Chords for Carolina Chocolate Drops - No Man's Mama [Live at WAMU's Bluegrass Country]
Tempo:
161.3 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
D
Bm
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C]
[Bm] [E]
[Bm]
[E] Let's see what happens.
[A#]
[A] [Bm]
[E] [Bm] [E]
[A]
[F#m] [Bm] [E]
[Bm] [E]
[A#] [A] You [F#m]
may wonder [D] [E] what's the reason [Bm] for [E] this great [A] big smile.
Say I [Bm] haven't [E] been so [Bm] happy for the [E] longest while.
Got a big [A] load off my [E] mind.
Here's the paper [A] seal and sign.
[E]
And the judge [A] was nice and [D] kind.
All through [E] the trial.
This ends the [G#m] five [E] year war.
I am myself once more.
[A] I can go where I [D] please.
I can [A] come where I [D] please.
I can [A] fly and flutter like the birds in the trees.
[E] Because I'm no man's [A] mama now.
[E] Hey, hey.
I [A] can say what I like.
[D] I can do [A] what I like.
[D] I'm a gal [A] who was on a matrimonial strike.
[E] Which means I'm no man's [A] mama now.
I'm [C#] screaming there.
I know how [F#m] a fella feels getting out of jail.
[B] I've got twin beds.
And [E] I take pleasure in announcing ones for sale.
[A] Am I making it [D] pay?
That will [A] never [D] again drag [A] around another ball and chain.
[E] Because I'm no [A] man's mama now.
[C#]
[F#]
[B]
[E] [Bm]
[E] [A] Play that [G] guitar.
[D]
[E] [D] It's been [A] in my brain.
[E]
[A] [E]
I [A] can smile.
I can wink.
[D] I can go [A] take a drink.
[D] And I don't [A] have to worry [E] what my hubby [A] will think.
[E] Because I'm no man's [A] mama now.
[E]
I [A] can spin what I choose.
[D] I can play [A] and sing the blues.
[Bm] And there's [A] no way to mess [E] with my ones [A] and my twos.
[E] Because I'm no man's [A] mama now.
[C] [C#] I tell you, there was a time [F#m] I used to think that men were grand.
[B] Well, no more for mine.
[E] I've gone and labeled my [Bm] apartment no [E] man's land.
[A] I got rid of my cat [D] because the cat's [A] name was Pat.
[D] Don't even [A] have a mailbox in my flat.
[E] Because I'm no man's [A] mama now.
[E]
[A] Am I making it pay?
[D] That will never [C#m] [D] again drag [A] around another ball and chain.
[E] Because I'm no man's [A] mama now.
[E] [A]
Wow.
See, I think you were dying to do that.
[Bm] [E]
[Bm]
[E] Let's see what happens.
[A#]
[A] [Bm]
[E] [Bm] [E]
[A]
[F#m] [Bm] [E]
[Bm] [E]
[A#] [A] You [F#m]
may wonder [D] [E] what's the reason [Bm] for [E] this great [A] big smile.
Say I [Bm] haven't [E] been so [Bm] happy for the [E] longest while.
Got a big [A] load off my [E] mind.
Here's the paper [A] seal and sign.
[E]
And the judge [A] was nice and [D] kind.
All through [E] the trial.
This ends the [G#m] five [E] year war.
I am myself once more.
[A] I can go where I [D] please.
I can [A] come where I [D] please.
I can [A] fly and flutter like the birds in the trees.
[E] Because I'm no man's [A] mama now.
[E] Hey, hey.
I [A] can say what I like.
[D] I can do [A] what I like.
[D] I'm a gal [A] who was on a matrimonial strike.
[E] Which means I'm no man's [A] mama now.
I'm [C#] screaming there.
I know how [F#m] a fella feels getting out of jail.
[B] I've got twin beds.
And [E] I take pleasure in announcing ones for sale.
[A] Am I making it [D] pay?
That will [A] never [D] again drag [A] around another ball and chain.
[E] Because I'm no [A] man's mama now.
[C#]
[F#]
[B]
[E] [Bm]
[E] [A] Play that [G] guitar.
[D]
[E] [D] It's been [A] in my brain.
[E]
[A] [E]
I [A] can smile.
I can wink.
[D] I can go [A] take a drink.
[D] And I don't [A] have to worry [E] what my hubby [A] will think.
[E] Because I'm no man's [A] mama now.
[E]
I [A] can spin what I choose.
[D] I can play [A] and sing the blues.
[Bm] And there's [A] no way to mess [E] with my ones [A] and my twos.
[E] Because I'm no man's [A] mama now.
[C] [C#] I tell you, there was a time [F#m] I used to think that men were grand.
[B] Well, no more for mine.
[E] I've gone and labeled my [Bm] apartment no [E] man's land.
[A] I got rid of my cat [D] because the cat's [A] name was Pat.
[D] Don't even [A] have a mailbox in my flat.
[E] Because I'm no man's [A] mama now.
[E]
[A] Am I making it pay?
[D] That will never [C#m] [D] again drag [A] around another ball and chain.
[E] Because I'm no man's [A] mama now.
[E] [A]
Wow.
See, I think you were dying to do that.
