Chords for Harry Belafonte - Mama Look A Boo Boo

Tempo:
169.85 bpm
Chords used:

F#

C#

G#m

B

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Harry Belafonte - Mama Look A Boo Boo chords
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[F#] [G#m]
[F#] [G#m] [C#]
[F#] I wonder why [C#] nobody don't like [F#] me, [C#] or is it the fact that I'm [F#] ugly?
[C#]
[F#] [C#]
[F#] I leave [B] my [A#m] whole house and go, my [G#m] children don't [C#] want [F#] me no more.
Bad [G#m] dog [G] inside the house [F#] they bring, and when [C#] I talk they start [F#] to sing.
Mama look a boo boo, they shout, [G#m] their mother tell them shut up your mouth.
That [F#] is your daddy, oh no, [G#m] my daddy can't [C#] be ugly.
So shut [F#] your mouth, go away, mama [C#] look a boo boo [F#] there.
Shut your mouth, go away, mama [G#m] look [C#] a boo boo [F#]
there.
[G#m] [C#]
[F#] [C#]
[F#] [G#m]
[D#m] [F]
[F#] I couldn't [C#] even digest me supper, [F#] due [C#] to the children's [F#] behaviour.
John, yes pa, [G#m] come here [F#] a moment, bring the [C#] belt, you much too [F#]
impudent.
John [G#m] says it's James [C#] who [F#] started first, James [G#m] tells the story [C#] in [F#] reverse.
I drag [G#m] me [F#] belt from off me waist, you [C#] should see them screaming round [F#] the place.
Mama look a boo boo, they shout, [G#m] their [B] mother tell them shut up your [G#m] mouth.
That [F#] is your daddy, oh no, [C#] my daddy can't [F#] be ugly.
So shut your mouth, go away, mama [C#] look a boo boo [F#] there.
Shut your mouth, go away, mama [C#] look a boo boo [F#] there.
[C#]
[F#] [C#]
[F#] I give mother some.
[C#]
[F#] [C#]
[F#] So I [C#] began to question the [F#] mother, these [C#] children ain't got no [F#] behaviour.
So [C#] I began to question [F#] the mother, these [C#] children ain't got no [F#] behaviour.
[C#] They're making fun, my [F#] wife declare, you [G#m] should be [C#] proud of them [F#] I dare.
These [G#m] children were taught to bloom [F#] in slack, [C#] that ain't no kind of [F#] joke to crack.
Mama look a boo boo, they [G#m] shout, their mother tell them shut up your mouth.
That [F#] is your daddy, oh no, [F] my daddy can't [F#] be ugly.
So shut your mouth, go away, mama [C#] look a boo boo [F#] there.
Shut your mouth, go away, mama [C#] look a boo boo [F#] there.
Shut your mouth, go away, mama [G#m] look a [C#] boo boo [F#] there.
Shut your mouth, go away, mama [G#m] look a [C#] boo boo [F#] there.
Key:  
F#
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C#
12341114
G#m
123111114
B
12341112
F
134211111
F#
134211112
C#
12341114
G#m
123111114
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Harry Belafonte - Mama, Look A Booboo chords, practice playing C#, F#, C#, F# and G#m in sequence. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 84 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 170. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: F# Major.

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[F#] _ _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ [C#] _ _
[F#] _ I wonder why [C#] nobody don't like [F#] me, _ [C#] or is it the fact that I'm [F#] ugly?
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ I leave [B] my [A#m] whole house and go, my [G#m] children don't [C#] want [F#] me no more.
Bad [G#m] dog [G] inside the house [F#] they bring, and when [C#] I talk they start [F#] to sing.
Mama look a boo boo, they shout, [G#m] their mother tell them shut up your mouth.
That [F#] is your daddy, _ oh no, _ [G#m] my daddy can't [C#] be ugly.
So shut [F#] your mouth, go away, _ mama [C#] look a boo boo [F#] there.
_ Shut your mouth, go away, mama [G#m] look [C#] a boo boo [F#]
there.
_ _ [G#m] _ _ [C#] _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _
[D#m] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[F#] I couldn't [C#] even digest me supper, [F#] _ _ due [C#] to the children's [F#] behaviour.
John, yes pa, [G#m] come here [F#] a moment, bring the [C#] belt, you much too [F#]
impudent.
John [G#m] says it's James [C#] who [F#] started first, James [G#m] tells the story [C#] in [F#] reverse.
I drag [G#m] me [F#] belt from off me waist, you [C#] should see them screaming round [F#] the place.
Mama look a boo boo, they shout, [G#m] their [B] mother tell them shut up your [G#m] mouth.
That [F#] is your daddy, _ oh no, _ [C#] my daddy can't [F#] be ugly.
So shut your mouth, go away, _ mama [C#] look a boo boo [F#] there.
_ Shut your mouth, go away, _ mama [C#] look a boo boo [F#] there.
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
[F#] I give mother some.
[C#] _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
[F#] So I [C#] began to question the [F#] mother, these [C#] children ain't got no [F#] behaviour.
So [C#] I began to question [F#] the mother, _ these [C#] children ain't got no [F#] behaviour.
_ [C#] They're making fun, my [F#] wife declare, you [G#m] should be [C#] proud of them [F#] I dare.
These [G#m] children were taught to bloom [F#] in slack, [C#] that ain't no kind of [F#] joke to crack.
Mama look a boo boo, they [G#m] shout, their mother tell them shut up your mouth.
That [F#] is your daddy, oh no, _ [F] my daddy can't [F#] be ugly.
So shut your mouth, go away, _ mama [C#] look a boo boo [F#] there.
_ _ Shut your mouth, go away, _ mama [C#] look a boo boo [F#] there.
_ _ Shut your mouth, go away, _ mama [G#m] look a [C#] boo boo [F#] there.
_ _ Shut your mouth, go away, _ mama [G#m] look a [C#] boo boo [F#] there. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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