...I'M LIVIN' IN SHAME... by The Supremes
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*from 'Love Child' (1968)*


Intro:

D, Dmaj7, D7, G

A (x02220@1)Verse 1:

Am (x02210@1)Mama was cookin' bread,
F (133211@1)She wore a dirty,
Raggedy scarf,
  CA-round (x32010@1)her head,
Always had her,
Em (022000@1)Stockings low,
Rolled to her feet,
     GJust (320003@1)didn't know.

Verse 2:

           AmShe (x02210@1)wore a sloppy dress,
      FOh (133211@1)no matter how she tried,
           CShe (x32010@1)always looked a mess,
           EmOut (022000@1)of the pot she ate,
Never used a fork,
     GOr (320003@1)a dinner plate.

Bridge 1:

Bm (x24432@1)I was always,
A7 (x02020@1)So afraid that,
My uptown friends,
      DWould (xx0232@1)see her.
Bm (x24432@1)Afraid one day,
     A7When (x02020@1)I was grown,
             DThat (xx0232@1)I would be her.

Interlude:

F# (244322@1)Verse 3:

     BmIn (x24432@1)a college town,
  GA-way (320003@1)from home,
          DAn (xx0232@1)identi-ty I found,
           F#mThat (244222@1)I was born elite,
With maids and servants,
A (x02220@1)At my feet.

Verse 4:

            BmI (x24432@1)must have been insane,
  GI (320003@1)lied and said mama died,
             DOn (xx0232@1)a weekend trip to Spain.
    F#mShe (244222@1)never got,
Out of the house,
           ANever (x02220@1)even boarded a train.

Bridge 2:

Bm (x24432@1)Married a guy,
    A7Was (x02020@1)living high,
I didn't want him,
   DTo (xx0232@1)know her,
    Bmshe (x24432@1)had a grandson,
A7 (x02020@1)Two years old,
That I never,
     DEven (xx0232@1)showed her.

Chorus 1:

D (xx0232@1)            Dmaj7 (xx0222@1)I'm living in shame,
        D7 (xx0212@1)      G, GmMama, (355333@1)I miss you.

D (xx0232@1)I know you're,
       Dmaj7Not (xx0222@1)to blame,
        D7 (xx0212@1)     G, GmMama, (355333@1)I miss you.

Interlude:

F# (244322@1)Break:

Em  A,
C  D, G

Verse 5:

         AmCame (x02210@1)the telegram,
F (133211@1)Mama passed away,
While making,
C (x32010@1)Home made jam.
   EmBe-fore (022000@1)she died she cried,
          GTo (320003@1)see me by her side.

Verse 6:

           AmShe (x02210@1)always did her best,
   FAh (133211@1)cooked and cleaned,
And always in,
    CThe (x32010@1)same old dress.
Em (022000@1)Working hard,
Down on her knees,
       GAlways (320003@1)trying to please.

Bridge 3:

Bm (x24432@1)Mama,
A7 (x02020@1)Mama,
D (xx0232@1)Mama can you hear me?

Bm (x24432@1)Mama,
A7 (x02020@1)Mama,
D (xx0232@1)Mama can you hear me?

*KEY CHANGE*
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Chorus 3:

Eb (x43121@3)           Ebmaj7 (x43111@3)I'm living in shame,
        Eb7 (x32310@4)     G#, G#mMama, (133111@4)I miss you.

Eb (x43121@3)I know you've,
          Ebmaj7Done (x43111@3)your best,
        Eb7 (x32310@4)     G#, G#mMama, (133111@4)I miss you.

Coda:

              EbWon't (x43121@3)you for-give me mama,
            Ebmaj7For (x43111@3)all the wrong I've done?
              Eb7I (x32310@4)know you've done your best,
   G# (xx1114@1)          G#mOh (133111@4)I know you've done,
         EbThe (x43121@3)very best you could,
                   Ebmaj7Mama (x43111@3)I thought you understood...

(Fade)


CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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   D (xx0232@1)    Dmaj7 (xx0222@1)  D7 (xx0212@1)    G (320003@1)     A (x02220@1) EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 xx0232  xx0222  xx0212  320003  x02220

   Am (x02210@1)    F (133211@1)     C (x32010@1)     Em (022000@1)    Bm (x24432@1) EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 x02210  133211  032010  022000  x24432

   A7 (x02020@1)    F# (244322@1)    F#m (244222@1)   Gm (355333@1)    Eb (x43121@3) EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 x02223  244322  244222  355333  6654xx

  Ebmaj7 (x43111@3) Eb7 (x32310@4)   G# (xx1114@1)    G#m (133111@4) EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 x68786  x68686  466544  466444


Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2007
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)