Mamas chords by Anne Wilson

🎸 Intro:

G  D  Em  C



🎸 Verse 1:
         G                               D
I don't know why God made one-bedroom apartments out of state
         Em                                  C
I don't know why He made hometowns if it's somewhere I can't stay
          G                                 D
I don't know why He made growing up but I guess that we're all gonna
               Em                         C
Yeah
I don't know a lot of things but I know why God made mamas

🎸 Chorus:
         G
For the open arms to fall into
         D
For the when you don't know what to do
          Em                                    C
For the phone call sayin', "Don't forget
I'm always in your corner"
G
For the heart that makes a house a home
          D
For the knowing that you're not alone
          Em                              C
For the "Darling, don't you dare give up even when you wanna"
                            G
Yeah, that's why God made mamas

🎸 Verse 2:
             G                                  D
For putting band-aids on a scrap d up knee and wiping tears away
     Em                               C
For picking up the piec s when that dream don't go your way
            G                                D
For always giving more than taking, always knowing what ya need
      Em                                C
And showing you that fighting's always best done on your knees

🎸 Chorus:
         G
For the open arms to fall into
         D
For the when you don't know what to do
          Em                                    C
For the phone call sayin', "Don't forget
I'm always in your corner"
          G
For the heart that makes a house a home
          D
For the knowing that you're not alone
Em                              C
For the "Darling, don't you dare give up even when you wanna"
                            G
Yeah, that's why God made mamas

🎸 Post-Chorus:
G        D           Em
  Oh oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh (Oh-oh-oh-oh)
 C
Mamas, mamas

🎸 Bridge:
          G                                 D
I don't know why God made living life down here so hard to do
       Em                                 C
But I know why God made mamas 'cause He knew I needed you

Oh-oh, oh-oh

🎸 Chorus:
         G
For the open arms to fall into (To fall into)
          D
For the when you don't know what to do (Know what to do)
          Em                                    C
For the phone call sayin', "Don't forget
I'm always in your corner"

(I'm always in your corner)
          G
For the heart that makes a house a home
          D
For the knowing that you're not alone (Not alone)
          Em                               C
For the "Darling, don't you dare give up even when you wanna"
                            G
Yeah, that's why God made mamas (Mamas)

🎸 Post-Chorus:
       D
Oh oh oh oh oh (Mamas)
Em
Oh oh-oh-oh (Mamas)
   C
(Mamas)
            G
Mm mm mm (Mamas)