SONG: Mama, I'm A Big Girl Now ARTIST: Marc Shaiman & Scott Wittman From the musical, Hairspray F Stop! Stop telling me what to do Dm Don't! Don't treat me like a child of two Bb No! I know that you want what's best C Please! But mother, please, give it a rest!!! C F Dm Stop! Don't! No! Please! Bb Stop! Don't! No! Please! Stop! Don't! No! Please! C C7 F C Mama. I'm a big girl now! F Once upon a time when i was just a kid Dm You never let me do iust what the older kids did Bb But lose that laundry list of what you won't allow C C7 F C 'Cause mama, i'm a big girl now F Once upon a time i used to play with toys Dm But now i'd rather play around with teenage boys Bb So, if i get a hickey, please don't have a cow C C7 F F 'Cause mama, i'm a big girl now Bb Ma, i gotta tell you that without a doubt F I get my best dancing lessons from you Bb You're the one who taught me how to "twist and shout" G Am/G Because you shout non stop G Am/G G Dm C Dm C And you're so twisted too! Wo oh oh oh oh F Once I used to fidget 'Cause I just sat home Dm But now I'm just like Gidget And I gotta get to Rome! Bb So say, arrivederci! Toodle loo! And ciao! C C7 F C# 'Cause mama, i'm a big girl now F# Ebm Stop! Don't! No! Please! B Stop! Don't! No! Please! Stop! Don't! No! Please! C# C#7 F# Mama, I'm a big girl now C# (hey mama, say mama) F# Once upon a time I was a shy young thing Ebm F#7 Could barely walk and talk so much as dance and sing B But let me hit that stage, I wanna take my bow C# C#7 F# 'Cause mama, i'm a big girl now Wo oh oh oh oh F# Once upon a time i used to dress up 'ken' Ebm But now that i'm a woman, i like bigger men B And i don't need a barbie doll to show me how C# C#7 F# F# Bbm7/Ab F#7/Bb 'Cause mama, i'm a big girl now B Ma, you always taught me what was right from wrong F# And now I just wanna give it a try B Mama, I've been in the nest for far too long Ab Bbm/Ab Ab Bbm/Ab Ab/C# So please give a push and mama Ebm C# Ebm C# watch me fly D Watch me fly (Hey, mama, say mama) G One day I will meet a man you won't condemn Em And we will have some kids and you can torture them C But let me be a star before i take that vow D D7 G 'Cause mama, i'm a big girl now D/F# Em Oh Oh Oh C D Mama, i'm a big girl now Em/G D/F# Em Hey Hey Hey Hey hey! C6 D Mama, I'm a big girl! Ooh, such a big, big girl! G I'm a big girl now! (Stop! Don't! No! Please!) Em Oh oh oh oh oh. (Stop! Don't! No! Please!) C Oh oh oh oh Please! (Stop! Don't! No! please!) D D7 G Mama, i'm a big girl now!!!