Chords for Tanya Tucker - What's Your Mama's Name
Tempo:
159.25 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
F
C
Eb
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Bb]
[Eb]
[Bb] What's your [E] [B] mama's [Bb] name?
[Eb] 30 some odd years ago, a young man came [Bb] to Memphis, asking about [F] a rose that used [Eb] to
blossom in his [Bb] world.
People never [Ab] took the time to [Eb] mind the young [Bb] man's questions,
until one day [Cm] they heard him ask [F] a little green-eyed [Bb]
girl.
What's your [Eb] mama's name, [F] child?
What's your [Bb] mama's name?
Does she ever [Eb] talk about [Bb] a place called [F] Fort Ames?
[Bb] Has she ever [F] mentioned [D] a man named [Eb] Buford Wilson?
[A] [Bb] What's your [Eb] mama's name, [Bb] child?
What's [F] your mama's [Bb] name?
[B]
20 some [A] odd years [E] ago, a drunkard down [B] in Memphis
lost a month [Gb] of life and [E] labor to the county [B] jail.
Just because [A] he asked a little [E] green-eyed girl [B] a question
and offered her [Dbm] a nickel's worth [Gb] of candy if [B] she'd tell.
[C]
A year and some [Bb] odd days ago, [F] an old man died [C] in Memphis,
just another [G] wayward soul [F] the county had [C] claimed.
Inside the old [Bb] man's ragged coat they [F] found a faded [C] letter.
Said, you have [Dm] a daughter, and [G] her eyes are Wilson [C] green.
What's your [F] mama's name, [G] child?
What's your [C] mama's name?
Does she ever [F] talk about [C] a place called New [G] Orleans?
[C] Has she ever [G] mentioned [C] a man named Buford [F] Wilson?
[B] [C] What's your [F] mama's name, child?
[C] What's your [G] [C] mama's name?
What's your [F] mama's name, child?
What's [C] your [G] [Dm]
mama's [C] [F] name?
[C]
[N]
[Eb]
[Bb] What's your [E] [B] mama's [Bb] name?
[Eb] 30 some odd years ago, a young man came [Bb] to Memphis, asking about [F] a rose that used [Eb] to
blossom in his [Bb] world.
People never [Ab] took the time to [Eb] mind the young [Bb] man's questions,
until one day [Cm] they heard him ask [F] a little green-eyed [Bb]
girl.
What's your [Eb] mama's name, [F] child?
What's your [Bb] mama's name?
Does she ever [Eb] talk about [Bb] a place called [F] Fort Ames?
[Bb] Has she ever [F] mentioned [D] a man named [Eb] Buford Wilson?
[A] [Bb] What's your [Eb] mama's name, [Bb] child?
What's [F] your mama's [Bb] name?
[B]
20 some [A] odd years [E] ago, a drunkard down [B] in Memphis
lost a month [Gb] of life and [E] labor to the county [B] jail.
Just because [A] he asked a little [E] green-eyed girl [B] a question
and offered her [Dbm] a nickel's worth [Gb] of candy if [B] she'd tell.
[C]
A year and some [Bb] odd days ago, [F] an old man died [C] in Memphis,
just another [G] wayward soul [F] the county had [C] claimed.
Inside the old [Bb] man's ragged coat they [F] found a faded [C] letter.
Said, you have [Dm] a daughter, and [G] her eyes are Wilson [C] green.
What's your [F] mama's name, [G] child?
What's your [C] mama's name?
Does she ever [F] talk about [C] a place called New [G] Orleans?
[C] Has she ever [G] mentioned [C] a man named Buford [F] Wilson?
[B] [C] What's your [F] mama's name, child?
[C] What's your [G] [C] mama's name?
What's your [F] mama's name, child?
What's [C] your [G] [Dm]
mama's [C] [F] name?
[C]
[N]
Key:
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_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ What's your _ _ _ [E] _ _ [B] mama's _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ name? _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ 30 some odd years ago, a young man came [Bb] to Memphis, _ asking about [F] a rose that used [Eb] to
blossom in his [Bb] world. _ _ _ _
_ People never [Ab] took the time to [Eb] mind the young [Bb] man's questions,
_ until one day [Cm] they heard him ask [F] a little green-eyed [Bb] _ _
girl.
