My Mama Told Me Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[Am](My-[C] mama, mama, mama,
[Am]ma- ma)
Oh- o- oh [C]yeah
(My- [Am]mama, mama, mama, ma- ma)
My mama to- [C]o- o- ld me- ee- ee
(My- [Am]mama, mama, mama,
ma- ma)
[C]Oooh ye- e- e- ah
(My- [Am]mama, mama, mama, ma- ma)

[Verse 2]
[C]Yeah
(Wha- ooo- ooo)
My mama told me there'd be [Am]lots of guys
[C](Wha- ooo- ooo)
Who look at me and start to [Am]makin' eyes
[F](Wha- ooo- ooo)
And then they squeeze and
want to hold you tight
[G](Ooo- ooo- ooo- ooo)
And say they love you
both- a day and night

[Verse 3]
And so [C]ya
(Better be careful hon)
Oooh [Am]yeah
(Better be careful hon)
Yes, that's what she [F]told me
(Better be careful [G]hon)

[Verse 4]
Or you're gonna miss out on a lot of fun
[C](Wha- ooo- ooo)
And then I met a guy whose [Am]name was Joe
[C](Wha- ooo- ooo)
He told me, "Baby I've
got [Am]lot's of dough"
[F](Wha- ooo- ooo)
So if you just come along with me
[G](Ooo- ooo- ooo- ooo)
We'll go places, just you wait and see

[Verse 5]
I should have [C]listened
(To what my mama told me)
Yes, I should have [Am]listened
(To what my mama told me)
To what a- mama [F]told me ye- ah
(To what my mama told
me)
(Ooo- ooo- ooo- ooo)
A- but I did[G]n't be- lieve
a- what she [C]said

[Verse 6]
(My- mama, mama, mama, [Am]ma- ma)
Oh- oooh- ho- oo [C]yeah
(My- [Am]mama, mama, mama, ma- ma)
Yes, that's what she [F]told me
(My- mama, mama, mama, ma- ma)
A- but I [G]didn't be- lieve a- what she said

[Verse 7]
[C](Wha- ooo- ooo)
Well that all happened such a [Am]long time ago
[C](Wha- ooo- ooo)
I've learned my lesson and a- [Am]now I know
[F](Wha- ooo- ooo)
I should have listened to what my
mama said
(Ooo- ooo- ooo- ooo)
But I [G]thought I knew everything instead

[Verse 8]
He ran [C]around
(I should have listened to what
my mama told me)
Yes, with every [Am]girl in town
(I should have listened to what
my mama told me)
Yes, he put me [C]dow- own
(I should have listened to what
my mama told me)
Played me for a [Am]clown
(I should have listened to what
my mama told me)
Oh- oo Yeah- eh- eh- eh- [C]eh-
eh- eh- eh- eeeh
(I should have listened to what my
mama told me)
[Am](I should have listened to
what my mama told me)
Yeah- eh now now Yeah- eh- eh-
[C]eh- eh- eh- eh- eh- eeeh
(Fade
(I should have listened to what
my mama told me)
(I should have listened to what
[Am]my mama told me)
(I should have listened to what
my mama told me)
Oh- o mommy mommy Yeah-
eh- eh- eh- eh- eh- eh- eh- eeeh