Chords for What's Your Mama's Name

Tempo:
159.8 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

F

C

Eb

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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What's Your Mama's Name chords
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[Gm] What's your [Eb] mama's name, child?
[Dbm] [Bb] What's your
[Fm] [Cm] mama's [Eb]
[Bb] name?
Thirty [Eb]-some odd years ago, a young man [Bb] came to Memphis
that [Eb] used to blossom in [Bb] his world
never [Ab] took the time [Eb] to mind the young [Bb] man's questions
one day they [Cm] heard him ask a little green-eyed [Bb] girl
100%  ➙  160BPM
Bb
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F
134211111
C
3211
Eb
12341116
G
2131
Bb
12341111
F
134211111
C
3211
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Let's start jamming Tanya Tucker - Whats Your Mamas Name chords, practice the chord sequence G, C, G, C, F, G, F, C, Eb, Bb, F and Bb. For best results, commence at 79 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 160. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: Bb Major.

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_ [Gm] What's your _ [Eb] mama's name, _ child? _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dbm] _ [Bb] What's your _ _
[Fm] _ _ [Cm] _ mama's _ [Eb] _ _
[Bb] name? _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Thirty [Eb]-some odd years ago, a young man [Bb] came to Memphis
_ _ Asking [F] about a rose that [Eb] used to blossom in [Bb] his world
_ _ _ _ _ People never [Ab] took the time [Eb] to mind the young [Bb] man's questions
_ _ Until one day they [Cm] heard him ask a little green-eyed [Bb] _ _ _ girl _
_ _ What's your _ [Eb] mama's name, child?
[F] What's your _ [Bb] mama's name?
Does she [Eb] ever talk about [Bb] a place called New [F] Orleans? _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] Has she [F] ever _ mentioned [D] a man named [Eb] Buford Wilson? _ _ _
_ [Am] _ [Bb] What's your _ [Eb] mama's name, [Bb] child?
What's [F] your [Bb] mama's name?
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Twenty-some [A] odd years ago, [E] a drunkard down [B] in Memphis
_ Lost a month [Gb] of life and labor [E] to the county [B] jail
_ _ Just _ _ _ _ because [A] he asked a [E] little 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 to blame
[C] _ _ _
Inside _ _ the old [Bb] man's ragged coat [F] they 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 [F] ever _ _ [C] talk about a place called New [G] Orleans? _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] Has she [G] ever _ _ [C] mentioned a man named [F] Buford Wilson?
_ _ [Am] _ _ [B] _ [C]
What's your [F] mama's name, [C] child?
What's [G] your [C] mama's name? _
What's your [F] mama's name, child?
_ _ _ _ _ What's _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] your _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
mama's _ name? _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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