Chords for Becky Hobbs- Mama's Green Eyes (& Daddy's Wild Hair)
Tempo:
78.75 bpm
Chords used:
E
B
A
Em
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
I [E] got my mama's green eye and my daddy's wild hair.
Mama was a green-eyed city [B] girl, a perfect [E] lady in her lace and purse.
Daddy was a wild hair country boy [B] and I was her little ditty bundle of joy.
[A] While daddy [E]
was gone she set [B] the table, how they got together is a mystery.
But [E] they told me to miss when they made me.
[E] [A] I got my mama's green eyes and my daddy's wild hair.
[E] I'm a straight-shinned double barrel, one of a kind.
[B] I like to go out having fun, [E] share my baby with anyone.
[A] She's got a red heart and a jealous bone.
[B] I want him waiting when I get home.
Nobody ever said love was gonna be [E] fair.
I got my mama's green eyes and my daddy's wild hair.
Though daddy was drawn to the lights [B] downtown, I know in my soul he [E] never fooled around.
He liked to go out getting a little crazy, [B] but he never cheated on his [E] wife and baby.
I got [A] a lot mama like [E] me.
I'm as faithful as I can be.
[B] But when the dance floor's full and the band starts [E] cooking, you can't blame a girl for looking.
[A] I got my mama's green eyes and my daddy's wild hair.
[E] I'm a straight-shinned double barrel, one of a kind.
[B] I like to go out having fun, [E] share my baby [Em] with anyone.
[A] She's got a red heart and a jealous bone.
[E] I want him waiting when I get home.
[B] Nobody ever said love was gonna be fair.
[E] I got my mama's green [B] eyes and my daddy's [E] wild hair.
[A] [B]
[E]
[A] Red heart and a jealous bone.
[B] I want him waiting when I get home.
Nobody ever said love was gonna be [E] fair.
She's got my mama's green eyes and my daddy's wild hair.
I got my mama's green eyes and my [B] daddy's wild.
And my daddy's wild.
[E] And my daddy's wild.
[G] [B] So what'd you think, mom?
Mama was a green-eyed city [B] girl, a perfect [E] lady in her lace and purse.
Daddy was a wild hair country boy [B] and I was her little ditty bundle of joy.
[A] While daddy [E]
was gone she set [B] the table, how they got together is a mystery.
But [E] they told me to miss when they made me.
[E] [A] I got my mama's green eyes and my daddy's wild hair.
[E] I'm a straight-shinned double barrel, one of a kind.
[B] I like to go out having fun, [E] share my baby with anyone.
[A] She's got a red heart and a jealous bone.
[B] I want him waiting when I get home.
Nobody ever said love was gonna be [E] fair.
I got my mama's green eyes and my daddy's wild hair.
Though daddy was drawn to the lights [B] downtown, I know in my soul he [E] never fooled around.
He liked to go out getting a little crazy, [B] but he never cheated on his [E] wife and baby.
I got [A] a lot mama like [E] me.
I'm as faithful as I can be.
[B] But when the dance floor's full and the band starts [E] cooking, you can't blame a girl for looking.
[A] I got my mama's green eyes and my daddy's wild hair.
[E] I'm a straight-shinned double barrel, one of a kind.
[B] I like to go out having fun, [E] share my baby [Em] with anyone.
[A] She's got a red heart and a jealous bone.
[E] I want him waiting when I get home.
[B] Nobody ever said love was gonna be fair.
[E] I got my mama's green [B] eyes and my daddy's [E] wild hair.
[A] [B]
[E]
[A] Red heart and a jealous bone.
[B] I want him waiting when I get home.
Nobody ever said love was gonna be [E] fair.
She's got my mama's green eyes and my daddy's wild hair.
I got my mama's green eyes and my [B] daddy's wild.
And my daddy's wild.
[E] And my daddy's wild.
[G] [B] So what'd you think, mom?
