Chords for Harry Belafonte at Carnegie Hall - Mama Look a Boo Boo
Tempo:
149.35 bpm
Chords used:
F#
C#
D#
D#m
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[A#m] [C#] [F#]
[C#] [F#] [D#m]
[C#] [F#] [D#]
[C#] [F#]
[C#] [F#] I wonder why nobody [C#] don't like me
[F#] [D#m] Or is it [G#m] a fact that [C#] I'm ugly?
[F#] I wonder why nobody don't like me
[D#m] Or is it a fact [C#] that I'm ugly?
[F#] I leave [G#m] my whole house and go
[F#] My [D#m] children don't [F#] want me no more
Bad talk inside the house they bring
And when I talk they start to sing
Mama loka bubu they shout
Their [B] mother tell them shut up your mouth
[C#] That is your daddy
Oh [C#m] no, my daddy can't be [F#] ugly
So [D#] shut your mouth, [C#] go away
[F#] [G#] Mama loka [C#] bubu de
[F#m] Shut your mouth, go away
[D#] Mama loka bubu de
[C#]
I [D#m] [C#]
[F#] [D#] [F#]
[A#] [C#]
[F#] [D#m] [F#] [C#]
[F#] couldn't even digest me supper
Due to [D#m] the [C#] children's behavior
[F#] John, yes pa, come here a moment
Bring the belt you much too impudent
John says it's James who started first
James tells the story in reverse
[D#m] I drag me [G#] belt from off me waist
You should hear them screaming round the place
Mama loka bubu [D#] they shout
Their mother tell them shut up your mouth
That is [B] your [C#] daddy
Oh no, [C#m] my daddy can't be [F#] ugly
So [D#] shut your [C#] mouth, go away
[D#] Mama loka bubu de
Shut [C#] your mouth, go away
Mama loka bubu de
[F#] [G#]
[C#]
[D#m] [D#]
[F#] [D#] [C#]
[F#] [D#m] [C#]
[F#] [D#m] [C#]
[F#] [C#]
[F#] I got carried away
So I began to question the mother
These [D#m] children ain't got [C#] no behavior
[F#] So I [G#m] began to question [F#] the mother
These children ain't got no behavior
They're playing with you [F#] my wife declare
You [B] should be [C#] proud of them my [F#] dear
Them [B] children were taught to [C#] bloom in [F#] slack
That ain't [B] no kind [F#] of joke to crack
Mama loka bubu they shout
Their mother [G#m] tell them shut up your mouth
[C#] That is your daddy
[F#] Oh no, [G#] my daddy [C#m] can't be [F#] ugly
So shut [C#m] your mouth, go [F#] away
Mama [G#] loka [C#] bubu de
[F#] Shut your mouth, go away
[D#] Mama loka [G#] bubu de
[F#] [C#] Shut your mouth, go [D#m] away
[C#] I
[F#] wonder [D#] [C#]
[F#] [C#]
why [G#m] nobody [A#m] don't like [F#] me
Or is [D#] it a fact [C#] that I'm ugly
[F#] I wonder [G#m] why nobody [C#] don't like [F#] me
Or is [G#] it a fact that I'm ugly
I [B] leave my [C#] whole house [F#] and go
My [C#] mishpukha don't want me [F#] no more
Bad [B] dog [F#] inside the house they bring
And when I talk they start to sing
Mama loka bubu they shout
[B] Their mother tell them shut up your mouth
[F#] That is your daddy
Oh no, [C#] my daddy can't be ugly
[F#m] So shut your mouth, go away
[D#] Mama loka bubu de
Shut your mouth, go away
Mama loka bubu de
[F#] Shut your mouth, go away
[G#m] Mama loka bubu de
Shut your mouth, [F#] go away
[D#] Mama loka bubu de
[F#m] Shut your mouth!
[N] [Dm]
[D]
[E]
[N]
[C#] [F#] [D#m]
[C#] [F#] [D#]
[C#] [F#]
[C#] [F#] I wonder why nobody [C#] don't like me
[F#] [D#m] Or is it [G#m] a fact that [C#] I'm ugly?
[F#] I wonder why nobody don't like me
[D#m] Or is it a fact [C#] that I'm ugly?
