Chords for When You're Good to Mama - Queen Latifa

And now, ladies and gentlemen, the keeper of the [Db] keys, the countess of the clink, the mistress of murderers [D] row, Matron Mama Morty!
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[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm]
Ask any of the [G] chickies [Cm] in my pen, [F] they'll tell you I'm the biggest mother [Bb] hen.
All [Eb] _ _
of them [A] love me, [Gm] because the system works, [D] the system called _ [Gm] _ _ [D] reciprocity. _
_ _ _ _ On your feet. _
_ Welcome, ladies.
[G] Got a little motto, _ [Gm] always sees me through.
[D] When you're good to Mama, _ Mama's good to you.
You might think I'm here to make your life a living hell.
It's just not true.
[G] There's a lot of favors [Gm] I'm prepared to do.
[D] You do one for Mama, [G] she'll do one [Gm] for you.
Like me a friend if you let [D] me.
So if there's something that upsets you or makes you unhappy in any way, [Gm] don't put your fat-ass mouth off of me, [D] because I don't give a shit.
Now move it out.
[C] They say that [Cm] life is ten per ten, and that's the [E] way I live.
[Em] So I deserve a lot of [E] tech for what I've got to give.
[G] Don't you know that this [Gm] hand washes that one through.
[D] When you're good to Mama.
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Help!
_ You must [Bb] be hard.
Aren't [Abm] you the pretty one?
_ Thank you, ma [F]'am.
Don't call me Mama.
I'm here to take care of you.
[D] Now you'll be habitating down in the East Block.
Murderous Row, we call it.
Oh, is that nicer?
_ [Eb] _ _
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_ [Am] You know, I don't think I really belong in here.
I didn't actually do anything [Bm] wrong.
I'll need to tell Mary.
I ain't never heard of a man getting killed when he didn't get just what was coming to him.
Hey, [E] Mama!
Come here.
[G] Come here.
Thelma Kelly!
[Gm] _
You're the Thelma Kelly!
[Bm] _ You know I was there that [Eb] night?
I was there the night that you [D] got arrested.
Yeah, you and half of Chicago.
Look at this, Mama.
[A] An editorial is announcing me in Red Book Magazine.
[Gm] _ Not in memory do we recall so fiendish and horrible a double homicide.
[Eb] Baby, you couldn't buy that kind of publicity.
You couldn't buy it? _
_ _ I guess I can keep this, then.
_ Nice try.
_ [Ab] If you want my gravy, never [Abm] mind ragu.
[F] Spice it up for Mama.
[Eb] She'll get hot for you.
_ [Abm] _ _ [Bb] _
[Ab] When they pass that basket, [Abm] folks contribute [F] too.
You put in for Mama, she'll put [Abm] out for you.
[Bb] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Db] Folks atop the ladder [Ab] are the ones the world [Fm] adores.
So boost me [C] up, my ladder kid, [Bb] and I'll boost you up yours.
[Ab] Let's all stroke together [Abm] like the Princeton crew [Eb] when you're stroking Mama.
Mama's [Ab] stroking you!
[Db] In conclusion, [Ab] I can bring this [F] number to [Bbm] when you're [Bb] good to Mama.
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