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Chicago - When Youre Good To Mama

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Ask Fmany of the chickies F7in my A#mpen
They'll D#7tell you I'm the biggest mother G#hen
                                   C#  A#m/G  
I love them all and all of them love me
                           Fm            Fdim    C7  Fdim/  C     C7  Fm  
Because the system works the system called reciprocity
C7(sus4)/G  
C7    Fm
C7(sus4)/G  
C7
FGot a little motto
FmAlways sees me through
C7When you're good to Mama
Mama's good to youFm  
C7(sus4)/G  
C7
FThere's a lot of favors
FmI'm prepared to do
C7You do one for Mama
She'll do one for youFm  
F(susG)
FThey A#say that life is A#m6tit for tat
And Fthat's the way I live
             Dm  F+
So I deserve a lotta tat
    G7(sus4)              C7  
For what I've got to give
FDon't you know that this hand
FmWashes that one too
C7When you're good to Mama
    C#7         C7+5   Fm  C7(sus4)
Mama's good to you
C7    Fm
C7(sus4)
C7
FIf you want my gravy
FmPepper my ragout
C7Spice it up for Mama
She'll get hot for youFm  
C7(sus4)
C7
FWhen the pass that basket
FmFolks contribute to
C7You put in for Mama
She'll put out for youFm  
F(susG)
FThe A#folks atop the A#m6ladder
Are the Fones the world adores
                Dm  F+
So boost me up my ladder kid
    G7(sus4)               C7  
And I'll boost you up yours
FLet's all stroke together
FmLike the Princeton Crew
C7When you're strokin' Mama
C#9Mama's C9strokin' yoF7u
So A#what's the one conG7/Bclusion
I can F/Cbring this number D7to?
Gm7When you're good to G7Mama
    C#7      C7+5   Fm     Gm7  C7(+9)  
Mama's good to you
Fm
   Gm7  C7(+9)   C7+5  
Fm

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Chicago - When Youre Good To Mama

by Misc Musicals

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A#m

D#7

Fdim

A#m6

C#7

C7+5

C#9

G7/B

F/C

Gm7

Fm F7 A#m

Ask any of the chickies in my pen

D#7 G#

They'll tell you I'm the biggest mother hen

C# A#m G

I love them all and all of them love me

Fm Fdim C7 Fdim C C7 Fm

Because the system works the system called reciprocity

C7 G

(sus4)/

C7 Fm

C7 G

(sus4)/

Got a little motto

Always sees me through

When you're good to Mama

Mama's good to you

C7 G

(sus4)/

There's a lot of favors

I'm prepared to do

You do one for Mama

She'll do one for you

(susG)

F A# A#m6

They say that life is tit for tat

And that's the way I live

Dm F

So I deserve a lotta tat

G7 C7

(sus4)

For what I've got to give

Don't you know that this hand

Washes that one too

When you're good to Mama

C#7 C7+5 Fm C7

(sus4)

Mama's good to you

C7 Fm

(sus4)

If you want my gravy

Pepper my ragout

Spice it up for Mama

She'll get hot for you

(sus4)

When the pass that basket

Folks contribute to

You put in for Mama

She'll put out for you

(susG)

F A# A#m6

The folks atop the ladder

Are the ones the world adores

Dm F

So boost me up my ladder kid

G7 C7

(sus4)

And I'll boost you up yours

Let's all stroke together

Like the Princeton Crew

When you're strokin' Mama

C#9 C9 F7

Mama's strokin' you

A# G7/B

So what's the one conclusion

F/C D7

I can bring this number to?

Gm7 G7

When you're good to Mama

C#7 C7+5 Fm Gm7 C7

(+9)

Mama's good to you

Gm7 C7 C7+5

(+9)

About Chicago - When Youre Good To Mama Chords by Misc Musicals

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