{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1855486,"song":"Mama Said","artist":"Gordon Lightfoot","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1855486-mama-said-chords-by-gordon-lightfoot/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1855486?type=chord","rating":4.09814,"votes":3,"content":"Gordon Lightfoot - Mama Said\r\n\r\n\r\nCAPO: 2nd Fret\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n[INTRO:] [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n[VERSE 1:]\r\n                          \r\nMama said, \"See it through\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nDon't let the night put the bite on you [/tab]\r\n\r\nTake your time, make your plan\"\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nMama said, \"Son be your own best man\" [/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[VERSE 2:]\r\n\r\nMama said, \"Play it straight\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nDo what you like, only do it up right [/tab]\r\n\r\nTake your time, don't run wild\" \r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nMama said, \"Son you're my one man child\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[CHORUS:]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nMama didn't have that know-it-all way [/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Bm[/ch]                        [ch]A[/ch]\r\nShe lived by the book and she prayed everyday [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]A[/ch]\r\nNever was a time when a rhythm or rhyme [/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Bm[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOr the words of a song ever slipped her mind[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[VERSE 3:]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nMama said, \"Go out there[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nPlay at the game and you better play fair [/tab]\r\n\r\nMake sure your song gets sung\" \r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nMama said, \"Honey be your own big gun\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[INSTRUMENTAL:] [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n[CHORUS:]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nMama didn't care when I never came home [/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Bm[/ch]                           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nShe learned how to cope with the end of a phone [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nDad went away to his place in the sky [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nMom said, \"Son, he was a real good guy\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[VERSE 4:]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nMom said, \"See it through[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nDon't let the night put the bite on you [/tab]\r\n\r\nTake your time, don't run wild\"\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nMama said, \"Son you're my one man child [/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[INSTRUMENTAL:] [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[CHORUS:]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nMama didn't have that know-it-all way [/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Bm[/ch]                        [ch]A[/ch]\r\nShe lived by the book and she prayed everyday [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]A[/ch]\r\nNever was a time when a rhythm or rhyme [/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Bm[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOr the words of a song ever slipped her mind[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[VERSE 5:]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nMama said, \"See it through[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nDon't let the night put the bite on you [/tab]\r\n\r\nTake your time, make your plan\"\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nMama said, \"Son be your own best man\" [/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[VERSE 6:]\r\n\r\nMama said, \"Go out there\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nPlay at the game and you better play fair [/tab]\r\n\r\nTake your time, don't run wild\" \r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nMama said, \"Son you're my one man child [/tab]\r\n\r\nTake your time, don't run wild\" \r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nMama said, \"Son you're my one man child\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[OUTRO:] [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]","plain_text":"Gordon Lightfoot - Mama Said\n\n\nCAPO: 2nd Fret\n\n\n\n[INTRO:] D   C  D    C  D\n\n[VERSE 1:]\n                          \nMama said, \"See it through\n\n\nTake your time, make your plan\"\n\n\n\n[VERSE 2:]\n\nMama said, \"Play it straight\n\n\nTake your time, don't run wild\" \n\n\n\n[CHORUS:]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[VERSE 3:]\n\n\n\nMake sure your song gets sung\" \n\n\n\n[INSTRUMENTAL:] D   C  D    C  D\n\n\n\n[CHORUS:]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[VERSE 4:]\n\n\n\nTake your time, don't run wild\"\n\n\n\n[INSTRUMENTAL:] D   C  D    C  D\n\n\n[CHORUS:]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[VERSE 5:]\n\n\n\nTake your time, make your plan\"\n\n\n\n[VERSE 6:]\n\nMama said, \"Go out there\n\n\nTake your time, don't run wild\" \n\n\nTake your time, don't run wild\" \n\n\n\n[OUTRO:] D   C  D    C  D","chords":["D","C","G","A","Bm"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}