Mama Told Me chords by Rusty Clanton

Chords with lyrics

Mama Told Me
Rusty Clanton


Capo 1


D/C#|x-4-x-2-3-2

Bm/Bb|x-1-4-4-3-2 or x-1-4-4-3-x

Bm/G#|4-2-x-4-3-2 (Play a B minorBm then put your ring finger on 4th fret of E MajorE string)
or 4-x-4-4-3-x

G(barre)|3-5-5-4-3-3

G minorGm|3-5-5-3-3-3

 D MajorD               G+G       D MajorD
Mama told me "Don't be hasty!" Daddy said to wait.
 D MajorD             A augmentedA
"You got your whole life ahead."
  G+G        A augmentedA
But in you walk and down I fall
 D MajorD     D/C# B minorBm      G+G          A augmentedA      D MajorD
Forget about my Ma and Pa and I don't think that I'll get over it

  D MajorD              G+G       D MajorD
It takes a certain somebody to feed a hungry heart
   D MajorD           A augmentedA
and try to toss it to the wind.
  G+G         A augmentedA       D MajorD      D/C# B minorBm
I spread my wings to soar away and flew just like a rock they say
  G+G       A augmentedA      D MajorD
and I been sinkin deeper ever since.


D MajorD|--0-2-4----|(Play into the chorus.. Just for fun :})


      G+G                D MajorD
Why did you go? Why did you go? Why did you leave me all alone?
 G+G          D MajorD  A augmentedA
What am I supposed to do?
      G+G        D MajorD      G+G           D MajorD
Why is it always give and take when it comes to hearts that break?
      G+G      A augmentedA        B minorBm
Why did you go why do I still wait up for you?
      G+G      A augmentedA        D MajorD
Why did you go why do I still wait up for you?

 D MajorD             G+G        D MajorD
Before I heard you say it I might even have agreed.
   D MajorD           A augmentedA
That ship was headed out to sea.
   G+G         A augmentedA
But "goodbye" made me change my mind.
 D MajorD      D/C# B minorBm
Who wants to get left behind?
   G+G        A augmentedA         D MajorD
I'm pretty sure that you're the one for me.


      G+G                D MajorD
Why did you go? Why did you go? Why did you leave me all alone?
 G+G          D MajorD  A augmentedA
What am I supposed to do?
      G+G        D MajorD      G+G           D MajorD
Why is it always give and take when it comes to hearts that break?
      G+G      A augmentedA        B minorBm
Why did you go why do I still wait up for you?
      G+G      A augmentedA        D MajorD
Why did you go why do I still wait up for you?


B minorBm         Bm/Bb
Oh what a curse that you left me first,
      D MajorD           Bm/G#
turned my indifferent heart into Shakespeare with words.
   G+G                A augmentedA
Who knew there'd be so many ways to say "I miss you".
   B minorBm          Bm/Bb
and when I think clearer I bet you I'll say
  D MajorD             Bm/G#        G(barre)
I didn't really like you that much anyway til you left me.
         G minorGm
Still why'd you leave me?


Break: B minorBm Bm/Bb D MajorD Bm/G# G(barre) G minorGm D MajorD


      G+G                D MajorD
Why did you go? Why did you go? Why did you leave me all alone?
G+G           D MajorD  A augmentedA
What am I supposed to do?
      G+G        D MajorD      G+G           D MajorD
Why is it always give and take when it comes to hearts that break?
      G+G      A augmentedA        B minorBm Bm/G#
Why did you go why do I still wait up for you?
      G+G         A augmentedA        D MajorD