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Mama Didnt Lie

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Mama Didn't Lie - Jan Bradley
#8 on R&B and #14 on BB Hot 100 on CHESS Records in 1963
[Intro]
E C#m E C#m
[Chorus]
EMama didn't C#mlie,   Ashe didn't Blie
EMama didn't C#mlie,   Ashe didn't Blie
[Verse]
  EHere comes that F#mboy and his friends
  G#mMaking eyes at C#mme agF#main
  F#mDo they all think that BI'm a C#mtoy
  F#mTo be played with by Bevery C#mboy?
Well, they're Ewrong to think C#mI
will be Ecaught by the C#mwink of an AeyeB  
[Chorus]
My mama didn't Elie (Mama didn't C#mlie)   Ashe didn't Blie
EMama didn't C#mlie,   Ashe didn't Blie
[Verse]
  EThe greatest pastime in F#mthis man's world
  G#mIs playin' tricks on C#mevery young F#mgirl
  F#mTo have one is how they Bget their C#mkicks
  F#mBut not me F#because I Bknow their C#mtricks
And they're Ewrong to think C#mI
will be Ecaught by the C#mwink of an AeyeB  
[Chorus]
My mama didn't Elie (Mama didn't C#mlie)   Ashe didn't Blie
EMama didn't C#mlie,   Ashe didn't Blie
[Bridge]
  G#mI remember what C#mmy mama told me
She said, 'G#mGirl stay in your C#mclass
You got a G#mwhole lot of growin' and a-C#mlearnin' to do
F#Girl, don't you go so Bfast
[Verse]
  EThe greatest pastime in F#mthis man's world
  G#mIs playin' tricks on C#mevery young F#mgirl
  F#mTo have one is how they Bget their C#mkicks
  F#mBut not me because I Bknow their C#mtricks
And they're Ewrong to think C#mI
will be Ecaught by the C#mwink of an AeyeB  
[Chorus]
My mama didn't Elie (Mama didn't C#mlie)   Ashe didn't Blie
EMama didn't C#mlie,   Ashe didn't Blie
EMama didn't C#mlie,
(fade out)

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Mama Didnt Lie

by Jan Bradley

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C#m

F#m

G#m

Mama Didn't Lie - Jan Bradley

#8 on R&B and #14 on BB Hot 100 on CHESS Records in 1963

[Intro]

E C#m E C#m

[Chorus]

E C#m A B

Mama didn't lie, she didn't lie

E C#m A B

Mama didn't lie, she didn't lie

[Verse]

E F#m

Here comes that boy and his friends

G#m C#m F#m

Making eyes at me again

F#m B C#m

Do they all think that I'm a toy

F#m B C#m

To be played with by every boy?

E C#m

Well, they're wrong to think I

E C#m A B

will be caught by the wink of an eye

[Chorus]

E C#m A B

My mama didn't lie (Mama didn't lie) she didn't lie

E C#m A B

Mama didn't lie, she didn't lie

[Verse]

E F#m

The greatest pastime in this man's world

G#m C#m F#m

Is playin' tricks on every young girl

F#m B C#m

To have one is how they get their kicks

F#m F# B C#m

But not me because I know their tricks

E C#m

And they're wrong to think I

E C#m A B

will be caught by the wink of an eye

[Chorus]

E C#m A B

My mama didn't lie (Mama didn't lie) she didn't lie

E C#m A B

Mama didn't lie, she didn't lie

[Bridge]

G#m C#m

I remember what my mama told me

G#m C#m

She said, 'Girl stay in your class

G#m C#m

You got a whole lot of growin' and a-learnin' to do

F# B

Girl, don't you go so fast

[Verse]

E F#m

The greatest pastime in this man's world

G#m C#m F#m

Is playin' tricks on every young girl

F#m B C#m

To have one is how they get their kicks

F#m B C#m

But not me because I know their tricks

E C#m

And they're wrong to think I

E C#m A B

will be caught by the wink of an eye

[Chorus]

E C#m A B

My mama didn't lie (Mama didn't lie) she didn't lie

E C#m A B

Mama didn't lie, she didn't lie

E C#m

Mama didn't lie,

(fade out)

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