[F#] I leave [G#m] my whole house and go
[F#] My [D#m] children don't [F#] want me no more
Bad talk inside the house they bring
And when I talk they start to sing
Mama loka bubu they shout
Their [B] mother tell them shut up your mouth
[C#] That is your daddy
Oh [C#m] no, my daddy can't be [F#] ugly
So [D#] shut your mouth, [C#] go away
[F#] [G#] Mama loka [C#] bubu de
[F#m] Shut your mouth, go away
[D#] Mama loka bubu de
[C#]
I [D#m] [C#]
[F#] [D#] [F#]
[A#] [C#]
[F#] [D#m] [F#] [C#]
[F#] couldn't even digest me supper
Due to [D#m] the [C#] children's behavior
[F#] John, yes pa, come here a moment
Bring the belt you much too impudent
John says it's James who started first
James tells the story in reverse
[D#m] I drag me [G#] belt from off me waist
You should hear them screaming round the place
Mama loka bubu [D#] they shout
Their mother tell them shut up your mouth
That is [B] your [C#] daddy
Oh no, [C#m] my daddy can't be [F#] ugly
So [D#] shut your [C#] mouth, go away
[D#] Mama loka bubu de
Shut [C#] your mouth, go away
Mama loka bubu de
[F#] [G#]
[C#]
[D#m] [D#]
[F#] [D#] [C#]
[F#] [D#m] [C#]
[F#] [D#m] [C#]
[F#] [C#]
[F#] I got carried away
So I began to question the mother
These [D#m] children ain't got [C#] no behavior
[F#] So I [G#m] began to question [F#] the mother
These children ain't got no behavior
They're playing with you [F#] my wife declare
You [B] should be [C#] proud of them my [F#] dear
Them [B] children were taught to [C#] bloom in [F#] slack
That ain't [B] no kind [F#] of joke to crack
Mama loka bubu they shout
Their mother [G#m] tell them shut up your mouth
[C#] That is your daddy
[F#] Oh no, [G#] my daddy [C#m] can't be [F#] ugly
So shut [C#m] your mouth, go [F#] away
Mama [G#] loka [C#] bubu de
[F#] Shut your mouth, go away
[D#] Mama loka [G#] bubu de
[F#] [C#] Shut your mouth, go [D#m] away
[C#] I
[F#] wonder [D#] [C#]
[F#] [C#]
why [G#m] nobody [A#m] don't like [F#] me
Or is [D#] it a fact [C#] that I'm ugly
[F#] I wonder [G#m] why nobody [C#] don't like [F#] me
Or is [G#] it a fact that I'm ugly
I [B] leave my [C#] whole house [F#] and go
My [C#] mishpukha don't want me [F#] no more
Bad [B] dog [F#] inside the house they bring
And when I talk they start to sing
Mama loka bubu they shout
[B] Their mother tell them shut up your mouth
[F#] That is your daddy
Oh no, [C#] my daddy can't be ugly
[F#m] So shut your mouth, go away
[D#] Mama loka bubu de
Shut your mouth, go away
Mama loka bubu de
[F#] Shut your mouth, go away
[G#m] Mama loka bubu de
Shut your mouth, [F#] go away
[D#] Mama loka bubu de
[F#m] Shut your mouth!
[N] [Dm]
[D]
[E]
[N]
Key:
F#
C#
D#
D#m
B
F#
C#
D#
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A#m] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ [F#] _ _ [D#m] _
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ [F#] _ _ [D#] _
_ _ [C#] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ [F#] _ I wonder why nobody [C#] don't like me
[F#] _ _ [D#m] Or is it [G#m] a fact that [C#] I'm ugly?
[F#] _ I wonder why nobody don't like me
_ [D#m] Or is it a fact [C#] that I'm ugly?
[F#] I leave [G#m] my whole house and go
[F#] My [D#m] children don't [F#] want me no more
Bad talk inside the house they bring
And when I talk they start to sing
Mama loka bubu they shout
Their [B] mother tell them shut up your mouth
[C#] That is your daddy
_ Oh [C#m] no, my daddy can't be [F#] ugly
So [D#] shut your mouth, [C#] go away
[F#] _ [G#] Mama loka [C#] bubu de
[F#m] _ Shut your mouth, go away
_ [D#] Mama loka bubu de
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
I [D#m] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [D#] _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A#] _ _ _ _ [C#] _
_ [F#] _ _ [D#m] _ _ [F#] _ _ [C#] _
_ [F#] _ couldn't even digest me supper
_ Due to [D#m] the [C#] children's behavior
[F#] John, yes pa, come here a moment
Bring the belt you much too _ impudent
John says it's James who started first
James tells the story in reverse
[D#m] I drag me [G#] belt from off me waist
You should hear them screaming round the place
Mama loka bubu _ [D#] they shout
Their mother tell them shut up your mouth
That is [B] your [C#] daddy
Oh no, [C#m] _ my daddy can't be [F#] ugly
So [D#] shut your [C#] mouth, go away
_ [D#] Mama loka _ bubu de
_ Shut [C#] your mouth, go away
_ Mama loka bubu de
[F#] _ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _
_ [D#m] _ _ _ [D#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ [D#] _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ [F#] _ _ [D#m] _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ [D#m] _ _ [C#] _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ [F#] I got carried away _
So I began to question the mother
These [D#m] children ain't got [C#] no behavior
_ [F#] So I [G#m] began to question [F#] the mother
These children ain't got no behavior
_ They're playing with you [F#] my wife declare
You [B] should be [C#] proud of them my [F#] dear
Them [B] children were taught to [C#] bloom in [F#] slack
That ain't [B] no kind [F#] of joke to crack
Mama loka bubu they shout
Their mother [G#m] tell them shut up your mouth
[C#] That is your daddy
[F#] Oh no, _ [G#] my daddy [C#m] can't be [F#] ugly
So shut [C#m] your mouth, go [F#] away
_ Mama [G#] loka [C#] bubu de
[F#] _ Shut your mouth, go away
_ [D#] Mama loka [G#] bubu de
[F#] _ _ _ [C#] Shut your mouth, go [D#m] away
_ [C#] I _ _ _
_ [F#] _ wonder _ [D#] _ _ [C#] _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ _ _ why [G#m] nobody [A#m] don't like [F#] me
_ Or is [D#] it a fact [C#] that I'm ugly
[F#] _ I wonder [G#m] why nobody [C#] don't like [F#] me
_ Or is [G#] it a fact that I'm ugly
I [B] leave my [C#] whole house [F#] and go
My [C#] mishpukha don't want me [F#] no more
Bad [B] dog [F#] inside the house they bring
And when I talk they start to sing
Mama loka bubu they shout
[B] Their mother tell them shut up your mouth
[F#] That is your daddy
Oh no, _ [C#] my daddy can't be ugly
[F#m] So shut your mouth, go away
_ [D#] Mama loka bubu de
_ Shut your mouth, go away
_ Mama loka bubu de
[F#] _ Shut your mouth, go away
_ [G#m] Mama loka bubu de
_ Shut your mouth, [F#] go away
_ [D#] Mama loka bubu de
_ [F#m] _ Shut your mouth!
