Chords for I'm Living In Shame- The Supremes- 1968
Tempo:
109.4 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
A
Bm
Eb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D] [Gbm]
[Gb] [G]
[A]
[Am] [Dm] [F]
[C] [Am] [Em]
[G] [Am]
[Dm] [C]
[G]
[Bm] [A]
[D] [Bm] [A]
[Bm] My [Gb] mom was cooking bread, she wore [Bm] dirty raggedy scarf [Gbm] around [G] her head.
Always [D] had a stocking slow rolled to her feet she just [Gbm] didn't know.
[A] She wore sloppy dress, oh [Gb] no [Bm] matter how she tried she always looked [G] a mess.
My mom said mama died on a [D] wicked trip to Spain.
[F] [Gbm] She never got out of the [A] house, never even boarded the train.
[Bm] Mad at [A] God for living, I didn't want [D] him to know that.
[Bm] She had a [A] grandson two years older, I never [D] even showed him.
I'm living [Gbm] in a chain, mama [Gb] I'm your slave.
[G]
[E] [D] Mama [Gbm] I'm your slave, mama [Gb] I'm your [G] slave.
[Gb]
[Em] [A]
[C] [D] [G] [D]
[G] [Am] Came to tell her [F] prayer, mama passed [Bb] away [C] while making homemade jam.
[Em] Before she died she cried [G] to see me by her side.
She [Am] always did her best, [F] oh cooking, [Dm] cleaning, [C] always did the same old task.
[Em] Working hard, got on her knees, [G] always trying to please.
[Bm] [A] Mama, mama, [D] mama can you [Bm] hear me?
[A] Mama, [Bm] mama can you hear [Eb] me?
I
[Gm] say mama [G] I'm your [Eb]
slave.
[Ab] [Eb]
Oh you've [Gm] done your best, mama [G] I'm your slave.
[Ab] Mama, mama, mama [Eb] can you hear
[Gm] [Eb] me?
I say [Ab] mama I'm your slave.
Oh [Eb] you've done your best, mama [Gm] I'm your slave.
[G] [Ab] [Eb]
[Gm] [Bbm]
[Gb] [G]
[A]
[Am] [Dm] [F]
[C] [Am] [Em]
[G] [Am]
[Dm] [C]
[G]
[Bm] [A]
[D] [Bm] [A]
[Bm] My [Gb] mom was cooking bread, she wore [Bm] dirty raggedy scarf [Gbm] around [G] her head.
Always [D] had a stocking slow rolled to her feet she just [Gbm] didn't know.
[A] She wore sloppy dress, oh [Gb] no [Bm] matter how she tried she always looked [G] a mess.
My mom said mama died on a [D] wicked trip to Spain.
[F] [Gbm] She never got out of the [A] house, never even boarded the train.
[Bm] Mad at [A] God for living, I didn't want [D] him to know that.
[Bm] She had a [A] grandson two years older, I never [D] even showed him.
I'm living [Gbm] in a chain, mama [Gb] I'm your slave.
[G]
[E] [D] Mama [Gbm] I'm your slave, mama [Gb] I'm your [G] slave.
[Gb]
[Em] [A]
[C] [D] [G] [D]
[G] [Am] Came to tell her [F] prayer, mama passed [Bb] away [C] while making homemade jam.
[Em] Before she died she cried [G] to see me by her side.
She [Am] always did her best, [F] oh cooking, [Dm] cleaning, [C] always did the same old task.
[Em] Working hard, got on her knees, [G] always trying to please.
[Bm] [A] Mama, mama, [D] mama can you [Bm] hear me?
[A] Mama, [Bm] mama can you hear [Eb] me?
I
[Gm] say mama [G] I'm your [Eb]
slave.
[Ab] [Eb]
Oh you've [Gm] done your best, mama [G] I'm your slave.
[Ab] Mama, mama, mama [Eb] can you hear
[Gm] [Eb] me?
I say [Ab] mama I'm your slave.
Oh [Eb] you've done your best, mama [Gm] I'm your slave.
[G] [Ab] [Eb]
[Gm] [Bbm]
Key:
G
D
A
Bm
Eb
G
D
A
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gbm] _ _
_ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [F] _
_ [C] _ [Am] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] My [Gb] mom was cooking _ _ bread, she wore [Bm] dirty raggedy scarf [Gbm] around [G] her head.
Always [D] had a stocking slow rolled to her feet she just [Gbm] didn't know. _
[A] She wore sloppy dress, oh [Gb] no [Bm] matter how she tried she always looked [G] a mess.
My mom said mama died on a [D] wicked trip to Spain.
[F] [Gbm] She never got out of the [A] house, never even boarded the train.
_ [Bm] Mad at [A] God for living, I didn't want [D] him to know that.
[Bm] She had a [A] grandson two years older, I never [D] even showed him.
_ I'm living [Gbm] in a chain, mama [Gb] I'm your slave.
_ [G] _ _ _
[E] _ [D] _ _ Mama [Gbm] I'm your slave, mama [Gb] I'm your _ [G] _ slave.
_ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ [G] _ [D] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ Came to tell her [F] prayer, mama passed [Bb] away [C] while making homemade jam.
[Em] Before she died she cried [G] to see me by her side.
She [Am] always did her best, [F] oh cooking, [Dm] cleaning, [C] always did the same old task.
[Em] _ Working hard, got on her knees, [G] always trying to please.
_ [Bm] _ [A] Mama, mama, [D] mama can you [Bm] hear me?
[A] Mama, _ _ [Bm] mama can you hear [Eb] me?
I _
_ [Gm] say mama [G] I'm your [Eb]
slave.
_ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
Oh you've [Gm] done your best, mama [G] I'm your slave.
[Ab] Mama, mama, mama _ _ [Eb] can you hear _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ me?
I say [Ab] mama I'm your slave.
Oh [Eb] you've done your best, mama _ [Gm] I'm your slave.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [F] _
_ [C] _ [Am] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] My [Gb] mom was cooking _ _ bread, she wore [Bm] dirty raggedy scarf [Gbm] around [G] her head.
Always [D] had a stocking slow rolled to her feet she just [Gbm] didn't know. _
[A] She wore sloppy dress, oh [Gb] no [Bm] matter how she tried she always looked [G] a mess.
My mom said mama died on a [D] wicked trip to Spain.
[F] [Gbm] She never got out of the [A] house, never even boarded the train.
_ [Bm] Mad at [A] God for living, I didn't want [D] him to know that.
[Bm] She had a [A] grandson two years older, I never [D] even showed him.
_ I'm living [Gbm] in a chain, mama [Gb] I'm your slave.
_ [G] _ _ _
[E] _ [D] _ _ Mama [Gbm] I'm your slave, mama [Gb] I'm your _ [G] _ slave.
_ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ [G] _ [D] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ Came to tell her [F] prayer, mama passed [Bb] away [C] while making homemade jam.
[Em] Before she died she cried [G] to see me by her side.
She [Am] always did her best, [F] oh cooking, [Dm] cleaning, [C] always did the same old task.
[Em] _ Working hard, got on her knees, [G] always trying to please.
_ [Bm] _ [A] Mama, mama, [D] mama can you [Bm] hear me?
[A] Mama, _ _ [Bm] mama can you hear [Eb] me?
I _
_ [Gm] say mama [G] I'm your [Eb]
slave.
_ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
Oh you've [Gm] done your best, mama [G] I'm your slave.
[Ab] Mama, mama, mama _ _ [Eb] can you hear _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ me?
I say [Ab] mama I'm your slave.
Oh [Eb] you've done your best, mama _ [Gm] I'm your slave.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _