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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
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