Mama Knows chords by Sister Sparrow

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Intro: |FF   |G minorGm   |Bb majorBb   |FF   |

Verse 1:
FF              G minorGm
Mama said, "Good things come free"
Bb majorBb          FF
"Do what you can and be what you need"
FF                  G minorGm
We never had much, but we figured it out
    Bb majorBb                     FF
Cause when you've got nothing, there's nothing to bitch about


Chorus:
        FF
She would say, "Oh, oh, don't hit me with your stuff"
G minorGm
Say, "You got money, you got something"
Bb majorBb
"Oh, oh, just hit me with love"
FF
"You ain't got love, then you ain't got nothing"
FF
"Oh, oh, don't hit me with your stuff"
G minorGm
Say, "You got money, you got something"
Bb majorBb
"Oh, oh, just hit me with love"
FF
"You ain't got love, then you ain't got nothing"
FF    G minorGm
      Mama knows
Bb majorBb     FF
 Yes, mama knows


Verse 2:
FF              G minorGm
Well, no shit, your life is hard
Bb majorBb                FF
It's an easy Sunday when you know who you are (oh yeah, child)
FF                 G minorGm
Ain't no shortcut gonna bring you peace (no)
     Bb majorBb            FF
But your mama knows just what you need (yes)


Chorus:
        FF
She would say, "Oh, oh, don't hit me with your stuff"
G minorGm
Say, "You got money, you got something"
Bb majorBb
"Oh, oh, just hit me with love"
FF
"You ain't got love, then you ain't got nothing"
FF
"Oh, oh, don't hit me with your stuff"
G minorGm
Say, "You got money, but that's something"
Bb majorBb
"Oh, oh, just hit me with love"
FF
"You ain't got love, then you ain't got nothing"
FF    G minorGm
     Mama knows
Bb majorBb        FF
 Ooh, yes, mama knows, yeah

Bridge:
N.C.
Mmhmm, yeah

Oh, yes

Oh, it's so sweet

Yes, it is
           Bb majorBb
I said it's, it's so sweet (yeah)
Bb majorBb
It's so sweet (oh lord, yes)
Bb majorBb
It's so sweet (yeah)
Bb majorBb
Oh, but if you don't know, now, now
            FF
You better go ask your mama


Chorus:
        FF
She would say, "Oh, oh, don't hit me with your stuff"
G minorGm
Say, "You got money, you got something"
Bb majorBb
"Oh, oh, just hit me with love"
FF
"You ain't got love, then you ain't got nothing"
FF
"Oh, oh, don't hit me with your stuff"
G minorGm
Say, "You got money, you think that that's something"
Bb majorBb
"Oh, oh, just hit me with love"
FF
"You ain't got love, then you ain't got nothing"
FF    G minorGm
     Mama knows
      Bb majorBb       FF
I said your mom, she knows (yes)