Intro: D5 , D5 , D5 , G5 A5 Verse 1: A5 Mama was cookin' bread, F5 C5 She wore a dirty raggedy scarf a-round her head. E5 G5 Always had her stockings low, rolled to her feet; just didn't know. Verse 2: A5 She wore a sloppy dress, F5 C5 Oh no matter how she tried, she always looked a mess. E5 G5 Out of the pot she ate; never used a fork or a dinner plate. Bridge 1: B5 A5 D5 I was always so afraid my uptown friends would see her. B5 A5 D5 Afraid one day when I was grown, that I would be her. Interlude: F#5 Verse 3: B5 In a college town, G5 D5 A-way from home, an identi-ty I found. F#5 A5 That I was born elite, with maids and servants at my feet.. Verse 4: B5 I must have been insane; G5 D5 I lied and said mama died on a weekend trip to Spain. F#5 A5 She never got out of the house; never even boarded a train. Bridge 2: B5 A5 D5 Married a guy, was living high; I didn't want him to know her. B5 A5 D5 She had a grandson, two years old, that I never even showed her. Chorus 1: D5 D5 D5 G5 , G5 I'm living in shame; Mama, I miss you. D5 D5 D5 G5 , G5 I know you're not to blame; Mama, I miss you. Interlude: F#5 Break: E5 A5 , C5 D5 , G5 Verse 5: A5 Came the telegram; F5 C5 Mama passed away while making home made jam. E5 G5 Be-fore she died she cried to see me by her side. Verse 6: A5 She always did her best, F5 C5 Ah, cooked and cleaned, and always in the same old dress. E5 G5 Working hard, down on her knees; always trying to please. Bridge 3: B5 A5 D5 Mama, Mama, Mama can you hear me? B5 A5 D5 Mama, Mama, Mama can you hear me? *KEY CHANGE* ------------ Chorus 3: Eb5 Eb5 Eb5 Ab5 , Ab5 I'm living in shame; Mama, I miss you. Eb5 Eb5 Eb5 Ab5 , Ab5 I know you're not to blame; Mama, I miss you. Coda: Eb5 Eb5 Won't you for-give me Mama, for all the wrong I've done? Eb5 Ab5 Ab5 I know you've done your best, oh, I know you've done, Eb5 Eb5 The very best you could; Mama I thought you understood... (Fade) Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY