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ [A#m] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ [F#] _ _ [D#m] _
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ [F#] _ _ [D#] _
_ _ [C#] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ [F#] _ I wonder why nobody [C#] don't like me
[F#] _ _ [D#m] Or is it [G#m] a fact that [C#] I'm ugly?
[F#] _ I wonder why nobody don't like me
_ [D#m] Or is it a fact [C#] that I'm ugly?
[F#] I leave [G#m] my whole house and go
[F#] My [D#m] children don't [F#] want me no more
Bad talk inside the house they bring
And when I talk they start to sing
Mama loka bubu they shout
Their [B] mother tell them shut up your mouth
[C#] That is your daddy
_ Oh [C#m] no, my daddy can't be [F#] ugly
So [D#] shut your mouth, [C#] go away
[F#] _ [G#] Mama loka [C#] bubu de
[F#m] _ Shut your mouth, go away
_ [D#] Mama loka bubu de
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
I [D#m] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [D#] _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A#] _ _ _ _ [C#] _
_ [F#] _ _ [D#m] _ _ [F#] _ _ [C#] _
_ [F#] _ couldn't even digest me supper
_ Due to [D#m] the [C#] children's behavior
[F#] John, yes pa, come here a moment
Bring the belt you much too _ impudent
John says it's James who started first
James tells the story in reverse
[D#m] I drag me [G#] belt from off me waist
You should hear them screaming round the place
Mama loka bubu _ [D#] they shout
Their mother tell them shut up your mouth
That is [B] your [C#] daddy
Oh no, [C#m] _ my daddy can't be [F#] ugly
So [D#] shut your [C#] mouth, go away
_ [D#] Mama loka _ bubu de
_ Shut [C#] your mouth, go away
_ Mama loka bubu de
[F#] _ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _
_ [D#m] _ _ _ [D#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ [D#] _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ [F#] _ _ [D#m] _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ [D#m] _ _ [C#] _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ [F#] I got carried away _
So I began to question the mother
These [D#m] children ain't got [C#] no behavior
_ [F#] So I [G#m] began to question [F#] the mother
These children ain't got no behavior
_ They're playing with you [F#] my wife declare
You [B] should be [C#] proud of them my [F#] dear
Them [B] children were taught to [C#] bloom in [F#] slack
That ain't [B] no kind [F#] of joke to crack
Mama loka bubu they shout
Their mother [G#m] tell them shut up your mouth
[C#] That is your daddy
[F#] Oh no, _ [G#] my daddy [C#m] can't be [F#] ugly
So shut [C#m] your mouth, go [F#] away
_ Mama [G#] loka [C#] bubu de
[F#] _ Shut your mouth, go away
_ [D#] Mama loka [G#] bubu de
[F#] _ _ _ [C#] Shut your mouth, go [D#m] away
_ [C#] I _ _ _
_ [F#] _ wonder _ [D#] _ _ [C#] _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ _ _ why [G#m] nobody [A#m] don't like [F#] me
_ Or is [D#] it a fact [C#] that I'm ugly
[F#] _ I wonder [G#m] why nobody [C#] don't like [F#] me
_ Or is [G#] it a fact that I'm ugly
I [B] leave my [C#] whole house [F#] and go
My [C#] mishpukha don't want me [F#] no more
Bad [B] dog [F#] inside the house they bring
And when I talk they start to sing
Mama loka bubu they shout
[B] Their mother tell them shut up your mouth
[F#] That is your daddy
Oh no, _ [C#] my daddy can't be ugly
[F#m] So shut your mouth, go away
_ [D#] Mama loka bubu de
_ Shut your mouth, go away
_ Mama loka bubu de
[F#] _ Shut your mouth, go away
_ [G#m] Mama loka bubu de
_ Shut your mouth, [F#] go away
_ [D#] Mama loka bubu de
_ [F#m] _ Shut your mouth!
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _