Misc Soundtrack – Footloose - Mama Says (Ukulele)

D#           G#/D#  D#   
Everything I ever learned

     G#      C#/G#       G#  
That gets me through the worst

  A#7sus        A#7    G#7   D# 
I learned at my Mama's knee

                 G#/D#   D#   
Now, anytime I'm turned around

  Gm7b5        C7  
I turn to Mama first

    Fm7  
And you'd be wise

   D#sus2/G  
To memorize

     G#/A#         A#7  
What Mama says to me

D#7             Adim                           G#m
Now, Mama ain't been wrong yet. And I'm living proof

                          Adim                   G#m
Don't use a toaster while standing in the shower

                          D#/G
Now who an argue with that?

                           Adim                A#7  
Don't hold your breath for longer than an hour

          G#sus2/C            A#m7b5/C#   A#7/D  
The woman knows where it's at!

             G#7    C#/G#    G#7  
And Mama says 

           D#    G#/D#    D#  
it doesn't matter

               G#7    C#/G#    
If you're a king 

G#6/A#      D#    G#/D#    D#    D#7/G   
or you're a clown

G#   Adim7 D#/A#  G7/B  Cm  
Once you drive up a 

         F7  
mountain

    G#/A#      D#7
You can't back down

                       Adim              G#m
Don't drink hot coffee lying down in bed

                           D#/G
Don't even give it a thought

                   Adim                  A#7  
Never eat anything bigger than your head

        G#sus2/C     A#m7b5/C#   A#7/D  
Is she a whiz or what?

             G#7    C#/G#    G#7  
And Mama says 

           D#    G#/D#    D#  
it doesn't matter

               G#7    C#/G#    
If you're a king 

G#6/A#      D#    G#/D#    D#    D#7/G   
or you're a clown

G#   Adim7 D#/A#  G7/B  Cm  
Once you drive up a 

         F7  
mountain

    G#/A#      D#   G7  
You can't back down

Cm
Mama makes a lot of sense

   G7
If you know how to listen

       G#    G#/A#       G#/D#   D#  
She is clear and concise

Cm
Daddy says, "I love her, son,

    G7
But she's got marbles missin'"

    G#                Adim7       A#
But I say, "Hey! It's free advice

                              Gm7
And what d'you expect at that price?"

     F
Mama says

                       Fdim               A#m/C#
What you believe in is all you really own

                         F/C
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

             A#    D#/A#    A#    A#/C   
And Mama says 

           F
it doesn't matter

            A#    D#/A#    A#   
If you're a king 

       A#/C  F    Gm7    G#dim7    F/A   
or you're a clown

A#   Bdim6 F/C  A7/C#  Dm     G7  
Once you drive up a mountain

    A#/C       F
You can't back down

        A#
You can turn up the heat

        F/C
You can carry a beat

       G7  
You can 

           Fsus2/A  
throw a fit

              G7/B  
throw a punch

        C7         A#sus2/D  
You can bring up a child

        Cm7b5/D#      C7/E
You can bring up your lunch!

        A#    D#/A#    A#    A#/C   
Mama says 

           F
it doesn't matter

       A#                                   Am7b5  
If you drive a hard bargain or drive around town

A#   Bdim6 F/C  A7/C#  Dm   G7  
Once you drive up a mountain

    A#/C       Am7   D7   
You can't back down

A#   Bdim7 F/C
Once you drive up a mountain

    G7    C7   F   F/D#   F/D   F/C#   F/C
You can't back down!