Chords with lyrics
Intro:
D#mD#m F#F# G# minorG#m
D#mD#m F#F# G# minorG#m
F#F# BB F#F# G# minorG#m
x2
Verse 1:
G# minorG#m D#mD#m F#F#
Listen, mama
G#m7G#m7 D#mD#m F#F#
So many words to describe you
G#m7G#m7 F#F#
Strong would be an understatement
BB F#/A# G#madd2:
Warrior would suit you so much better
G# minorG#m D#mD#m FF
‘Cause you’ve been fighting
G# minorG#m D#mD#m F#F#
She was just turning 16
G# minorG#m F#F#
Daddy left her out in the cold streets
BB
He wasn’t having it
F#/A# G# minorG#m BbM7Bbm7
He found all her sins underneath the mattress
Pre-Chorus:
BbM7Bbm7 Am7Am7 G#m7G#m7
Then suddenly her daddy up and died
G#m7G#m7 B/C# Ddim7Ddim7
But still she sees her father there in Lucious’ eyes
Chorus:
D#mD#m F#F# G# minorG#m D#mD#m F#F# G# minorG#m
Mama, oh mama,
F#F# BB
For everything you’ve been through
F#/A# G# minorG#m
There’s nothing that I won’t do for
D#mD#m F#F# G# minorG#m D#mD#m F#F# G# minorG#m
You, mama, oh mama
F#F# BB
See you deserve the best of
F#/A# G# minorG#m D#mD#m
What this world can offer to you
D#mD#m F#F# G# minorG#m
Mama, I love you
D#mD#m F#F# G# minorG#m
Mama mama mama I do love you
F#F# BB F#F# G# minorG#m
Mama I love you, mama mama
Verse 2:
G# minorG#m D#mD#m F#F# G# minorG#m
In love with the thought of becoming queen
D#mD#m F#F# G# minorG#m
She never told, she did seventeen
G# minorG#m F#F# BB
She gave it all so unselfishly
F#/A# G# minorG#m
And she did it all just for loyalty
BbM7Bbm7
That’s my mama
Pre-Chorus:
BbM7Bbm7 Am7Am7 G#m7G#m7
I never knew someone to sacrifice
G#m7G#m7 B/C# Ddim7Ddim7 D#mD#m
Everything for love, even gave up their whole lives
Chorus:
D#mD#m F#F# G# minorG#m D#mD#m F#F# G# minorG#m
Oh mama
F#F# BB
For everything you’ve been through
F#/A# G# minorG#m
There’s nothing that I won’t do for
D#mD#m F#F# G# minorG#m D#mD#m F#F# G# minorG#m
You, oh mama
F#F# BB
See you deserve the best of
F#/A# G# minorG#m
What this world can offer
Bridge:
G#m7G#m7 Am7Am7 BbM7Bbm7 BbM7Bbm7 Am7Am7 B/C#
You’re the reason for my being here
B/C# B/C# Am7Am7 BbM7Bbm7
Mama I’m so grateful, yes I am
BbM7Bbm7 BbM7Bbm7 Am7Am7 G#m7G#m7
I'm gon' be the one to guide your heart
D#mD#m G#m7G#m7 B/C# Ddim7Ddim7 D#mD#m
Although Lucious raised us, you still made us from the sun
Chorus:
D#mD#m F#F# G# minorG#m D#mD#m F#F# G# minorG#m
Mama, oh mama
F#F# BB
For everything you’ve been through
F#/A# G# minorG#m
There’s nothing that I won’t do for
D#mD#m F#F# G# minorG#m D#mD#m F#F# G# minorG#m
You, oh mama
F#F# BB
See you deserve the best of
F#/A# G# minorG#m
What this world can offer
D#mD#m