Chords for Ray Charles - Look What They've Done To My Song, Ma

Tempo:
96.7 bpm
Chords used:

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Eb

Dm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Ray Charles - Look What They've Done To My Song, Ma chords
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[Db] Hello mama, [A] hello [G] mama, it's me.
How you [Db] feeling mama?
[A] Mm-hmm, [G] that's all right.
I've [Db] got something I want to talk to you [Cm] about, if you don't [G] mind.
And I ain't mad mama.
[Em] No, no, [Cm] no, no.
[G] What do you mean I ain't mad mama?
[D] Look what they done to [G] my song, [Em]
mama.
[C] Wait, what?
[E] Look what they done to my [C] song, mama.
Oh, love, [G] the only [A] thing I could do, hey, [C] bright and nice, [Eb] turning out on Roma.
[G] [D] Look what they done to [G] my song.
[Bm] Now listen to me please.
[G] [D] Wish I could find a [G] good book.
[Em] I'd like to live in the thing now.
[G] Wish I could find a [C] good love.
[D]
[G] If I could [A] find a real good book, [C] you know I'd never [Eb] have to come out [G] and look at [D] what they done to [G] my song.
All right [Eb] girls, come on in.
[Ab] [Eb] Look what they done to [Ab] my brain, [Fm]
mama.
[Db] Hey mama, [Ab] look what they done to my [Db] brain.
Oh mama, it's a shame you won't believe this, [Ab] but it's true.
[Bb] Depicted like a chicken bone, [Db] and I'm just about to go insane, [Ab] mama.
[Eb] Look what they done to my [Ab] brain.
Now girls, if [Eb] you don't mind, I'd like to hear that song [Ab] fresh.
Here's what [Eb] you'll see, my [Ab] true song.
Ooh, not [Fm] bad.
[Db] Here's what you'll see, my true song.
Uh-huh.
Let me see here.
[Ab] [Bb] [Db] Ce n'est pas bon.
[Ab] [Eb] My [E] French must be pretty bad.
I better do this in English.
[A] Look [E] what they done to my [A] song.
Hey [D] mama, look [A] what they done to my song.
[D] Oh lord, lord.
[A] Put it [B] in a plastic bag, then [D] they turned it back [Gb] to the upside down [A] dog.
Look what [E] they done to my song.
[D]
[Dm] [A] Mama, maybe [Gbm] it's all right.
[Dm] Maybe it's [A] okay, I don't know.
But I tell you, if my [D] kids were money, I'd be a millionaire [A] today.
[Am] You know, the only [D] thing I got to have [Dm] right, now it's turning [A] out all wrong, ma.
You can't believe what [Am] they done to [A] my song, ma, that I wrote myself.
They [D] put it in a plastic bag [Dm] and they turn it [A] upside down, ma.
[D] Lord, if I could find a good book, I [A] never have to come out and look at what [Eb] they're trying to do [Dm] to my brain.
[A] It's a shame, mama, you see.
They done [D] pick it like a chicken bowl and I'm [Am] just about to go insane.
I'm [D] insane, insane, [Dm] ma.
I'm [A] going crazy, mama, that's what it is.
Lord [D] knows I don't care what they [Dm] done to my song, ma.
[A] No, I don't care about that, but see, the main [Eb] thing, mama, [Dm] what they're trying to do to [A] me.
You see, [Am] well, they [Eb] stole everything I had, [Am] mama, and they made a [Am] million with it.
You know that hurts.
[A] But [Eb] oh, I'm going to [Dm] keep on working on the [A] building just like you taught me, mama.
[D] Oh, yes, I will.
Oh, [A] yes, I will.
Yeah.
[Eb]
[D] [A] [D]
[A] Yeah.
[Gbm]
[Dm] [A] [Gbm] Oh, mama.
[Dm] Mama.
[Gb] [Am] [B] [Gb] [B]
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To learn Ray Charles - What Have They Done To My Song, Ma chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - Gbm, Dm, A, D, Dm, Eb, Dm, D and A. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 48 BPM and then match the original tempo of 97 BPM. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of D Major in mind.

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_ [Db] Hello mama, [A] _ hello [G] mama, it's me.
How you [Db] feeling mama?
_ [A] Mm-hmm, [G] that's all right.
I've [Db] got something I want to talk to you [Cm] about, if you don't [G] mind.
And I ain't mad mama.
[Em] No, no, [Cm] no, no.
[G] What do you mean I ain't mad mama?
[D] Look what they done to [G] my song, _ [Em]
mama.
[C] Wait, what?
[E] Look what they done to my [C] song, mama.
Oh, love, [G] the only [A] thing I could do, hey, [C] bright and nice, [Eb] turning out on Roma.
[G] _ [D] Look what they done to [G] my song.
[Bm] Now listen to me please.
[G] _ [D] Wish I could find a [G] good book.
[Em] I'd like to live in the thing now.
[G] Wish I could find a [C] good love.
[D] _
[G] If I could [A] find a real good book, [C] you know I'd never [Eb] have to come out [G] and look at [D] what they done to [G] my song.
All right [Eb] girls, come on in.
_ [Ab] _ [Eb] Look what they done to [Ab] my brain, _ [Fm]
mama.
[Db] Hey mama, [Ab] look what they done to my [Db] brain.
Oh mama, it's a shame you won't believe this, [Ab] but it's true.
[Bb] Depicted like a chicken bone, [Db] and I'm just about to go insane, [Ab] mama.
[Eb] Look what they done to my [Ab] brain.
Now girls, if [Eb] you don't mind, I'd like to hear that song [Ab] fresh.
Here's what [Eb] you'll see, my [Ab] true song.
Ooh, not [Fm] bad.
_ [Db] Here's what you'll see, my true song.
Uh-huh.
Let me see here.
[Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ [Db] Ce n'est pas bon.
_ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ My [E] French must be pretty bad.
I better do this in English.
[A] Look [E] what they done to my [A] song. _
Hey [D] mama, look [A] what they done to my song.
[D] _ Oh lord, lord.
[A] Put it [B] in a plastic bag, then [D] they turned it back [Gb] to the upside down [A] dog.
Look what [E] they done to my song.
_ [D] _
_ [Dm] _ _ [A] _ Mama, maybe [Gbm] it's all right.
[Dm] Maybe it's [A] okay, I don't know.
But I tell you, if my [D] kids were money, I'd be a millionaire [A] today.
[Am] You know, the only [D] thing I got to have [Dm] right, now it's turning [A] out all wrong, ma.
You can't believe what [Am] they done to [A] my song, ma, that I wrote myself.
They [D] put it in a plastic bag [Dm] and they turn it [A] upside down, ma.
[D] Lord, if I could find a good book, I [A] never have to come out and look at what [Eb] they're trying to do [Dm] to my brain.
[A] It's a shame, mama, you see.
They done [D] pick it like a chicken bowl and I'm [Am] just about to go insane.
I'm [D] insane, insane, [Dm] ma.
I'm [A] going crazy, mama, that's what it is.
Lord [D] knows I don't care what they [Dm] done to my song, ma.
[A] No, I don't care about that, but see, the main [Eb] thing, mama, [Dm] what they're trying to do to [A] me.
You see, [Am] well, they [Eb] stole everything I had, [Am] mama, and they made a [Am] million with it.
You know that hurts.
[A] But [Eb] oh, I'm going to [Dm] keep on working on the [A] building just like you taught me, mama.
[D] Oh, yes, I will.
Oh, [A] yes, I will.
Yeah.
_ [Eb] _
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [A] Yeah.
_ _ [Gbm] _
_ [Dm] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Gbm] Oh, mama.
[Dm] Mama.
_ [Gb] _ [Am] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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The album A Message From The People includes this song, written by Melanie.

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