Gordon Lightfoot – Mama Said (Guitar)
Capo 2
Key
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Chords
[INTRO:] D C D C D
[VERSE 1:]
Mama said, "See it through
C D Don't let the night put the bite on you
Take your time, make your plan"
C D Mama said, "Son be your own best man"
[VERSE 2:]
Mama said, "Play it straight
C D Do what you like, only do it up right
Take your time, don't run wild"
C D Mama said, "Son you're my one man child"
[CHORUS:]
G A Mama didn't have that know-it-all way Bm A She lived by the book and she prayed everyday G A Never was a time when a rhythm or rhyme Bm G Or the words of a song ever slipped her mind
[VERSE 3:]
D Mama said, "Go out there C D Play at the game and you better play fair
Make sure your song gets sung"
C D Mama said, "Honey be your own big gun"
[INSTRUMENTAL:] D C D C D
[CHORUS:]
G A Mama didn't care when I never came home Bm A She learned how to cope with the end of a phone G A Dad went away to his place in the sky Bm G Mom said, "Son, he was a real good guy"
[VERSE 4:]
D Mom said, "See it through C D Don't let the night put the bite on you
Take your time, don't run wild"
C D Mama said, "Son you're my one man child
[INSTRUMENTAL:] D C D C D
[CHORUS:]
G A Mama didn't have that know-it-all way Bm A She lived by the book and she prayed everyday G A Never was a time when a rhythm or rhyme Bm G Or the words of a song ever slipped her mind
[VERSE 5:]
D Mama said, "See it through C D Don't let the night put the bite on you
Take your time, make your plan"
C D Mama said, "Son be your own best man"
[VERSE 6:]
Mama said, "Go out there
C D Play at the game and you better play fair
Take your time, don't run wild"
C D Mama said, "Son you're my one man child
Take your time, don't run wild"
C D Mama said, "Son you're my one man child"
[OUTRO:] D C D C D