My Mama Told Me
My Mama Told Me

My Mama Told Me chords by Barbara Lewis

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    • Verse 1
    (My- 
    mama, mama, mama, 

    ma- ma) 

    Oh- o- 
    oh 
    yeah 

    (My- 
    mama, mama, mama, 
    ma- ma) 

    My 
    mama 
    to- 
    o- o- 
    ld me- 
    ee- ee 

    (My- 
    mama, mama, mama, 

    ma- ma) 

    Oooh ye- 
    e- e- ah 

    (My- 
    mama, mama, mama, 
    ma- ma) 

    Verse 2
    Yeah 

    (Wha- ooo- ooo) 

    My mama 
    told 
    me 
    there'd 
    be 
    lots 
    of 
    guys 

    (Wha- ooo- ooo) 

    Who look 
    at 
    me 
    and start 
    to 
    makin' 
    eyes 

    (Wha- ooo- ooo) 

    And then 
    they squeeze 
    and 

    want 
    to 
    hold 
    you 
    tight 

    (Ooo- ooo- ooo- ooo) 

    And say 
    they 
    love 
    you 

    both- 
    a 
    day 
    and 
    night 

    Verse 3
    And 
    so 
    ya 

    (Better be 
    careful 
    hon) 

    Oooh 
    yeah 

    (Better be 
    careful 
    hon) 

    Yes, 
    that's 
    what 
    she 
    told 
    me 

    (Better be 
    careful 
    hon) 

    Verse 4
    Or you're 
    gonna 
    miss 
    out 
    on 
    a 
    lot 
    of 
    fun 

    (Wha- ooo- ooo) 

    And then 
    I 
    met 
    a 
    guy 
    whose 
    name 
    was 
    Joe 

    (Wha- ooo- ooo) 

    He told 
    me, 
    "Baby 
    I've 

    got 
    lot's 
    of 
    dough" 

    (Wha- ooo- ooo) 

    So if 
    you 
    just 
    come 
    along 
    with 
    me 

    (Ooo- ooo- ooo- ooo) 

    We'll go 
    places, 
    just 
    you 
    wait 
    and 
    see 

    Verse 5
    I 
    should 
    have 
    listened 

    (To what 
    my 
    mama 
    told me) 

    Yes, 
    I 
    should 
    have 
    listened 

    (To what my 
    mama 
    told 
    me) 

    To 
    what 
    a- 
    mama 
    told 
    me 
    ye- ah 

    (To what 
    my 
    mama 
    told 

    me) 

    (Ooo- ooo- ooo- ooo) 

    A- but 
    I did
    n't 
    be- 
    lieve 

    a- 
    what 
    she 
    said 

    Verse 6
    (My- 
    mama, mama, mama, 
    ma- ma) 

    Oh- 
    oooh- ho- 
    oo 
    yeah 

    (My- 
    mama, mama, mama, 
    ma- ma) 

    Yes, 
    that's 
    what 
    she 
    told 
    me 

    (My- 
    mama, mama, mama, 
    ma- ma) 

    A- but 
    I 
    didn't 
    be- 
    lieve 
    a- 
    what 
    she 
    said 

    Verse 7
    (Wha- ooo- ooo) 

    Well that 
    all 
    happened 
    such 
    a 
    long 
    time 
    ago 

    (Wha- ooo- ooo) 

    I've learned 
    my 
    lesson 
    and 
    a- 
    now 
    I 
    know 

    (Wha- ooo- ooo) 

    I should 
    have 
    listened 
    to what 
    my 

    mama 
    said 

    (Ooo- ooo- ooo- ooo) 

    But I 
    thought 
    I 
    knew 
    everything 
    instead 

    Verse 8
    He 
    ran 
    around 

    (I should 
    have 
    listened 
    to what 

    my mama 
    told me) 

    Yes, 
    with 
    every 
    girl 
    in 
    town 

    (I should have 
    listened 
    to what 

    my 
    mama told 
    me) 

    Yes, 
    he 
    put 
    me 
    dow- 
    own 

    (I should have 
    listened 
    to 
    what 

    my mama 
    told 
    me) 

    Played 
    me 
    for 
    a 
    clown 

    (I should have 
    listened 
    to 
    what 

    my mama 
    told me) 

    Oh- oo Yeah- 
    eh- eh- 
    eh- 
    eh- 

    eh- eh- 
    eh- 
    eeeh 

    (I should have 
    listened 
    to 
    what 
    my 

    mama 
    told 
    me) 

    (I should have 
    listened 
    to 

    what my 
    mama 
    told 
    me) 

    Yeah- eh 
    now 
    now Yeah- eh- eh- 

    eh- 
    eh- eh- eh- eh- 
    eeeh 

    (Fade 

    (I should have 
    listened 
    to what 

    my mama 
    told 
    me) 

    (I should have 
    listened 
    to what 

    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 

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