Temptations - Ma Chords

Tempo:
92.9 bpm
Chords used:

Eb

Ebm

Cm

Db

Ab

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Temptations - Ma chords
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[Eb]
[Db]
[Eb] One in a log cabin in the backwoods, a Blackfoot [Ebm]
Mississippi, she drank moonshine,
[Eb]
[Eb] [Ebm]
[Eb] She was too busy [Ebm] providing and raising her babies.
[Cm] [Ebm] She was sitting in a rocking chair, never had much of nothing, [Eb] but was always willing to share.
Talking about more, talking about more.
Talking about more, talking about [Ab]
more.
[Bb]
[Eb] Education, [D] no she didn't have none.
[Ebm]
[Eb] Never had a sick day in her life.
[Ebm]
[Eb] Stronger than [Ebm]
any, you better believe [Eb] it all, yes she was.
[D] Now look at here, when Papa died, [Eb] Mama put her love on the shelf.
Yes she did.
[Ebm]
She'd scroll up and down on the good book, she [Eb] wouldn't love nobody [Ebm] else.
Made sure that we were [Eb] interested every such way.
[Gb] Papa wouldn't [Ebm] want to get that way, that's [Eb] what she'd always say.
Talking about more, talking about more.
Talking about more, talking about more.
[Db]
[Eb]
[Ebm]
[Eb] [Ebm]
[Eb] [Ebm]
[Cm] [Ebm]
[Eb]
Every once in a while, [Ebm] when Paul would get depressed, she'd go to the closet and get Paul's guitar.
Set herself down in a rocking chair, [Eb]
start strumming and humming.
Ha ha, yeah.
[Bb]
Papa's always [Ebm] letting off steam.
And he knew it was because he [Eb] knew that Mama was doing her thing.
Every [Cm] once in a while, [Ebm] she'd shout the,
[Eb] [Eb] then it all came out.
Talking about more, talking about more.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Talking about more.
[Ab]
Mama, mama, mama.
[Eb]
[F] [N]
Key:  
Eb
12341116
Ebm
13421116
Cm
13421113
Db
12341114
Ab
134211114
Eb
12341116
Ebm
13421116
Cm
13421113
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Let's start jamming The Temptations - (Single Version) Ma chords, practice the chord sequence Ab, Eb, Ebm and Eb. Ease into the song by practicing at 46 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 92 BPM. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: Eb Major.

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[Eb] _ One in a log cabin in the backwoods, a Blackfoot [Ebm]
Mississippi, she drank moonshine, _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Ebm] _
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[Eb] She was too busy [Ebm] providing and raising her babies. _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ [Ebm] She was sitting in a rocking chair, never had much of nothing, [Eb] but was always willing to share. _
_ _ Talking about more, talking about more.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Talking about more, talking about [Ab]
more.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
[Eb] _ Education, [D] no she didn't have none.
[Ebm] _
_ [Eb] Never had a sick day in her life.
[Ebm] _
_ [Eb] Stronger than _ _ _ [Ebm]
any, you better believe [Eb] it all, yes she was.
[D] Now look at here, when Papa died, [Eb] Mama put her love on the shelf.
Yes she did.
[Ebm]
She'd scroll up and down on the good book, she [Eb] wouldn't love nobody [Ebm] else.
Made sure that we were [Eb] interested every such way.
[Gb] Papa wouldn't [Ebm] want to get that way, that's [Eb] what she'd always say. _ _
_ _ Talking about more, talking about more. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Talking about more, talking about more.
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[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _
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_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Ebm] _
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_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ebm] _
_ _ [Cm] _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
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Every once in a while, [Ebm] when Paul would get depressed, _ she'd go to the closet and get Paul's guitar. _
Set herself down in a rocking _ chair, _ [Eb]
start strumming and humming.
Ha ha, yeah.
_ _ [Bb]
Papa's always [Ebm] letting off steam.
And he knew it was because he [Eb] knew that Mama was doing her thing.
Every [Cm] once in a while, [Ebm] _ she'd shout the, _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ [Eb] then it all came out. _
Talking about more, talking about more.
Yeah, yeah, yeah. _ _ _ _ _
Talking about more.
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ _ Mama, mama, mama. _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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This song was written by Norman Whitfield.

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