SONG: Mama Says
ARTIST: Tom Snow & Dean Pitchford

From the musical, Footloose


Eb           Ab/Eb  Eb   
Everything I ever learned
     Ab      C#/Ab       Ab  
That gets me through the worst
  A#7sus        Bb7    Ab7   Eb 
I learned at my Mama's knee
                 Ab/Eb   Eb   
Now, anytime I'm turned around
  Gm7b5        C7  
I turn to Mama first
    Fm7  
And you'd be wise
   Ebsus2/G  
To memorize
     Ab/Bb         Bb7  
What Mama says to me


Eb7             Adim                           Abm
Now, Mama ain't been wrong yet. And I'm living proof
Eb/G

     D#7/A#
Mama says
                          Adim                   Abm
Don't use a toaster while standing in the shower
                          Eb/G
Now who an argue with that?
     D#7/A#
Mama says
                           Adim                Bb7  
Don't hold your breath for longer than an hour
          Absus2/C            A#m7b5/C#   Bb7/D  
The woman knows where it's at!
             Ab7    C#/Ab    Ab7  
And Mama says 
           Eb    Ab/Eb    Eb  
it doesn't matter
               Ab7    C#/Ab    
If you're a king 
Ab6/Bb      Eb    Ab/Eb    Eb    Eb7/G   
or you're a clown
Ab   Adim7 Eb/Bb  G7/B  Cm  
Once you drive up a 
         F7  
mountain
    Ab/Bb      Eb7
You can't back down

Adim
Abm
Eb/G


     D#7/A#
Mama says
                       Adim              Abm
Don't drink hot coffee lying down in bed
                           Eb/G
Don't even give it a thought
     D#7/A#
Mama says
                   Adim                  Bb7  
Never eat anything bigger than your head
        Absus2/C     A#m7b5/C#   Bb7/D  
Is she a whiz or what?
             Ab7    C#/Ab    Ab7  
And Mama says 
           Eb    Ab/Eb    Eb  
it doesn't matter
               Ab7    C#/Ab    
If you're a king 
Ab6/Bb      Eb    Ab/Eb    Eb    Eb7/G   
or you're a clown
Ab   Adim7 Eb/Bb  G7/B  Cm  
Once you drive up a 
         F7  
mountain
    Ab/Bb      Eb   G7  
You can't back down


Cm
Mama makes a lot of sense
   G7
If you know how to listen
       Ab    Ab/Bb       Ab/Eb   Eb  
She is clear and concise
Cm
Daddy says, "I love her, son,
    G7
But she's got marbles missin'"
    Ab                Adim7       Bb
But I say, "Hey! It's free advice
                              Gm7
And what d'you expect at that price?"

Bb/C   C


     F
Mama says
                       Fdim               Bbm/C#
What you believe in is all you really own
                         F
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
             Bb    Eb/Bb    Bb    Bb/C   
And Mama says 
           F
it doesn't matter
            Bb    Eb/Bb    Bb   
If you're a king 
       Bb/C  F    Gm7    G#dim7    F/A   
or you're a clown
Bb   Bdim6 F  A7/C#  Dm     G7  
Once you drive up a mountain
    Bb/C       F
You can't back down

        Bb
You can turn up the heat
        Bdim7
You can turn up the road
        F
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         Bbsus2/D  
You can bring up a child
        Cm7b5/Eb      C7/E
You can bring up your lunch!


        Bb    Eb/Bb    Bb    Bb/C   
Mama says 
           F
it doesn't matter
       Bb                                   Am7b5  
If you drive a hard bargain or drive around town
Bb   Bdim6 F  A7/C#  Dm   G7  
Once you drive up a mountain
    Bb/C       Am7   D7   
You can't back down
Bb   Bdim7 F
Once you drive up a mountain
    G7    C7   F   F/Eb   F/D   F/C#   F
You can't back down!

C   F