Chords for Mother - Mamma Told Me

Mama told me only [Em] lonely people gonna hold [G] me
Only those [C] who can help themselves, yeah
Only those who [E] will need my [G] shelter
Mama tells me I [Em] believe
[C] I [G] believe in Mama trying
Believe in Father [Ab] lying
I believe [F] in [G] lovers crying _
I believe in education
True and good [E] education
Mama [Fm] gave [Dm] me music [Fm] lessons
[G] Now I play [C] the saddest _ songs
Is that [E] really what Mama [G] wanted?
For her baby [C] to be [G] so [Em] haunted
Is that [E] really what she [G] intended?
Mama [C] said this, hold me closer
Even though I know [E] Mama, she [G] told me
You're just lonely, [C] help me help ya
Even though I [Em] know you're just [G] helpless
Mama said this, [Em] I believe
[C] I believe in conversation
In good _ communicating
[Fm] I believe [F] in letter [G] writing
But now all I write [C] are melodies
That are simple, sweet
[E] That simply [G] haunt me
Little [Em] rhythms that scold and hold me
Only cause [E] I know they are [G] lonely
Mama told me
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_ [C] _ Mama held me, I'm helpless, I'm [E] helpless
I'm held, [G] and I'm held, [C] yeah
Can't you see it's only loneliness
[E] And it's helpless, [G] oh it's helpless
[C] _ I [Em] took what Mama said
[C] And kept it [Em] forefront in my [C] head
[D] But now [G] that Mama's dead
[C] I love how [F] you are lonely
You help me, help you hold me
I [F] take what Mama told me
And [C] I read what Mama wrote me
And [F] I read it to you slowly
And [C] just told me she was lonely
Oh [F] my Mama, she was lonely
And [G] that's all she really told me
[C] Mama told me
Only [E] lonely people are gonna hold [Em] me
Only those [C] who can help themselves, yeah
Only those [Em] who will need my shelter
[G] Mama tells [Bm] me
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