Mama Told Me Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G][G][G][G][G]

[Verse 1]
Want some [G]whiskey in your water
Sugar with your tea
[G]What are these crazy questions
That they're askin' me
[G]This is the craziest party
That there ever could be
[G]Don't turn on the light
'Cause I don't want see

[Chorus 1]
Mama [G]told me not [C]come[C#dim]
Mama [G]told me not [C]come[C#dim]
[G]That ain't the way to have fun[C], no[C#dim]
[G]

[Verse 2]
[G]Open up your window,
let some air into this room
[G]I think I'm almost chokin' from
the smell of stale perfume
[G]And that cigarette you're smokin'
'bout scare me half to death
[G]Open up the window sucker,
let me catch my breath

[Chorus 2]
Mama [G]told me not [C]come[C#dim]
Mama [G]told me not [C]come[C#dim]
[G]That ain't the way to have fun[C], son[C#dim]
[G]That ain't the way to have fun, son

[Interlude 1]
[G][C][C#dim]
[G][C][C#dim]
[G][C][C#dim]
[G][G]

[Verse 3]
The [G]radio is blastin',
someone's knockin' at the door
[G]I'm looking at my girlfriend,
she's passed out on the floor
[G]I seen so many things
I ain't never seen before
[G]I don't know what it is
I don't wanna see no more

[Chorus 3]
Mama [G]told me not [C]come[C#dim]
Mama [G]told me not [C]come[C#dim]
She said,
[G]that ain't the way to have fun[C], son[C#dim]
[G]That ain't the way to have fun, no

[Outro 1]
[G]Mama told me, mama told [C]me,
mama told [C#dim]me
told me, told me,
[G]Mama told me, told tol[C]d ooh, yea[C#dim]h, yeah
[G]Mama told me not to [C]go[C#dim]
[G]Mama told me,
[C]Ain't that the [C#dim]truth
[G]That ain't the way to have fun, no[C#dim]
[G]That ain't the way to have fun[C], son
[G]That ain't the way to have fun, no
(look at [C#dim]you)
[G]That ain't the way to have fun[C], son[C#dim]
[G]Listen to mama, lis[C]ten to me [C#dim]baby
[G]Mama told me, told me[C][C#dim]
[G]That ain't the way to have fun, no[C#dim]
[G]That ain't the way to have fun[C], son
[G]That ain't the way to have fun, no[C#dim]
[G]That ain't the way to have fun[C], son[C#dim]
[G][C][C#dim]
[G]