Mama Said

[Intro ]
N.C.     Em  C  G  D/F# 
Woahh... Ohhh... 

 
Em    C            G 
 My heart's on fire, 
        D/F#      Em 
But I can't give up, 
     C                   G 
I've had this dream forever, 
         D/F#     Em 
Still I doubt my luck, 
        C          G 
When things get scary, 
          D/F#    Em 
And I'm missing home, 
          C                     G 
There's a voice I always reach for, 
        D/F#    D/F# 
When I need it most, 
 

 
Em 
Oh, mama said, 
           C 
You should always take the leap, 
       G 
If you go and scrape your knees, 
           D/F# 
You're not gonna bleed forever, 
Em 
When I was young, 
      C 
And I couldn't fall asleep, 
          G 
She would come and sing to me, 
         D/F# 
Now it's in my head forever, 

Build Up 
Em               C 
Ohh, oh, oh, oh (ohh, oh, oh, oh) 
       G              D/F# 
Woahh, ohh... (woahh, ohh...) 
Em               C 
Ohh, oh, oh, oh (ohh, oh, oh, oh) 
G                    D/F# 
In my head forever, (ohh) 

Mama said! 
 
Interlude 
       Em             C 
Woahh, ohh... (woahh, ohh...) 
G                D/F# 
Ohh, oh, oh, oh (ohh, oh, oh, oh) 
       Em             C 
Woahh, ohh... (woahh, ohh...) 
G                D/F# 
Ohh, oh, oh, oh (ohh, mama said, hey!) 

 
Em    C             G 
 She taught me manners, 
          D/F#  N.C.  Em 
But never compromiiiiiise, 
        C                 G 
I got a little of her courage, 
       D/F#      Em 
Wish I got her eyes, 
       C          G 
Bluer than the ocean, 
      D/F#     Em 
On our front drive, 
       C                       G 
Been a while since I've been there, 
        D/F# 
Always on my mind, 
 

 
Em 
Oh, mama said, 
           C 
You should always take the leap, 
       G 
If you go and scrape your knees, 
           D/F# 
You're not gonna bleed forever, 
Em 
When I was young, 
      C 
And I couldn't fall asleep, 
          G 
She would come and sing to me, 
         D/F# 
Now it's in my head forever, 

Build Up 
Em               C 
Ohh, oh, oh, oh (ohh, oh, oh, oh) 
G                    D/F# 
In my head forever, (ohh, mama said!) 
       Em     C 
Woahh, ohh... 
G               D/F# 
Ohh, oh, oh, oh,    mama said, 
       Em             C 
Woahh, ohh... (woahh, ohh...) 
G                    D/F# 
In my head forever, (ohh, mama said!) 
 
Outro 
       Em             C 
Woahh, ohh... (woahh, ohh...) 
G                D/F# 
Ohh, oh, oh, oh (ohh, oh, oh, oh) 
       Em             C 
Woahh, ohh... (woahh, ohh...) 
G                D/F# 
Ohh, oh, oh, oh (ohh, mama said!) 
       Em             C 
Woahh, ohh... (woahh, ohh...) 
G                D/F# 
Ohh, oh, oh, oh (ohh, mama said!) 
       Em             C 
Woahh, ohh... (woahh, ohh...) 
G                D/F#            Em 
Ohh, oh, oh, oh (ohh, mama said!)