Key:
A
E
D
Bm
F#m
A
E
D
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] Let's see what happens.
_ [A#] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [A#] [A] You _ [F#m]
may wonder [D] _ _ [E] what's the reason [Bm] _ for [E] this great [A] big _ smile.
_ _ _ Say I [Bm] haven't [E] been so [Bm] happy for the [E] longest while. _ _
Got _ a big [A] load off my _ [E] mind.
_ Here's the paper [A] seal and sign.
[E] _
_ And the judge [A] was nice and [D] kind.
_ _ All through [E] the _ trial.
_ This ends the [G#m] five [E] year war.
_ _ I am _ myself once _ more.
[A] I can go where I [D] please.
I can [A] come where I [D] please.
I can [A] fly and flutter like the birds in the trees.
[E] Because _ _ _ I'm no man's [A] mama now.
[E] Hey, hey.
I [A] can say what I like.
[D] I can do [A] what I like.
[D] I'm a gal [A] who was on a _ matrimonial strike.
[E] Which means _ I'm no man's [A] mama now. _ _ _ _
I'm [C#] screaming there.
I know how [F#m] a fella feels getting out of jail.
_ [B] _ _ I've got twin beds.
And [E] I take pleasure in announcing ones for sale.
[A] Am I making it [D] pay?
That will [A] never [D] again drag [A] around another ball and chain.
[E] Because _ _ I'm no [A] man's mama now. _ _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
[E] _ _ [A] Play that [G] guitar.
_ [D] _ _
[E] _ [D] _ It's been [A] in my brain. _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
I [A] can smile.
I can wink.
[D] I can go [A] take a drink.
[D] And I don't [A] have to worry [E] what my hubby [A] will think.
[E] Because _ _ _ I'm no man's [A] mama _ now.
[E] _ _
I [A] can spin what I choose.
[D] I can play [A] and sing the blues.
[Bm] And there's [A] no way to mess [E] with my ones [A] and my twos.
[E] Because _ _ I'm no man's [A] mama now. _ _ _
_ [C] [C#] I tell you, there was a time [F#m] I used to think that men were grand.
[B] Well, no more for mine.
[E] I've gone and labeled my [Bm] apartment no [E] man's land.
[A] I got rid of my cat [D] because the cat's [A] name was Pat.
[D] Don't even [A] have a mailbox in my flat.
[E] Because _ _ I'm no man's [A] mama now.
_ [E] _ _
_ [A] Am I making it pay?
[D] That will never [C#m] _ [D] again drag [A] _ around another ball and chain.
[E] _ Because _ I'm no man's [A] mama now.
_ [E] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Wow.
See, I think you were dying to do that.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] Let's see what happens.
_ [A#] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [A#] [A] You _ [F#m]
may wonder [D] _ _ [E] what's the reason [Bm] _ for [E] this great [A] big _ smile.
_ _ _ Say I [Bm] haven't [E] been so [Bm] happy for the [E] longest while. _ _
Got _ a big [A] load off my _ [E] mind.
_ Here's the paper [A] seal and sign.
[E] _
_ And the judge [A] was nice and [D] kind.
_ _ All through [E] the _ trial.
_ This ends the [G#m] five [E] year war.
_ _ I am _ myself once _ more.
[A] I can go where I [D] please.
I can [A] come where I [D] please.
I can [A] fly and flutter like the birds in the trees.
[E] Because _ _ _ I'm no man's [A] mama now.
[E] Hey, hey.
I [A] can say what I like.
[D] I can do [A] what I like.
[D] I'm a gal [A] who was on a _ matrimonial strike.
[E] Which means _ I'm no man's [A] mama now. _ _ _ _
I'm [C#] screaming there.
I know how [F#m] a fella feels getting out of jail.
_ [B] _ _ I've got twin beds.
And [E] I take pleasure in announcing ones for sale.
[A] Am I making it [D] pay?
That will [A] never [D] again drag [A] around another ball and chain.
[E] Because _ _ I'm no [A] man's mama now. _ _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
[E] _ _ [A] Play that [G] guitar.
_ [D] _ _
[E] _ [D] _ It's been [A] in my brain. _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
I [A] can smile.
I can wink.
[D] I can go [A] take a drink.
[D] And I don't [A] have to worry [E] what my hubby [A] will think.
[E] Because _ _ _ I'm no man's [A] mama _ now.
[E] _ _
I [A] can spin what I choose.
[D] I can play [A] and sing the blues.
[Bm] And there's [A] no way to mess [E] with my ones [A] and my twos.
[E] Because _ _ I'm no man's [A] mama now. _ _ _
_ [C] [C#] I tell you, there was a time [F#m] I used to think that men were grand.
[B] Well, no more for mine.
[E] I've gone and labeled my [Bm] apartment no [E] man's land.
[A] I got rid of my cat [D] because the cat's [A] name was Pat.
[D] Don't even [A] have a mailbox in my flat.
[E] Because _ _ I'm no man's [A] mama now.
_ [E] _ _
_ [A] Am I making it pay?
[D] That will never [C#m] _ [D] again drag [A] _ around another ball and chain.
[E] _ Because _ I'm no man's [A] mama now.
_ [E] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Wow.
See, I think you were dying to do that.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _