Chords for Jessi Colter- Mama.
Tempo:
93 bpm
Chords used:
F
C
Bb
Gm
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F] [C]
[F] [Gm] [F]
Mama is a mama you [Bb] believe in.
As [F] a child, I remember [C] how she prayed.
[F] Often misunderstood, she [Bb] lived lonely.
[C] Mama leaves God's holy [F] word.
[Bb] [F] [C]
[Dm] [C] Mama knows no stranger, [Bb] she knows Jesus and
[F] everyone.
[C] God's children [F] in Mama's eyes.
A bluebird's broken wing, [Gm] a [Bb] man that's hurt [F] and dying.
[C] Mama leaves God for [F] everything.
[Bb]
[F]
[Bb] [F]
[C] [F] [C]
[F]
So many times this world has left her [Bb] empty.
[F] Oh, and not one time did her eyes [C]
leave her key.
[F] The faith my mama had in God [Bb] makes people wonder
if [C] mama's a natural [F] human being.
[Bb] [F] [C]
Mama knows no stranger, she [Bb] knows Jesus.
Oh, [F] and everyone's God's [C] children [F] in mama's eyes.
A bluebird's broken wing,
[Bb] a man that's [F] hurt and dying.
[C] My mama trusts God for [F] everything.
Oh yes, [C] my mama [F] [Am] trusts [C] God [F] for everything.
[F] [Gm] [F]
Mama is a mama you [Bb] believe in.
As [F] a child, I remember [C] how she prayed.
[F] Often misunderstood, she [Bb] lived lonely.
[C] Mama leaves God's holy [F] word.
[Bb] [F] [C]
[Dm] [C] Mama knows no stranger, [Bb] she knows Jesus and
[F] everyone.
[C] God's children [F] in Mama's eyes.
A bluebird's broken wing, [Gm] a [Bb] man that's hurt [F] and dying.
[C] Mama leaves God for [F] everything.
[Bb]
[F]
[Bb] [F]
[C] [F] [C]
[F]
So many times this world has left her [Bb] empty.
[F] Oh, and not one time did her eyes [C]
leave her key.
[F] The faith my mama had in God [Bb] makes people wonder
if [C] mama's a natural [F] human being.
[Bb] [F] [C]
Mama knows no stranger, she [Bb] knows Jesus.
Oh, [F] and everyone's God's [C] children [F] in mama's eyes.
A bluebird's broken wing,
[Bb] a man that's [F] hurt and dying.
[C] My mama trusts God for [F] everything.
Oh yes, [C] my mama [F] [Am] trusts [C] God [F] for everything.
Key:
F
C
Bb
Gm
Dm
F
C
Bb
[F] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [Gm] _ [F] _ _
_ _ Mama is a mama you [Bb] _ believe in. _ _
As [F] a child, _ I remember _ [C] how she prayed. _ _ _ _
[F] Often _ _ misunderstood, _ she [Bb] lived lonely. _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] Mama _ leaves God's holy [F] word.
_ _ [Bb] _ [F] _ _ [C] _
[Dm] _ [C] Mama knows no stranger, [Bb] she knows Jesus _ and _ _
[F] _ _ everyone.
[C] God's children [F] in Mama's eyes. _ _ _ _ _ _
A bluebird's broken wing, _ [Gm] a [Bb] man that's hurt [F] and dying. _ _
[C] _ _ Mama leaves God for [F] everything.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
So many times this world has left her [Bb] empty. _ _ _ _ _
[F] Oh, and not one time did her eyes [C]
leave her key. _ _ _ _ _
[F] The faith my mama had in God [Bb] _ _ makes people wonder
if [C] _ _ _ mama's a natural [F] human being.
_ [Bb] _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
Mama knows no stranger, she [Bb] knows Jesus.
_ _ _ Oh, [F] and everyone's God's [C] children [F] in mama's eyes. _ _ _ _ _
A bluebird's broken wing, _ _
[Bb] _ a man that's [F] hurt and dying. _ _
[C] My mama _ trusts God for [F] everything.
_ _ _ _ Oh yes, [C] my mama _ [F] [Am] trusts [C] God _ [F] for everything. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [Gm] _ [F] _ _
_ _ Mama is a mama you [Bb] _ believe in. _ _
As [F] a child, _ I remember _ [C] how she prayed. _ _ _ _
[F] Often _ _ misunderstood, _ she [Bb] lived lonely. _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] Mama _ leaves God's holy [F] word.
_ _ [Bb] _ [F] _ _ [C] _
[Dm] _ [C] Mama knows no stranger, [Bb] she knows Jesus _ and _ _
[F] _ _ everyone.
[C] God's children [F] in Mama's eyes. _ _ _ _ _ _
A bluebird's broken wing, _ [Gm] a [Bb] man that's hurt [F] and dying. _ _
[C] _ _ Mama leaves God for [F] everything.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
So many times this world has left her [Bb] empty. _ _ _ _ _
[F] Oh, and not one time did her eyes [C]
leave her key. _ _ _ _ _
[F] The faith my mama had in God [Bb] _ _ makes people wonder
if [C] _ _ _ mama's a natural [F] human being.
_ [Bb] _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
Mama knows no stranger, she [Bb] knows Jesus.
_ _ _ Oh, [F] and everyone's God's [C] children [F] in mama's eyes. _ _ _ _ _
A bluebird's broken wing, _ _
[Bb] _ a man that's [F] hurt and dying. _ _
[C] My mama _ trusts God for [F] everything.
_ _ _ _ Oh yes, [C] my mama _ [F] [Am] trusts [C] God _ [F] for everything. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _