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Em/D-3-      F#m/D-5-
-5-      -7-
-4-      -6-
-0-      -0-
|   D    Em/D    F#m/D    Em/D|                D|
|   D    Em/D    F#m/D    Em/D|                D|
|   D    Em/D    F#m/D    Em/D|                D|
|   D    Em/D    F#m/D    Em/D|                D|
Oh boy Dwatch Em/Dit,          F#m/D        Em/D  Dhere I am
Want the Dworld to Em/Dtell I'm F#m/Dcoming   Em/Das     Dloud as I can
Told my Emboss that my job was Dfree
Well I Emconquer the world in Ddeed
And Bmthat's so Afine, I Gmake you all Dmine
I'm just Emthinking of F#mtoday, there's a Glot I gotta Asay
DGoodbye Cmama   Na, Gna, na, na, Dna
DGoodbye Cmama, oo  Goo  oo ooo Doo
DGoodbye Cmama  Don't Gstop me Dnow
DGoodbye Cmama               G  Dyeah
|       D|        |         |         |
|   D    Em/D    F#m/D    Em/D|                D|
|   D    Em/D    F#m/D    Em/D|                D|
DAll my friends       Em/D        F#m/Dare Em/Dcoming Dwith me now
DExactly doing Em/Dthe     F#m/Dsame,   Em/Dthrough thick and Dthin anyhow
There's really Emsomething I want you to Ddo
Before the Emmoving fever gonna get you Dtoo
Throw a Bmway your Aact, for really Gthat's a Dfact
I'm just Emthinking of to F#mday, there's a Glot I gotta Asay   wow!
DGoodbye Cmama   ma  Gma ma ma Dma
DGoodbye Cmama, ye-e-Ge-e-e-e-e Dwow
DGoodbye Cmama  oooooGooooooooooDooo
       D          C           G|       D|         |
Goodbye mama     yeah
A5   C5   D5    A5
A5   C5   D5    A5
A5   C5   D5    A5
|       A|          |           |          |
                                   ahhhhhhhh!
DGoodbye Cmama   ma  Gma ma ma Dma
DGoodbye Cmama, yeah Gyeah yeah Dwow
DGoodbye Cmama  you Gknow ow my Dway
DGoodbye CmamaG  
DListen my D/Cfriends what I Bmtell you Bb6now
The Dworld is in D/Chands of too Bmold a Bb6crowd
So Dmake up your D/Cmind before it Bmgets too Bb6late
And Dconquer the world Em/Dyeah,  F#m/Dany     C/Dday
|           D|         Em/D|          F#m/D|         Em/D|
|           D|         Em/D|          F#m/D|         Em/D|

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Goodbye Mama

by Golden Earring

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em/D

F#m/D

F#m

D/C

Bb6

C/D

Em/D F#m/D

-3- -5-

-5- -7-

-4- -6-

-0- -0-

D Em/D F#m/D Em/D D

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D Em/D F#m/D Em/D D

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D Em/D F#m/D Em/D D

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D Em/D F#m/D Em/D D

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D Em/D F#m/D Em/D D

Oh boy watch it, here I am

D Em/D F#m/D Em/D D

Want the world to tell I'm coming as loud as I can

Em D

Told my boss that my job was free

Em D

Well I conquer the world in deed

Bm A G D

And that's so fine, I make you all mine

Em F#m G A

I'm just thinking of today, there's a lot I gotta say

D C G D

Goodbye mama Na, na, na, na, na

D C G D

Goodbye mama, oo oo oo ooo oo

D C G D

Goodbye mama Don't stop me now

D C G D

Goodbye mama yeah

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D Em/D F#m/D Em/D D

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D Em/D F#m/D Em/D D

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D Em/D F#m/D Em/D D

All my friends are coming with me now

D Em/D F#m/D Em/D D

Exactly doing the same, through thick and thin anyhow

Em D

There's really something I want you to do

Em D

Before the moving fever gonna get you too

Bm A G D

Throw a way your act, for really that's a fact

Em F#m G A

I'm just thinking of to day, there's a lot I gotta say wow!

D C G D

Goodbye mama ma ma ma ma ma

D C G D

Goodbye mama, ye-e-e-e-e-e-e wow

D C G D

Goodbye mama oooooooooooooooooo

D C G D

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Goodbye mama yeah

A5 C5 D5 A5

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ahhhhhhhh!

D C G D

Goodbye mama ma ma ma ma ma

D C G D

Goodbye mama, yeah yeah yeah wow

D C G D

Goodbye mama you know ow my way

D C G

Goodbye mama

D D/C Bm Bb6

Listen my friends what I tell you now

D D/C Bm Bb6

The world is in hands of too old a crowd

D D/C Bm Bb6

So make up your mind before it gets too late

D Em/D F#m/D C/D

And conquer the world yeah, any day

D Em/D F#m/D Em/D

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D Em/D F#m/D Em/D

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