Mama Used To Say Chords by Junior

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_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
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[F#m] _ _ [B] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _ [Em] _ _
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[F#m] _ _ [B] _ [C#] Yeah, yeah. _ _
[A] _ _ [B] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ [B] When [C#] will I _ _
[F#m] see [B] my grown-ups [C#] to see? _
[A] In the spite of [B] couple things, [C#] we would have to know the age [F#m] to be recognized [B] as one and
[C#] not a mass.
And [G#m] my mother used to say, take your time [C#m] young man.
And my mother [A] used to say, [G#m] don't you rush to [C#] get old.
And my mother [A] used to say, [E] take it in [C#] your stride.
And my mother [A] used to say, [G#m] live your [C#m] life. _ _
[F#m] As the years were [B] rushing by, [C#] he was cut down on his age.
[F#m] He would tell his [B] girl about how it [C#] used to be. _
[F#m] I was smart, [B] but these lies she would say, and [F#m] at the time he [B] couldn't _ [C#] understand.
[G#m] And my mother used to say, [G#] take your time young [C#] man.
And my mother [B] used to say, [G#m] don't you rush to [C#m] get old.
And my mother [B] used to say, [G#m] take it in [C#] your stride.
And my mother [A] used to say, [G#m] live your life.
[C#] _ _ _
You're young, so young, don't hold on back.
_ [F#m] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [Em] _ _
[C#] Now is the time for you to stride, for you to get better.
[B] It was [Em] you I _
[A] _ _ [B] _ _ [C#] told. _ _
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[F#m] _ _ [B] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
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[B] _ _ [G#m] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ [G#m] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ [G#m] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
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_ [F#m] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [G] _ _
[C#] Now is the time for you to stride, for you to get better.
_ [B] It [Em] was you I told.
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[F#m] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ [B] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ [B] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ [A]
A small boy [B] once asked, [C#] when will I grow up?
[F#m] When will I see [B] my grown-ups [C#] to see? _
[A] In his fight to [B] come of age, [C#] he would act an old age.
[A] To be recognized [B] was one of my [C#] love'st.
And my mother [A] used to say, [G#m] take your time [C#] young man.
And my mother [A] used to say, [G#m] don't you rush to [C#] get old.
And my mother [A] used to say, [G#m] take it in [C#] your stride.
And my mother [A] used to say, [E] live your life.
[C#] _ Live your life.
[A] _ [G#m] Live your life.
[C#] _ And my mother [A] used to say, [G#m] take your time [C#] young man.
And my mother [A] used to say, [G#m] don't you rush to [C#] get old.
And my mother [B] used to say, [G#m] take it in [C#] your stride.
And my mother [A] used to say.
[E] Hey, [C#] hey, _ hey, [A] hey, _ [G#m] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [G#m] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [G#m] _ _ [C#m] _ [C#] _ _
[A] hey.
Oh.
[G#m] _ _ [C#m] My mother used to say.
[A] Oh.
[G#m] _ [C#] My mother used to say.
[A] Oh.
[G#m] _ [C#m] My mother used to say.
[A] Oh.
[G#m] _ _ [C#m] My mother used to say.
[Bm] _ _ [G#m] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _