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

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[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.
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.
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_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
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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] _ _ _
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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] _ _ _ _ _ _ _