Mama Said

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Mama said that it was [C]okay

[G]Mama said that it was [Bm]quite [Em]alright

Our kind of people have a [Bm]bed for the [Em]night

And it was [D]okay

Mama told us we are [C]good kids

[G]And daddy told us never [Bm]listen to the [Em]ones

Pointing nasty [D]fingers and making [Em]fun

Cause we were good [D]kids

Remember asking both my [Em]mom and dad

Why we never [D]traveled to exotic [G]lands

We only ever really visit [Em]friends

Nothing to [D]tell when the [G]summer ends

We never really went [Em]buying clothes

Folks were [D]passing on this stuff in [G]plenty lords

New shoes once a [Em]year and then

Out to play [D]ball so we could [G]ruin them

Mama said that it was [C]okay

[G]Mama said that it was [Bm]quite [Em]alright

Our kind of people have a [Bm]bed for the [Em]night

And it was [D]okay

Mama told us we are [C]good kids

[G]And daddy told us never [Bm]listen to the [Em]ones

Pointing nasty [D]fingers and making [Em]fun

Cause we were good [D]kids

Don't get me wrong I didn't [Em]have it bad

I got enough [D]loving from my [G]mom and dad

But I don't think they really [Em]understood

When I said that I [D]wanted the deal in [G]Hollywood

I told them I'll be singing [Em]on TV

The other kids were [D]calling me a [G]wannabe

The older kids they started [Em]bugging me

But now they're all [D]standing right in [G]front of me

Mama said that it was [C]okay

[G]Mama said that it was [Bm]quite [Em]alright

Our kind of people have a [Bm]bed for the [Em]night

And it was [D]okay

Mama told us we are [C]good kids

[G]And daddy told us never [Bm]listen to the [Em]ones

Pointing nasty [D]fingers and making [Em]fun

Cause we were good [D]kids

I [Em]know which [A]place I'm from[C]

I know my [G]home

[Em]When I'm in [A]doubt and struggling[C]

That's where I [G]go

An old [Em]friend can give advice[D]

When new [C]friends only know a half [G]story

That's why I'm [Em]always keep them tight[D]

And why I'm okay[C]

Mama said that it was [C]okay

[G]Mama said that it was [Bm]quite [Em]alright

Our kind of people have a [Bm]bed for the [Em]night

And it was [D]okay

Mama told us we are [C]good kids

[G]And daddy told us never [Bm]listen to the [Em]ones

Pointing nasty [D]fingers and making [Em]fun

Cause we were good [D]kids