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Mama by Spice Girls
Mama
Intro: D-E-F#m-E-A-D 2x
1st Stanza:
D.. E.. F#m
She used to be my only enemy and never letting me be free
E.. A.. D..
Catching me in places that I know I shouldnt be
Every other day I cross the line I didnt mean to be so bad
I never thought that you would be the friend I never had
Pre-chorus:
D.. E.. F#m.. E.. A.. D..
Back then I didnt know why, why you were misunderstood
D.. E.. F#m.. E.. A.. D..
So now I see to your eyes, all that you did was love
Chorus:D-E-F#m-E-A-D
Mama I love you, Mama I care
Mama I love you, Mama my friend
2nd Stanza:(Same Chords)
I didnt want to hear it then but I'm not ashamed to say it now
Every little thing you've said and did was right for me
I had a lot of time to think about, bout' the way I used to be
Never had a sense of my responsibility
*Repeat Pre-chorus then Chorus
Ad-lib: D..E..F#m..E..A.D
Pre-chorus2:
But now I'm sure I know why, why you were misunderstood
So now I see to your eyes all I can give you is love
*Repeat Chorus til fade...
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version 2
Capo on first fret
Intro: C-C-D-Em-D-Em-C
1st Stanza:
C D Em
She used to be my only enemy and never letting me be free
D Em C
Catching me in places that I know I shouldnt be
C D Em
Every other day I cross the line I didnt mean to be so bad
D Em C
I never thought that you would be the friend I never had
Pre-chorus:
C C D Em D Em C
Back then I didnt know why, why you were misunderstood
C C D Em D Em C
So now I see to your eyes, all that you did was love
Chorus:C-C-D-Em-D-Em-C
Mama I love you, Mama I care
Mama I love you, Mama my friend
2nd Stanza:(Same Chords)
I didnt want to hear it then but I'm not ashamed to say it now
Every little thing you've said and did was right for me
I had a lot of time to think about, bout' the way I used to be
Never had a sense of my responsibility
*Repeat Pre-chorus then Chorus
Pre-chorus2:
But now I'm sure I know why, why you were misunderstood
So now I see to your eyes all I can give you is love
*Repeat Chorus til fade...
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version 3
#Capo on the first fret.
Intro: Cadd9-D-G-Cadd9-Cadd9-D-Em-D-G-Cadd9-D
1st Stanza:
Cadd9 D Em
She used to be my only enemy and never letting me be free
D G Cadd9
Catching me in places that I know I shouldnt be
Cadd9 D Em
Every other day I cross the line I didnt mean to be so bad
D G Cadd9 D
I never thought that you would become the friend I never had
Pre-chorus:
Cadd9 D Em D G Cadd9
Back then I didnt know why, why you were misunderstood
Cadd9 D Em D G Cadd9 D
So now I see to your eyes, all that you did was love
Chorus:
Cadd9 D Em D G Cadd9
Mama I love you, Mama I care
Cadd9 D Em D G Cadd9 D Cadd9
Mama I love you, Mama my friend (You're my friend)
Cadd9-D-Em-D-G-Cadd9
2nd Stanza:(Same Chords)
Cadd9 D Em
I didnt want to hear it then but I'm not ashamed to say it now
D G Cadd9
Every little thing you've said and did was right for me
Cadd9 D Em
I had a lot of time to think about, bout' the way I used to be
D G D Cadd9
Never had a sense of my responsibility
Pre-chorus
Cadd9 D Em D G Cadd9
Back then I didnt know why, why you were misunderstood
Cadd9 D Em D G Cadd9 D
So now I see trough your eyes, all that you did was love
Chorus:
Cadd9 D Em D G Cadd9
Mama I love you, Mama I care
Cadd9 D Em D G Cadd9 D Cadd9
Mama I love you, Mama my friend (You're my friend)
Ad-lib: D..G..Cadd9 repeat
Chorus:
Cadd9 D Em D G Cadd9
Mama I love you, Mama I care
Cadd9 D Em D G Cadd9 D
Mama I love you, Mama my friend
Repeat until fade...
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version 4
Capo 1
All tab is relative to capo....so a "9" is actually played at fret 10.
C/G - 332010
D/F# - 200232
Em7 - 022033
G - 320033
You don't really need to play the G or F# bass notes but I think it sounds
better that way.
Intro (violin or cello, somemthing like that):
C/G D/F# Em7 D/F# G C/G
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------9----11--9-----------11--9-------------------|
D|-10----12----------------12--9-----------12--9----12------|
A|------------------------------------------------------10--|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
C/G D/F# Em7 D/F# G C/G
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------9----11--9-----------11--9-------------------|
D|-10----12----------------12--9-----------12--9----12/14---|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
C/G D/F# Em7
She used to be my only enemy, never letting me be free
D/F# G C/G
Catching me in places that I knew I shouldn't be
D/F# Em7
Every other day I crossed the line, I didn't mean to be so bad
D/F# G C/G
I never thought you would become the friend I never had
(With intro riff)
Back then I didn't know why, why you were misunderstood
So now I see through your eyes, all that you did was love
Mama I love you, mama I care
Mama I love you, mama my friend
My friend
(Riff)
Riff (this is a flute or something, and it's probably not right):
C/G D/F# Em7 D/F# G
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-12-12-12--12p10h12p10-12/13\12p10h12------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------11-10----10-10-10--10p8h10p8-|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
C/G
E|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-10/11\10p8h10-----|
A|---------------8-8-|
E|-------------------|
I didn't want to hear it then but I'm not ashamed to say it now
Every little thing you said and did was right for me
I had a lot of time to think about, about the way I used to be
Never had a sense of my responsibility
Chorus
Riff
Mama I'm sure I know why, why you were misunderstood
So now I see through your eyes, all I can give you is love
Mama I love you, mama I care
Mama I love you, mama I care
(With Riff)
Mama I love you, mama I care
Mama I love you, mama I care
Repeat, with different words sometimes, for a few minutes until fadeout
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