Key:
E
B
A
Em
G
E
B
A
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
I _ [E] got my mama's green eye and my daddy's wild hair. _ _ _ _ _ _
Mama was a green-eyed city [B] girl, a perfect [E] lady in her lace and purse.
Daddy was a wild hair country boy [B] and I was her little ditty bundle of joy.
_ [A] While daddy _ _ [E] _
was gone she set [B] the table, how they got together is a mystery.
But [E] they told me to miss when they made me.
_ [E] _ [A] I got my mama's green eyes and my daddy's wild hair.
[E] I'm a straight-shinned double barrel, one of a kind.
[B] I like to go out having fun, [E] share my baby with anyone.
[A] She's got a red heart and a jealous bone.
[B] I want him waiting when I get home.
Nobody ever said love was gonna be [E] fair.
I got my mama's green eyes and my daddy's wild hair.
_ _ _ _ _ _ Though daddy was drawn to the lights [B] downtown, I know in my soul he [E] never fooled around.
He liked to go out getting a little crazy, [B] but he never cheated on his [E] wife and baby.
I got [A] a lot mama like [E] me.
I'm as faithful as I can be.
[B] But when the dance floor's full and the band starts [E] cooking, you can't blame a girl for looking.
_ [A] I got my mama's green eyes and my daddy's wild hair.
[E] I'm a straight-shinned double barrel, one of a kind.
[B] I like to go out having fun, [E] share my baby [Em] with anyone.
[A] She's got a red heart and a jealous bone.
[E] I want him waiting when I get home.
[B] Nobody ever said love was gonna be fair.
[E] I got my mama's green [B] eyes and my daddy's [E] wild hair.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [A] Red heart and a jealous bone.
[B] I want him waiting when I get home.
Nobody ever said love was gonna be [E] fair.
She's got my mama's green eyes and my daddy's wild hair.
I got my mama's green eyes and my [B] daddy's wild.
And my daddy's wild.
[E] And my daddy's wild. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [B] So what'd you think, mom? _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I _ [E] got my mama's green eye and my daddy's wild hair. _ _ _ _ _ _
Mama was a green-eyed city [B] girl, a perfect [E] lady in her lace and purse.
Daddy was a wild hair country boy [B] and I was her little ditty bundle of joy.
_ [A] While daddy _ _ [E] _
was gone she set [B] the table, how they got together is a mystery.
But [E] they told me to miss when they made me.
_ [E] _ [A] I got my mama's green eyes and my daddy's wild hair.
[E] I'm a straight-shinned double barrel, one of a kind.
[B] I like to go out having fun, [E] share my baby with anyone.
[A] She's got a red heart and a jealous bone.
[B] I want him waiting when I get home.
Nobody ever said love was gonna be [E] fair.
I got my mama's green eyes and my daddy's wild hair.
_ _ _ _ _ _ Though daddy was drawn to the lights [B] downtown, I know in my soul he [E] never fooled around.
He liked to go out getting a little crazy, [B] but he never cheated on his [E] wife and baby.
I got [A] a lot mama like [E] me.
I'm as faithful as I can be.
[B] But when the dance floor's full and the band starts [E] cooking, you can't blame a girl for looking.
_ [A] I got my mama's green eyes and my daddy's wild hair.
[E] I'm a straight-shinned double barrel, one of a kind.
[B] I like to go out having fun, [E] share my baby [Em] with anyone.
[A] She's got a red heart and a jealous bone.
[E] I want him waiting when I get home.
[B] Nobody ever said love was gonna be fair.
[E] I got my mama's green [B] eyes and my daddy's [E] wild hair.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [A] Red heart and a jealous bone.
[B] I want him waiting when I get home.
Nobody ever said love was gonna be [E] fair.
She's got my mama's green eyes and my daddy's wild hair.
I got my mama's green eyes and my [B] daddy's wild.
And my daddy's wild.
[E] And my daddy's wild. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [B] So what'd you think, mom? _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _