Ma Baker Chords by Boney M
Tempo:
128.95 bpm
Chords used:
Dm
C
Am
D
Bb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Start Jamming...
Freeze!
I'm Ma Baker!
Put your hands in the air and give me all [D] your money!
[C]
[N] This is the [C] story of Ma [Bb] Baker, [B] meanest cat from old [Db] Chicago town.
[G]
[Db] [D] [C]
[Fm] [A] [Dm] [Am]
[Dm] [C]
[Dm]
[C]
[Dm] [Am]
[Dm] She [Am] [Dm] [Am]
[Dm] was the [C] meanest cat in [G] old Chicago [Dm] town.
She was the [C] meanest cat.
She really mowed [Dm] them down.
She hit the hard at all.
No, no, no hard.
She was the [C] meanest cat.
Oh, she was [Dm] really dumb.
She lived in a house [C] full of blood.
She wasn't tough [Dm] enough.
She [Am] kept all [Dm] his lawns.
But [Am] they were mean [Dm] and strong.
Ma, Ma, Ma, Ma.
[C] Ma Baker, [Gm] she taught her [Am] four [D] sons.
Ma, Ma, Ma.
[C] Ma Baker, [Dm] to handle their guns.
Ma, Ma, Ma, Ma.
[E] Ma Baker, she never [Am] would [Dm] cry.
Ma, Ma, Ma, Ma.
[C] Ma Baker, she knew how [Dm] to die.
[Am] [Dm]
[Am] [Dm]
[Am] [Dm]
[C] [Dm]
[C] [F] [Dm]
[Am] [Dm] [Am] [Dm]
She played [C] and cried.
And what did you [Dm] then say?
And when one boy [Am] was killed.
She really [Dm] made them pay.
She hit the hard at all.
No, no, no hard at all.
Ma, Ma, Ma, Ma.
[C] Ma Baker, she [Bb] taught her [D] four sons.
Ma, Ma, Ma, Ma.
[C] Ma Baker, [Gm] to handle [Dm] their guns.
Ma, Ma, Ma, Ma.
[C] Ma Baker, [Bb] she never [Am] would [Dm] cry.
Ma, Ma, Ma, Ma.
[C] Ma Baker, she knew how [Dm] to die.
She liked him.
[Am] She liked him.
She thought she'd stay [Dm] with him.
When he informed [C] them.
They'd eat away [Dm] with him.
She [Am] didn't [D] care at all.
[Am] Just didn't care [Dm] at all.
[C] [Dm]
[Bb] [A] [Dm]
[C] On this wall, [Dm] if you have any information about [Bb] this woman,
please.
[A] [Dm]
[Am] [Dm]
[F] [Dm] [Am]
[Dm] [Am] [Dm]
[E] [Db] [C] [Db] [D] Don't [C] anybody [Gb] move.
The [E] money or you're not.
[D] [Db] [Dm]
[E] [F] [A] [Dm]
[C] [Dm]
[C] [Dm]
[C] [Dm] One made a wrong [C] bet.
It's what they lost [Dm] for rent.
Their cups of beer [C] too soon.
They couldn't [D] get away.
They [Am] ought to [Dm] lose their heads.
It made [Am] their [Dm] minds too mad.
And so they [C] shot it out.
Ma [Am] Baker and her [Dm] sons.
They didn't want to [C] end.
They died with [Dm] blazing guns.
And so the story ends.
[Am] Of one who left [Dm] no friends.
Ma, Ma, Ma, Ma.
[Am] Ma Baker, [Bb] she taught [Am] her foes none.
[D] Ma, Ma, Ma, Ma.
[C] Ma Baker [E] to hand [D] her their gun.
Ma, Ma, Ma, Ma.
[C] Ma Baker, [Bb] she never [Am] could [Dm] cry.
Ma, Ma, Ma, Ma.
[C] Ma Baker but she knew [Dm] how to die.
[F]
[Dm] [C]
[Dm] [Am] [Dm]
[Am] [Dm] Ma, Ma, Ma.
[C] Ma Baker, she [Bb] taught [Am] her foes none.
[D] Ma, Ma, Ma, Ma.
[Gm]
Ma Baker to hand [Am] her their [D] gun.
Ma, Ma, Ma, Ma.
[C]
Ma Baker, [E] she never [Am] could cry.
[Dm] Ma, Ma, Ma, Ma.
[C]
I'll make a bunch if you [Dm] have to die
[Am] [Dm] [Am]
[Dm]
I'm Ma Baker!
Put your hands in the air and give me all [D] your money!
[C]
[N] This is the [C] story of Ma [Bb] Baker, [B] meanest cat from old [Db] Chicago town.
[G]
[Db] [D] [C]
[Fm] [A] [Dm] [Am]
[Dm] [C]
[Dm]
[C]
[Dm] [Am]
[Dm] She [Am] [Dm] [Am]
[Dm] was the [C] meanest cat in [G] old Chicago [Dm] town.
She was the [C] meanest cat.
She really mowed [Dm] them down.
She hit the hard at all.
No, no, no hard.
She was the [C] meanest cat.
Oh, she was [Dm] really dumb.
She lived in a house [C] full of blood.
She wasn't tough [Dm] enough.
She [Am] kept all [Dm] his lawns.
But [Am] they were mean [Dm] and strong.
Ma, Ma, Ma, Ma.
[C] Ma Baker, [Gm] she taught her [Am] four [D] sons.
Ma, Ma, Ma.
[C] Ma Baker, [Dm] to handle their guns.
Ma, Ma, Ma, Ma.
[E] Ma Baker, she never [Am] would [Dm] cry.
Ma, Ma, Ma, Ma.
[C] Ma Baker, she knew how [Dm] to die.
[Am] [Dm]
[Am] [Dm]
[Am] [Dm]
[C] [Dm]
[C] [F] [Dm]
[Am] [Dm] [Am] [Dm]
She played [C] and cried.
And what did you [Dm] then say?
And when one boy [Am] was killed.
She really [Dm] made them pay.
She hit the hard at all.
No, no, no hard at all.
Ma, Ma, Ma, Ma.
[C] Ma Baker, she [Bb] taught her [D] four sons.
Ma, Ma, Ma, Ma.
[C] Ma Baker, [Gm] to handle [Dm] their guns.
Ma, Ma, Ma, Ma.
[C] Ma Baker, [Bb] she never [Am] would [Dm] cry.
Ma, Ma, Ma, Ma.
[C] Ma Baker, she knew how [Dm] to die.
She liked him.
[Am] She liked him.
She thought she'd stay [Dm] with him.
When he informed [C] them.
They'd eat away [Dm] with him.
She [Am] didn't [D] care at all.
[Am] Just didn't care [Dm] at all.
[C] [Dm]
[Bb] [A] [Dm]
[C] On this wall, [Dm] if you have any information about [Bb] this woman,
please.
[A] [Dm]
[Am] [Dm]
[F] [Dm] [Am]
[Dm] [Am] [Dm]
[E] [Db] [C] [Db] [D] Don't [C] anybody [Gb] move.
The [E] money or you're not.
[D] [Db] [Dm]
[E] [F] [A] [Dm]
[C] [Dm]
[C] [Dm]
[C] [Dm] One made a wrong [C] bet.
It's what they lost [Dm] for rent.
Their cups of beer [C] too soon.
They couldn't [D] get away.
They [Am] ought to [Dm] lose their heads.
It made [Am] their [Dm] minds too mad.
And so they [C] shot it out.
Ma [Am] Baker and her [Dm] sons.
They didn't want to [C] end.
They died with [Dm] blazing guns.
And so the story ends.
[Am] Of one who left [Dm] no friends.
Ma, Ma, Ma, Ma.
[Am] Ma Baker, [Bb] she taught [Am] her foes none.
[D] Ma, Ma, Ma, Ma.
[C] Ma Baker [E] to hand [D] her their gun.
Ma, Ma, Ma, Ma.
[C] Ma Baker, [Bb] she never [Am] could [Dm] cry.
Ma, Ma, Ma, Ma.
[C] Ma Baker but she knew [Dm] how to die.
[F]
[Dm] [C]
[Dm] [Am] [Dm]
[Am] [Dm] Ma, Ma, Ma.
[C] Ma Baker, she [Bb] taught [Am] her foes none.
[D] Ma, Ma, Ma, Ma.
