Mama    (intro)    (midi)    (sample)

 

    C - D - D - Em   - D - G - C  (2x) - D

 

            C                             D                          D                   Em

1. She used to be my only enemy and never letting me be free,

     D                                  G                   C

    catching me in places that I know I shouldn’t be.

      C                          D                                 D                 Em

    Every other day I cross the line I didn’t mean to be so bad,

        D                                         G                         C             - D

    I never thought you would become the friend I never had.

 

      C       D      D               Em     D                    G              C

    Back then I didnt know why, why you were misunderstood.

     C    D       D                       Em     D                G          C     

    So now I see through your eyes, all that you did was love.

 

Em  D     D    Em   Em D      C

Mama, I love you, Mama, I care !

Em  D     D    Em   Em D          C        - D

Mama, I love you, Mama, my friend !   

 

            C         - D - D - Em   - D - G - C 

    My friend.

 

       C                                D                          D                     Em

2. I didnt want to hear it then but I'm not ashamed to say it now,

       D                                  G                         C

     every little thing you've said and did was right for me.

        C                             D                               D                 Em

    I had a lot of time to think about, bout' the way I used to be,

      D                               G                 C

    never had a sense of my responsibility.

 

      C       D      D               Em     D                    G              C

    Back then I didnt know why, why you were misunderstood.

     C    D       D                       Em     D                 G          C

    So now I see through your eyes, all that you did was love.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Em  D     D    Em   Em D      C

Mama, I love you, Mama, I care !

Em  D     D    Em   Em D          C        - D

Mama, I love you, Mama, my friend !   

 

            C         - D - D - Em            D     - G - C 

    My friend.                          My friend

 

      C    D          D               Em     D                    G              C

    But now I'm sure I know why, why you were misunderstood,

     C   D       D                        Em    D            G              C

    so now I see through your eyes, all I can give you is love.

 

Em  D     D    Em   Em D      C

Mama, I love you, Mama, I care !

Em  D     D    Em   Em D          C        - D

Mama, I love you, Mama, my friend !   

 

repeat CHORUS   3x and fade …

 

(orig. = capo 1st)    (Spice Girls)