Chords for Liza Minnelli & Lorna Luft - If Mama Was Married

Thank you.
Thank you very [Ab] much.
Um, can I have another microphone?
_ Um, you know, there's a, there's an old [N] saying
that, um, that says you can pick your friend,
[D] but you can't pick your family.
_ [Bm] But, I'm very lucky
_ because a very special member of my family is here tonight.
And she is the reason _ that I exist.
[Gm] And she's my best [Bb] friend.
Ladies and [Bm] gentlemen, my sister, who's lying on that bed.
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [N] _ Thank you very much.
Well, to say the least, [Bb] we're thrilled to be here.
For many reasons.
Firstly, it's the [G] first time that we've ever [Bm] performed on stage together. _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[N] You know, when we were [G] kids,
there used to be a lot of parties at our house.
And Julie [E] was at most of them, you know.
[Bm] And, um, we would all perform.
We'd watch everybody perform.
We'd watch some of them.
But there was always a [G] certain point in the evening
when our mom [N] would ask us to sing.
And there was a particular song that she indeed liked.
And so we would get up and we would sing [G] it.
And I'm her boss, pouring around.
She was like, keep hitting her [Bb] nose, that won't rain.
[Ab] Anyway, so we thought that maybe tonight,
because it was in fact [Bm] one of her very favorite songs.
[B] But it has nothing to do with her.
The song is not about [Ab] her.
She just liked the song.
_ And we liked the song.
And we really liked it.
So we'd like [G] to do it for her.
_ [Bm] And_ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ [G] _ [D] _ [G] _ _
_ If [D] _ _ [Gb] all of us marry, we'd live in a house
On the plaza by the river.
[D] Small and clean ducks, five can bury some ducks.
Two [Em] monkeys, one father, [D] six [G] turtles, and me.
[Am] _
[D] If [G] mama was married.
[Am] _ _ [Bm] _
If [Gb] mama was married, I'd jump in the air
[Bm] And give all my toes to [G] you.
[D] _ [Gbm] [D] I'd get all those hair ribbons out of my hair
[C] And once and for all, [G] I'd get mama out too.
_ _ [Am] [Bm] If [G] mama was married.
_ _ _ [E] _ [Gb] Mama, [Ebm] get out your white [E] dress.
You've done [Gb] a feat that [Ebm] I can't think of.
Not much [D] success.
[Gbm] Mama, Godspeed [Bm] and God [G] bless.
We're not [A] keeping score.
[G] Why won't _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _
mama say yes
And waltz down [Dm] the aisle while [B] you [D] may?
I'll gladly [Bm] [D] support you.
I'll even escort [B] you.
And [Ab] I'll gladly give [Em] you [B] away.
[D] Oh [B]
mama, [C] _ [D] _ [Gb] I'm sorry today. _ _
_ [G] If [D] mama was married, there wouldn't be any [G] more.
[Dbm] Let me [Bm] [D] entertain you.
[C] [Bm] Let me make you smile.
_ I will do some [Abm] tricks.
Smile, baby.
[D] I will [E] do some tricks.
Sing [B] that for me again.
[E] I'm a [G] time-warped girl.
[E] Entertaining [A] you.
You'll [Bm] have a barrel [G] of pop.
_ Please take [Am] our [F] advice.
[B]
I'm not a [Em] nice.
I'm not a nice.
[Am] I'm not a nice.
[Ab] Mama [D] _ [Bb] will [Eb] buy you the heist.
[Fm] If [Bb] only this was, [Bbm] you wouldn't think _ [Abm] twice.
It [Ab] could be so nice.
If mama got [Ebm] married to say.
_ [Fm] _ [Bm] _
_ [Eb] That mama [N] gets married. _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [Db] Get married.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Am] And never [Gbm] gets carried [Db] _
[Ab] away.
Oh mama, _ _ [Fm] oh mama, [E] _ _ [Eb] oh mama.
[Fm] _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ Get [Abm] married today.
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_ [Bm] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _