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Mamas by Anne Wilson

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🎸 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)