_ _ _ _ What's your [Eb] mama's name, _ [F] child?
What's your [Bb] mama's name?
_ Does she ever [Eb] talk about [Bb] a place called [F] Fort _ _ _ _ Ames?
_ [Bb] Has she ever [F] _ mentioned [D] a man named [Eb] Buford Wilson?
_ _ _ _ [A] _ [Bb] What's your [Eb] mama's name, [Bb] child?
What's [F] your mama's [Bb] _ name? _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ 20 some [A] odd years _ [E] ago, a drunkard down [B] in Memphis
_ lost a month [Gb] of life and [E] labor to the county [B] _ jail.
_ _ _ _ _ Just because [A] he asked a little [E] green-eyed girl [B] a question
_ and offered her [Dbm] a nickel's worth [Gb] of candy if [B] she'd _ tell. _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
A year and some [Bb] odd days ago, [F] an old man died [C] in Memphis, _
_ just another [G] _ wayward soul [F] the county had [C] claimed. _
_ _ _ _ Inside the old [Bb] man's ragged coat they [F] found a faded [C] letter.
_ _ Said, you have [Dm] a daughter, _ _ _ and [G] her eyes are Wilson _ [C] green. _ _ _ _ _
_ What's your [F] mama's name, [G] child?
What's your [C] mama's name?
_ Does she ever [F] talk about [C] a place called New [G] Orleans? _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] Has she ever [G] _ mentioned [C] a man named Buford [F] _ Wilson? _ _ _
_ [B] _ [C] What's your [F] mama's name, child?
[C] What's your [G] _ [C] mama's name?
_ What's your _ [F] mama's name, child? _ _ _ _ _
What's _ _ _ _ [C] _ your _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
mama's [C] _ _ _ [F] name? _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ What's your _ _ _ [E] _ _ [B] mama's _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ name? _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ 30 some odd years ago, a young man came [Bb] to Memphis, _ asking about [F] a rose that used [Eb] to
blossom in his [Bb] world. _ _ _ _
_ People never [Ab] took the time to [Eb] mind the young [Bb] man's questions,
_ until one day [Cm] they heard him ask [F] a little green-eyed [Bb] _ _
girl.
_ _ _ _ What's your [Eb] mama's name, _ [F] child?
What's your [Bb] mama's name?
_ Does she ever [Eb] talk about [Bb] a place called [F] Fort _ _ _ _ Ames?
_ [Bb] Has she ever [F] _ mentioned [D] a man named [Eb] Buford Wilson?
_ _ _ _ [A] _ [Bb] What's your [Eb] mama's name, [Bb] child?
What's [F] your mama's [Bb] _ name? _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ 20 some [A] odd years _ [E] ago, a drunkard down [B] in Memphis
_ lost a month [Gb] of life and [E] labor to the county [B] _ jail.
_ _ _ _ _ Just because [A] he asked a little [E] green-eyed girl [B] a question
_ and offered her [Dbm] a nickel's worth [Gb] of candy if [B] she'd _ tell. _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
A year and some [Bb] odd days ago, [F] an old man died [C] in Memphis, _
_ just another [G] _ wayward soul [F] the county had [C] claimed. _
_ _ _ _ Inside the old [Bb] man's ragged coat they [F] found a faded [C] letter.
_ _ Said, you have [Dm] a daughter, _ _ _ and [G] her eyes are Wilson _ [C] green. _ _ _ _ _
_ What's your [F] mama's name, [G] child?
What's your [C] mama's name?
_ Does she ever [F] talk about [C] a place called New [G] Orleans? _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] Has she ever [G] _ mentioned [C] a man named Buford [F] _ Wilson? _ _ _
_ [B] _ [C] What's your [F] mama's name, child?
[C] What's your [G] _ [C] mama's name?
_ What's your _ [F] mama's name, child? _ _ _ _ _
What's _ _ _ _ [C] _ your _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
mama's [C] _ _ _ [F] name? _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _