Mean Mother chords and lyrics - ETTA JAMES

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[Intro 1]
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[Verse 1]
[Em]This
here [G]is a story [Em]about how [G]it is growing up
[Em]An d[G] how life can [Em]make
you turn [G]and change
[Em]But [G]through it all you can ris[Em]e above
[G]An [Em]d be strong and l[G]earn to be m[Em]e
One more [G]child to
God
[Em]Born to a family [G]black
[Em]Born in [G]gray jail
On the [Em]poor side [G]of the tracks
[Em]Hard enough [G]money in the family
[Em]To pay the r[G]ent
[Em]Papa tells somebody it's [G]weak to pay
Because he [Em]knows it's
already [A]spent[G]
[Em]Mama [G]do ing her best now
To keep her [Em]children out [G]of the street
[Em]Taught [G]us how to protect ourselves
From the [Em]people that we might [G]meet[Em]
So I knew right then
[G]I had to shape up
[Em]Or my life was d[G]oomed
[Em]So I got on up[G] , yeah
[Em]Got on out of that room
Now I'm a [G]big [F#m]mean m[Em]other
[G]Don't be mis[Em]treated by no [G]other[Em]
[G]Don't take no [Em]wooden nick[G]els
for my [Em]time[G]
Cause if [Em]you do, you [G]know
your heart [Em]is mine
I learned to live [G]the hard way
[Em]Don't [G]let no fool now[Em][G]
Behind my [Em]back
[G]You see where I [Em]grew [G]up
Right there in the heart
[Em]beat of [G]the city[Em]
Folks [G]didn't give you no [Em]slack
[G]All [Em]day long people search
[G]ing for the [Em]dope man
[G]Cause they know [Em]he c[G]an
take them to the [Em]sky
[G]All[Em] the big time hus[G]tlers taking
folks for what [Em]they could
[G]Lor[Em]d knows,
[G]I wouldn't tell you no l[Em]ie
[D]Made [A]me a [G]real [F#m]mean m[Em]other
[G]I get res[Em]pect from all o[G]thers[Em]
[G]Ain't got tim[Em]e to [G]weep and[Em] moan
[G]I'm too bus[Em]y taking car[G]e
of my [Em]own[G]
[Em]Oh, [G]yeah, [Em]yeah[G][Em][G][Em]
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[G]I'm [A]a big[G] fat[F#m] mothe[Em]r,
[G]won't be [Em]misled [G]by no other
[A]If [Em]you wanna deal with me,
then [G]treat [Em]me right
[G]Or I [Em]just might put out [G]your [Em]life
[G]Oh, cause I'm a real bad[F#m] mothe[Em]r[G]
Won't be mis[Em]treated
by [G]no [Em]other
Don't take no wooden niggas
from [G]my [Em]time
[G]Cause if I [Em]do,
you know you'll [G]hide a [Em]smile[G][Em][G]
[Em]Well, I'm a real mean moth[G]er[Em]
[G]Won't be [Em]misled by no [G]other[Em]
[G]I'm [Em]a real bad mothe[G]r[Em]
[G]Won't [Em]be misled by no ot[G]her
[Em]Mother, [G]big, [Em]bad,[G]
[Em]mean[G][Em][G]
[Em]Mother, [G]big, [A]bad[Em], mother[G][Em]
Real mean [G]mother[Em]
[G]Big, [Em]bad, mean