever really [Em]visit' friends
Nothing to [D]tell when the [G]summer ends
We never really went [Em]buying clothes
[C]Folks were passing on the stuff in [G]plenty loads
New shoes once a [Em]year and then
Out to play [D]ball so we could [G]ruin them

[Chorus 2]
When mama said that it was [C]okay[G]
Mama said that it was [Bm]quite al[Em]right
Our kind of people had a [Bm]bed for the n[Em]ight
And it was [D]okay
Mama told us we were [C]good [G]kids
And daddy told us never [Bm]listen to the [Em]ones
Pointing nasty [Bm]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]lovin' from my [G]mom and dad
But I don't think they really [Em]understood
When I said that I wan[D]ted
to deal in [G]Hollywood
I told 'em I'd be singing [Em]on TV
The [C]other kids were 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 3]
When Mama said that it was [C]okay[G]
Mama said that it was [Bm]quite al[Em]right
Our kind of people had a [Bm]bed for the n[Em]ight
And it was [D]okay
Mama told us we were [C]good [G]kids
And daddy told us never [Bm]listen to the [Em]ones
Pointing nasty [Bm]fingers and making [Em]fun
'Cause we were good [D]kids[B]

[Bridge 1]
[Em]I know which place[A] place I'm from
[C]I know my hom[G]e
[Em]When I'm in doub[A]t and struggling
[C]That's where I'll go[G]
An old [Em]friend can give [A]advice
When new [C]friends only know a half [G]story
That's why I [Em]always keep 'em [A]tight
And why I'm o[C]kay
I said I'm o[B]kay
You know what my mama said?
You know what she told me?

[Chorus 4]
My mama said that it was [C]okay[G]
Mama said that it was [Bm]quite al[Em]right
Our kind of people had a [Bm]bed for the n[Em]ight
And it was [D]okay
Mama told us we were [C]good [G]kids
And daddy told us never [Bm]listen to the [Em]ones
Pointing nasty [Bm]fingers and making [Em]fun
'Cause we were good [D]kids

[Chorus 5]
When mama said that it was [C]okay
Bada [G]dabada baba
[Bm]Dabada dabad[Em]a baba
[Bm]Dabada dabad[Em]a baba[D]
When mama said that it was [C]okay
Bada [G]dabada baba
[Bm]Dabada dabad[Em]a baba
[Bm]Dabada dabad[Em]a baba[D]

[Chorus 6]
When mama said that it was
[C](okay)[G][Bm][Em]
[Bm][Em][D]
[Repeat and fade]