G 
You taught me everything 
D 
And everything you’ve given me 
C		  D 
I always keep it inside 
G                  D             C,   C-D                      
You’re the driving force in my life, yeah 
G 
There isn’t anything 
D 
Or anyone I can be 
C			     D 
 And it just wouldn’t feel right 
G                D         C    C-D    
If I didn’t have you by my side 


Pre-Chorus: 

        Am                        G          
You were there for me to love and care for me 
     D       
When skies were grey 
         Am             
Whenever I was down 
         G             D              
You were always there to comfort me 
          Am                         G            
And no one else can be what you have been to me 
      D              G 
You’ll always be ,  you always will be the girl 
      F    
In my life for all times 


Chorus: 

G                      D 
Mama, mama you know I love you 
B 
Oh you know I love you 
Em                   G           C    
Mama, mama you’re the queen of my heart 
C               B 
Your love is like 
Em      
Tears from the stars 
G                         C 
Mama, I just want you to know 
Am7                            G     
Lovin’ you is like food to my soul  
            D           C 
yes it is          Yes it is 
G           D           C 
Yes it it         Yes it is 


Verse 2 : 
G 
You’re always down for me 
D			        C                D 
Have always been around for me even when I was bad 
G		D             C                      
You showed me right from my wrong 
C        D 
Yes you did 
G 
And you took up for me 
D 
When everyone was downin’ me 
C               D 
You always did understand 
G            D             C 
You gave me strength to go on 


Pre-Chorus: 
              Am 
There was so many times 
      G                 D 
Looking back when I was so afraid 
             Am 
And then you come to me 
     G               D 
And say to me I can face anything 
          Am 
And no one else can do 
              G 
What you have done for me 
     D 
You’ll always be 
G 				  F 
You will always be the girl in my life 


Chorus into soulpart: 
G                      D 
Mama, mama you know I love you 
B 
Oh you know I love you 
Em                   G           C    
Mama, mama you’re the queen of my heart 
C               B 
Your love is like 
Em      
Tears from the stars 
G                         C 
Mama, I just want you to know 

Am7                 B         Em     
Lovin’ you is like food to my soul  (into soulpart) 


Dm                           C 
Never gonna go a day without you 

G/B                         Am7 
Fills me up just thinking of you 

Am7             ( C )              G 
I'll never go a day without my mama 


Chorus