[Gm]
Ma Baker to hand [Am] her their [D] gun.
Ma, Ma, Ma, Ma.
[C]
Ma Baker, [E] she never [Am] could cry.
[Dm] Ma, Ma, Ma, Ma.
[C]
I'll make a bunch if you [Dm] have to die
[Am] [Dm] [Am]
[Dm]
Key:
Dm
C
Am
D
Bb
Dm
C
Am
_ Freeze!
I'm Ma Baker!
Put your hands in the air and give me all [D] your money!
_ _ _ [C] _
_ [N] _ _ This is the [C] story of Ma [Bb] Baker, [B] meanest cat from old [Db] Chicago town.
[G] _
_ [Db] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Fm] _ [A] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [Dm] She [Am] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Am] _
_ [Dm] _ was the [C] meanest cat in [G] old Chicago [Dm] town.
She was the [C] meanest cat.
She really mowed [Dm] them down.
She hit the hard at all.
No, no, no hard.
_ She was the [C] meanest cat.
Oh, she was [Dm] really dumb.
She lived in a house [C] full of blood.
She wasn't tough [Dm] enough.
She [Am] kept all [Dm] his lawns.
But [Am] they were mean [Dm] and strong.
Ma, Ma, Ma, Ma.
[C] Ma Baker, [Gm] she taught her [Am] four [D] sons.
Ma, Ma, Ma.
[C] Ma Baker, [Dm] to handle their guns.
Ma, Ma, Ma, Ma.
[E] Ma Baker, she never [Am] would [Dm] cry.
Ma, Ma, Ma, Ma.
[C] Ma Baker, she knew how [Dm] to die. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ [Am] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ [Dm] _
_ [Am] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Dm] _
She played [C] and cried.
And what did you [Dm] then say?
And when one boy [Am] was killed.
She really [Dm] made them pay.
She hit the hard at all.
No, no, no hard at all.
Ma, Ma, Ma, Ma.
[C] Ma Baker, she [Bb] taught her [D] four sons.
Ma, Ma, Ma, Ma.
[C] Ma Baker, [Gm] to handle [Dm] their guns.
Ma, Ma, Ma, Ma.
[C] Ma Baker, [Bb] she never [Am] would [Dm] cry.
Ma, Ma, Ma, Ma.
[C] Ma Baker, she knew how [Dm] to die.
_ _ _ _ _ She liked him.
[Am] She liked him.
She thought she'd stay [Dm] with him.
When he informed [C] them.
They'd eat away [Dm] with him.
She [Am] didn't [D] care at all.
[Am] Just didn't care [Dm] at all. _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [A] _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [C] On this wall, [Dm] if you have any information about [Bb] this woman,
please.
[A] _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Am] _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ [Am] _ [Dm] _ _ _
[E] _ [Db] _ _ [C] _ _ [Db] _ [D] Don't _ [C] anybody [Gb] move.
The [E] money or you're not.
[D] _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ [E] _ _ [F] _ [A] _ _ [Dm] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
[C] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ One made a wrong [C] bet.
It's what they lost [Dm] for rent.
Their cups of beer [C] too soon.
They couldn't [D] get away.
They [Am] ought to [Dm] lose their heads.
It made [Am] their [Dm] minds too mad.
And so they [C] shot it out.
Ma [Am] Baker and her [Dm] sons.
They didn't want to [C] end.
They died with [Dm] blazing guns.
And so the story ends.
[Am] Of one who left [Dm] no friends.
Ma, Ma, Ma, Ma.
[Am] Ma Baker, [Bb] she taught [Am] her foes none.
[D] Ma, Ma, Ma, Ma.
[C] Ma Baker [E] to hand [D] her their gun.
Ma, Ma, Ma, Ma.
[C] Ma Baker, [Bb] she never [Am] could [Dm] cry.
Ma, Ma, Ma, Ma.
[C] Ma Baker but she knew [Dm] how to die. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Dm] _
_ [Am] _ _ [Dm] _ Ma, Ma, Ma.
[C] Ma Baker, she [Bb] taught [Am] her foes none.
[D] Ma, Ma, Ma, Ma.
[Gm]
Ma Baker to hand [Am] her their [D] gun.
Ma, Ma, Ma, Ma.
[C]
Ma Baker, [E] she never [Am] could cry.
[Dm] Ma, Ma, Ma, Ma.
[C]
I'll make a bunch if you [Dm] have to die _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I'm Ma Baker!
Put your hands in the air and give me all [D] your money!
_ _ _ [C] _
_ [N] _ _ This is the [C] story of Ma [Bb] Baker, [B] meanest cat from old [Db] Chicago town.
[G] _
_ [Db] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Fm] _ [A] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [Dm] She [Am] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Am] _
_ [Dm] _ was the [C] meanest cat in [G] old Chicago [Dm] town.
She was the [C] meanest cat.
She really mowed [Dm] them down.
She hit the hard at all.
No, no, no hard.
_ She was the [C] meanest cat.
Oh, she was [Dm] really dumb.
She lived in a house [C] full of blood.
She wasn't tough [Dm] enough.
She [Am] kept all [Dm] his lawns.
But [Am] they were mean [Dm] and strong.
Ma, Ma, Ma, Ma.
[C] Ma Baker, [Gm] she taught her [Am] four [D] sons.
Ma, Ma, Ma.
[C] Ma Baker, [Dm] to handle their guns.
Ma, Ma, Ma, Ma.
[E] Ma Baker, she never [Am] would [Dm] cry.
Ma, Ma, Ma, Ma.
[C] Ma Baker, she knew how [Dm] to die. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ [Am] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ [Dm] _
_ [Am] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Dm] _
She played [C] and cried.
And what did you [Dm] then say?
And when one boy [Am] was killed.
She really [Dm] made them pay.
She hit the hard at all.
No, no, no hard at all.
Ma, Ma, Ma, Ma.
[C] Ma Baker, she [Bb] taught her [D] four sons.
Ma, Ma, Ma, Ma.
[C] Ma Baker, [Gm] to handle [Dm] their guns.
Ma, Ma, Ma, Ma.
[C] Ma Baker, [Bb] she never [Am] would [Dm] cry.
Ma, Ma, Ma, Ma.
[C] Ma Baker, she knew how [Dm] to die.
_ _ _ _ _ She liked him.
[Am] She liked him.
She thought she'd stay [Dm] with him.
When he informed [C] them.
They'd eat away [Dm] with him.
She [Am] didn't [D] care at all.
[Am] Just didn't care [Dm] at all. _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [A] _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [C] On this wall, [Dm] if you have any information about [Bb] this woman,
please.
[A] _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Am] _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ [Am] _ [Dm] _ _ _
[E] _ [Db] _ _ [C] _ _ [Db] _ [D] Don't _ [C] anybody [Gb] move.
The [E] money or you're not.
[D] _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ [E] _ _ [F] _ [A] _ _ [Dm] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
[C] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ One made a wrong [C] bet.
It's what they lost [Dm] for rent.
Their cups of beer [C] too soon.
They couldn't [D] get away.
They [Am] ought to [Dm] lose their heads.
It made [Am] their [Dm] minds too mad.
And so they [C] shot it out.
Ma [Am] Baker and her [Dm] sons.
They didn't want to [C] end.
They died with [Dm] blazing guns.
And so the story ends.
[Am] Of one who left [Dm] no friends.
Ma, Ma, Ma, Ma.
[Am] Ma Baker, [Bb] she taught [Am] her foes none.
[D] Ma, Ma, Ma, Ma.
[C] Ma Baker [E] to hand [D] her their gun.
Ma, Ma, Ma, Ma.
[C] Ma Baker, [Bb] she never [Am] could [Dm] cry.
Ma, Ma, Ma, Ma.
[C] Ma Baker but she knew [Dm] how to die. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Dm] _
_ [Am] _ _ [Dm] _ Ma, Ma, Ma.
[C] Ma Baker, she [Bb] taught [Am] her foes none.
[D] Ma, Ma, Ma, Ma.
[Gm]
Ma Baker to hand [Am] her their [D] gun.
Ma, Ma, Ma, Ma.
[C]
Ma Baker, [E] she never [Am] could cry.
[Dm] Ma, Ma, Ma, Ma.
[C]
I'll make a bunch if you [Dm] have to die _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _