Roger Miller – What Would My Mama Say (Guitar)

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[Intro] D D/C# Bm A [Verse 1]
D                                       D7         G
You don't know what it's about, but you go out and try

                       G/F#           Em7                  G/D      A
You're young and your wings have just feathered and you're dying to fly

D                                        G
Dreaming is easy, but living is hard I'm afraid

  A                                                        D
I come from South Georgia and I feel like I walked all the way
[Chorus]
D7  G            A          D
How much does it cost to Valdosta

    C                           D
How much for just a part of the way

         G
Lord I'm tired and I'm hungry

      D              Bm
And I ain't got much money

G             A    D
What would my mama say
[Bridge] D D/C# Bm A [Verse 2]
D                                       D7         G
Sometimes the notion comes one wants to just run away

                   G/F#        Em7            G/D       A
From all that he's bothered by little things, day after day

D                                                    G
Sometimes the rain is cold, sometimes the sun shines down

A                                                       D
Life's just a ball game that can't be played all in one town
[Chorus]
D7  G            A          D
How much does it cost to Valdosta

    C                           D
How much for just a part of the way

         G
Lord I'm tired and I'm hungry

      D              Bm
And I ain't got much money

G             A    D
What would my mama say
[Bridge] D7 G D Bm G A D [Chorus Outro]
    G            A          D
How much does it cost to Valdosta

    C                           D
How much for just a part of the way

         G
Lord I'm tired and I'm hungry

      D              Bm
And I ain't got much money

G             A    D   D/C#
What would my mama say

Bm            A    D
What would my mama say