Chords for MAMA TOLD ME NOT TO COME - Randy Newman (BBC Live in Concert 1971)
Tempo:
126.65 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
Eb
D
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D] [Gm]
We have whiskey with your water, sugar with your tea.
What are these crazy questions that they're asking of me?
This is the wildest [D] party that there [G] ever could be.
Well, don't turn on the light, because I don't want to see.
Mama [C] told me not [Eb] to come.
[G] [B] Mama [C] told me not [Eb] to come.
[G] Mama [Bm] said that ain't [C] no way to have [Eb] fun.
[G] [D] [D]
[G] Open up the window, less a man to this room.
I think I'm almost choking on the smell of stale perfume.
That cigarette you're smoking about to scare me half to death.
Open up the window, let me catch my breath.
Mama [C] told me [Eb] not to come.
[G] [B] [C] Mama told me [Eb] not to come.
[G] Mama said [C] that ain't no way to [Eb] have fun.
[G] [D]
[G]
[Dm]
[G] The radio is blasting, someone's beating on the door.
A hostess in our last, and she's out on the floor.
I've seen so many things that I ain't never [D] seen before.
[G] I don't know what it is, but I don't want to see no more.
[Gb] Mama [C] told me [Eb] not to come.
[G] [Gb] Mama [C] told me [Eb] not to come.
[G] Mama said that [C] ain't no way to [Eb] have fun.
[G] [D] [G] [D]
[G]
[N]
We have whiskey with your water, sugar with your tea.
What are these crazy questions that they're asking of me?
This is the wildest [D] party that there [G] ever could be.
Well, don't turn on the light, because I don't want to see.
Mama [C] told me not [Eb] to come.
[G] [B] Mama [C] told me not [Eb] to come.
[G] Mama [Bm] said that ain't [C] no way to have [Eb] fun.
[G] [D] [D]
[G] Open up the window, less a man to this room.
I think I'm almost choking on the smell of stale perfume.
That cigarette you're smoking about to scare me half to death.
Open up the window, let me catch my breath.
Mama [C] told me [Eb] not to come.
[G] [B] [C] Mama told me [Eb] not to come.
[G] Mama said [C] that ain't no way to [Eb] have fun.
[G] [D]
[G]
[Dm]
[G] The radio is blasting, someone's beating on the door.
A hostess in our last, and she's out on the floor.
I've seen so many things that I ain't never [D] seen before.
[G] I don't know what it is, but I don't want to see no more.
[Gb] Mama [C] told me [Eb] not to come.
[G] [Gb] Mama [C] told me [Eb] not to come.
[G] Mama said that [C] ain't no way to [Eb] have fun.
[G] [D] [G] [D]
[G]
[N]
Key:
G
C
Eb
D
B
G
C
Eb
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
We have whiskey with your water, sugar with your tea.
What are these crazy questions that they're asking of me?
This is the wildest [D] party that there [G] ever could be.
Well, don't turn on the light, because I don't want to see.
_ _ _ Mama [C] told me not [Eb] to come.
_ [G] _ _ [B] Mama [C] told me not [Eb] to come.
_ [G] Mama [Bm] said that ain't [C] no way to have [Eb] fun.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [D] _
[G] Open up the window, less a man to this room.
I think I'm almost choking on the smell of stale perfume.
That cigarette you're smoking about to scare me half to death.
Open up the window, let me catch my breath.
_ _ Mama [C] told me [Eb] not to come.
[G] _ _ [B] _ [C] Mama told me [Eb] not to come.
[G] _ Mama said [C] that ain't no way to [Eb] have fun.
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
[G] The radio is blasting, someone's beating on the door.
A hostess in our last, and she's out on the floor.
I've seen so many things that I ain't never [D] seen before.
[G] I don't know what it is, but I don't want to see no more.
_ _ [Gb] Mama [C] told me [Eb] not to come.
[G] _ _ [Gb] Mama [C] told me [Eb] not to come.
[G] Mama said that [C] ain't no way to [Eb] have fun.
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
We have whiskey with your water, sugar with your tea.
What are these crazy questions that they're asking of me?
This is the wildest [D] party that there [G] ever could be.
Well, don't turn on the light, because I don't want to see.
_ _ _ Mama [C] told me not [Eb] to come.
_ [G] _ _ [B] Mama [C] told me not [Eb] to come.
_ [G] Mama [Bm] said that ain't [C] no way to have [Eb] fun.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [D] _
[G] Open up the window, less a man to this room.
I think I'm almost choking on the smell of stale perfume.
That cigarette you're smoking about to scare me half to death.
Open up the window, let me catch my breath.
_ _ Mama [C] told me [Eb] not to come.
[G] _ _ [B] _ [C] Mama told me [Eb] not to come.
[G] _ Mama said [C] that ain't no way to [Eb] have fun.
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
[G] The radio is blasting, someone's beating on the door.
A hostess in our last, and she's out on the floor.
I've seen so many things that I ain't never [D] seen before.
[G] I don't know what it is, but I don't want to see no more.
_ _ [Gb] Mama [C] told me [Eb] not to come.
[G] _ _ [Gb] Mama [C] told me [Eb] not to come.
[G] Mama said that [C] ain't no way to [Eb] have fun.
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _