Chords for Chicago - When You're Good to Mama

Ever had Morton before? _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] She's fine.
_ Long as you keep her happy.
_ _ [D] _ And now ladies and gentlemen, the keeper of the keys, the countess of the clink, the mistress of murderers row,
Matron Mama Morton!
[G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] Ask any of the [G] chickies in [Cm] my pen,
[F] They'll tell you I'm the biggest mother [Bb] hen.
_ [Eb] I love them all and all _ [A] _ _
because [Gm] the system works, the system called
[D] _ [Gm] _ _ [D] reciprocity.
_ _ _ _ [B] _
[Dm] Welcome [A] _ _ _ [D] ladies. _
[G] Got a little motto, [D] always [Gm] sees me through.
[D] When you're good to mama,
[Ab] Mama's good to you.
[Gm] You might think I'm here to make your life a living hell.
[D] It's just not true.
[G] There's a lot of favors
[Gm] I'm prepared to [D] do.
You do one for mama,
[Ab] she'll do one [Gm] for you.
Life be a friend if you [D] let me.
So if there's something that upsets you or makes you unhappy in any way,
don't shoot your fat ass mouth off at me, cause I don't give a shit.
Now move it out.
[C] They say that life [Cm] is ten for ten, [G] and that's [D] the way [Em] I live.
So I deserve a lot of tax [N] for what I've to [D] give.
[G] Don't you know [Bm] that this hand
[Gm] washes that one too.
[D] When you're good to mama,
_ [Eb] [N] You _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] must be hard.
I'll get you a pretty one.
[Abm] _
Thank you, Matron.
No, call [G] me mama.
I'm here to take care of you.
[Eb] [G] Now [D] you'll be habitating down in the East Block.
Murderous [Gm] Row we call it. _ _
Is that nicer?
_ [D] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [C] You know, I don't think I [Cm] really belong in here.
I didn't [G] actually do anything wrong.
I don't need to [E] tell me, honey.
I ain't never heard of a man getting [B] killed when he didn't get just what was coming [G] to him.
Hey, mama!
[E] Come here.
[G]
Come here.
Thelma Kelly?
[Gm] _ You're the [Bm] Thelma Kelly. _
You know I was there that night?
I was [Eb] there the night that you got arrested.
[Bm] Yeah, you and half [Gm] of Chicago.
Look at this, mama.
An editorial denouncing me in Red Book Magazine. _
Not in memory do we recall so fiendish and horrible a double homicide.
Baby, you [Abm] couldn't buy that kind of publicity.
I couldn't [Eb] buy it?
_ [Bbm] _ _ [Abm]
I guess I can keep this.
_ _ Nice try.
[Bbm] _ [Eb]
[Ab] If you want my gravy, pepper my [Abm] ragu,
[Eb] Spice it up for mama,
[F] She'll get hot for [Ebm] you.
_ _ [Abm] _ _ [Bbm] _ [Eb] [Ab] When they pass that basket, folks contribute too.
You put in for mama, [Eb] she'll [Abm] put out for you.
[Bbm] _ [Eb] _
[Ab] _ _ _ [Db] Folks atop [Bb] the [E] ladder [Ab] are the ones the world adores.
[Fm] So boost me up my ladder, kid, [Bb] and I'll boost you up [Ab] yours.
Let's all stroke together [Abm] like the Princeton crew.
[Eb] When you're stroking mama, [E] [Eb] mama's [Ab] stroking you.
_ [Db] So what's the [Bb] one conclusion I [Ab] can bring this [F] number to?
[Bbm] When [Bb] you're good to mama, _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Eb] almost.
_ _ _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _