Mother Mother – Mamma Told Me (Guitar)
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Chords
[Chorus]
C Gadd11 C Mamma told me Gadd11 Em G Only lonely people gonna hold me C Gadd11 C Only those who can't help themselves, yeah Gadd11 Em Only those who will need my shelter G Mama tells me
[Verse 1]
G C I believe, I believe in mamma trying C Believe in father lying Ab F G I believe in lovers crying C C I believe in education, nurture and good education
[Verse 2]
Ab F Fm Mama gave me music lessons G C Now I play the saddest songs ah ah ah Em Is that really what mamma wanted? G C Gadd11 C/B C For her baby to be so haunted? Em Is that really what she intended? G Mamma said this:
[Chorus]
C Gadd11 C Hold me closer Gadd11 Em Even though I'm a mamma G She told me: You're just lonely C Gadd11 C Help me help ya Gadd11 Em Even though I know you're just helpless G Mamma said this
[Verse 3]
G C I believe, I believe in conversation C In good communicating Ab F Fm And I believe in letter-writing G C But now all I write are melodies (melodies) Em G Simple, sweet, and simply haunt me Em Little rhythms that scold and hold me Em Only cause I know they are lonely G G Asus2 Mamma told me
[Break]
C Gadd11 (ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-maa C Gadd11 Ab Ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-maa ooh F G Ooh ooh ooh C Gadd11 Ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-maa C Gadd11 Ab Ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-maa ooh F G Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
[Verse 4]
C Mamma help me, I'm helpless, I'm helpless Em G I'm tempted, I'm tempted C Can't you see it's only loneliness Em G And it's helpless, oh it's helpless
[Bridge]
*play only 4 and 5 strings in palm mute
C Csus2 C Csus C Csus2 C Csus I took what mamma said and kept it forefront in my head C Csus2 C Csus But now that mamma's dead F I love how you are lonely Em Help me help you hold me F I take what mamma told me Em And I read what mamma wrote me F And I read it to you slowly Em And you told me she was lonely F Oh my mamma, she was lonely G7 And it's all she really told me
[Chorus]
C Mamma told me Em G That lonely people gonna hold me C Gadd11 C Only those who can't help themselves, yeah Gadd11 Em Only those who will need my shelter G Mamma tells me
[Outro]
C Gadd11 (ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-maa C Gadd11 Ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-maa C Gadd11 I believe in mammas trying C Gadd11 I believe in fathers lying C Gadd11 I believe in lovers crying C Gadd11 I believe in education C Gadd11 I believe in music lessons C Gadd11 I believe in conversation C Gadd11 I believe in letter-writing C Gadd11 I believe in mammas trying C Gadd11 I believe in fathers lying C Gadd11 I believe in mammas crying C Gadd11 Ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-maa C Gadd11 Ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-maa)