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Tell Mama

Tell Mama

Tell Mama chords

by Etta James

Year: 1968

Genre: R&b

Guitar
Tuning E A D G B E
Capo Fret 5
Transpose
EADGBE
Capo

C
F
Am
G

Smart scroll

Chord Highlight

Intro 1

C

F

C

F

C

F

C

F

C

F

C

F

C

F

C

Verse 1

Am

You thought

you hadn't

found

G

a good

girl

F

One to love you

and

G

give you the world

Am

Now you find

that

G

you've been misused

F

Talk to me,

I'll

G

do what you choose,

Chorus 1

I want you

to

C

F

C

Tell Mama,

F

all about

C

it

F

C

Tell Mama,

F

what you need

C

F

C

Tell Mama,

F

what you want

C

F

And

C

I'll make

every

F

thing al

C

right

F

Verse 2

Am

That girl you had

G

didn't have no

sense

F

She wasn't worth

all the

G

time that you

spent

Am

She had another man

G

throw you outdoors

F

Now the same man

is

G

wearing your clothes,

Chorus 2

I want you to

C

F

C

Tell Mama,

F

all about

C

it

F

C

Tell Mama,

F

what you need

C

F

C

Tell Mama,

F

what you want

C

F

And

C

I'll make

every

F

thing al

right

Interlude 1

C

F

C

F

C

F

C

F

C

F

C

F

C

Tell

F

me,

C

tell me

Verse 3

Am

She would embarrass you

G

anywhere

F

She'd let everybody know

G

she didn't care

Am

Give me a chance

I've

G

been beggin' you

F

And I just want

to

take care

G

of

you, I want

Chorus 3

you to

C

F

C

Tell Mama,

F

all about

C

it

F

C

Tell Mama,

F

what you need

C

F

C

Tell Mama,

F

what you want

C

F

C

Tell Mama,

F

what you want

Outro 1

C

(right now)

F

Tell me,

C

F

C

tell your mom

F

C

I'm your Mama

F

Tell me what you

C

want

[Fade out]

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