Footloose - Mama Says Ukulele chords by Soundtracks

SONG: Mama Says
ARTIST: Tom Snow & Dean Pitchford

From the musical, Footloose


D#           G#/D#  D#
Everything I ever learned
     G#      C#/G#       G#
That gets me through the worst
   A#7sus               A#7        G#7       D#
I learned at my Mama's knee

                 G#/D#   D#
Now, anytime I'm turned around
  Gm7b5        C7
I turn to Mama first
     Fm7
And you'd be wise

   D#sus2/G
To memorize
     G#/A#         A#7
What Mama says to me


 D#7                 Adim                                G#m
Now, Mama ain't been wrong yet. And I'm living proof

D#/G

      D#7/A#
Mama says

                           Adim                        G#m
Don't use a toaster while standing in the shower

                           D#/G
Now who an argue with that?

      D#7/A#
Mama says

                            Adim                     A#7
Don't hold your breath for longer than an hour

          G#sus2/C            A#m7b5/C#   A#7/D
The woman knows where it's at!
             G#7    C#/G#    G#7
And Mama says
           D#    G#/D#    D#
it doesn't matter
               G#7    C#/G#
If you're a king
G#6/A#      D#    G#/D#    D#    D#7/G
or you're a clown
G#   Adim7 D#/A#  G7/B  Cm
Once you drive up a
          F7
Mountain

    G#/A#      D#7
You can't back down

Adim
G#m
D#/G


      D#7/A#
Mama says

                        Adim                   G#m
Don't drink hot coffee lying down in bed

                            D#/G
Don't even give it a thought

      D#7/A#
Mama says

                    Adim                       A#7
Never eat anything bigger than your head

        G#sus2/C     A#m7b5/C#   A#7/D
Is she a whiz or what?
             G#7    C#/G#    G#7
And Mama says
           D#    G#/D#    D#
it doesn't matter
               G#7    C#/G#
If you're a king
G#6/A#      D#    G#/D#    D#    D#7/G
or you're a clown
G#   Adim7 D#/A#  G7/B  Cm
Once you drive up a
          F7
Mountain

    G#/A#      D#   G7
You can't back down


 Cm
Mama makes a lot of sense

    G7
If you know how to listen

       G#    G#/A#       G#/D#   D#
She is clear and concise
 Cm
Daddy says, "I love her, son,

     G7
But she's got marbles missin'"

     G#                   Adim7             A#
But I say, "Hey! It's free advice

                               Gm7
And what d'you expect at that price?"


A#/C   C


      F
Mama says

                       Fdim               A#m/C#
What you believe in is all you really own
                          F/C
And I believe that she's right

      F
Mama says

              A7#5    A7/G        Dm(add2)/A  Dm/A      G7
If you've got doubts, well, then, boy, you're not alone
                            C7
Just means you're ready to fight

             A#    D#/A#    A#    A#/C
And Mama says
            F
It doesn't matter

            A#    D#/A#    A#
If you're a king
       A#/C  F    Gm7    G#dim7    F/A
or you're a clown
 A#      Bdim6       F/C      A7/C#        Dm        G7
Once you drive up a mountain

    A#/C       F
You can't back down

         A#
You can turn up the heat

         Bdim7
You can turn up the road

         F/C
You can carry a beat

         D7#9
You can carry a load

        G7
You can

           Fsus2/A
throw a fit
       Gm7b5/A#
You can
               G7/B
Throw a punch

        C7         A#sus2/D
You can bring up a child
        Cm7b5/D#      C7/E
You can bring up your lunch!


        A#    D#/A#    A#    A#/C
Mama says
            F
It doesn't matter

       A#                                   Am7b5
If you drive a hard bargain or drive around town
 A#      Bdim6       F/C      A7/C#        Dm      G7
Once you drive up a mountain

    A#/C       Am7   D7
You can't back down
 A#      Bdim7       F/C
Once you drive up a mountain

    G7    C7   F   F/D#   F/D   F/C#   F/C
You can't back down!

C   F