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Mama Said:Little Eva.
#98 on BB Hot 100 and CDN RPM on SPRING
Records in 1970. ***(This is a bit
different than the Shirelles version.)***
INTRO:
        AbEb............Fm  Cm   C   Cm   Ab  
Yeeeeeah..yeeeeahhhh!
CHORUS:
EbMama Absaid there'd be Cmdays like this,
there'd be Abdays like this mama Ebsaid.
(Mama Absaid, mama Ebsaid)
EbMama said there'd be Cmdays like this,
there'd be Abdays like Bbthis my mama Ebsaid.
#1.
CmI was walking the Ebother day (yeah, Abyeah)
everything was going Ebfine.
I Cmmet a little boy named EbBilly Joe and 
I Abalmost Bblost my Ebmind.
INTERLUDE:  Eb   Cm   Eb   Cm   Db  F  
CHORUS:
EbMama Absaid there'd be Cmdays like this,
there'd be Abdays like this mama Ebsaid.
(Mama Absaid, mama Ebsaid)
EbMama said there'd be Cmdays like this,
there'd be Abdays like Bbthis my mama Ebsaid.
#2.
CmI was walking the Ebother day (yeah, Abyeah)
everything was going Ebfine.
I Cmmet a little boy named EbBilly Joe and 
I Abalmost Bblost my Ebmind..(but the she said..)
BRIDGE:
Someone will look at you, Gm7like you're 
lookin' at me..and Cmthen I might find Flove
that is satisfactBbion..(Gm7yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah..
yeah..Bbyeah-yeah-yeah-yeah)
CHORUS:
EbMama Absaid there'd be Cmdays like this,
there'd be Abdays like this mama Ebsaid.
(Mama Absaid, mama Ebsaid)
EbMama said there'd be Cmdays like this,
there'd be Abdays like Bbthis my mama Ebsaid.
(tell, 'em, mama)
INTERLUDE:  Fm   E   D   B   E  
BRIDGE:
(EbMama Cmsaid, mama Ebsaid, Cmhey) don't worry.
(EbMama Cmsaid, mama Ebsaid, Cmhey) don't worry.
(EbMama Cmsaid, mama Ebsaid, Cmhey) don't worry.
(EbMama Cmsaid, mama Ebsaid, Cmhey) don't worry.
OUTRO:
EbMama Absaid there'd be Cmdays like this,
there'd be Abdays like this mama Ebsaid.
(Mama Absaid, mama Ebsaid)
EbMama said there'd be Cmdays like this,
there'd be Abdays like Bbthis my mama Ebsaid..(Fade.)
A seventies smash from Kraziekhat.

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Mama Said

by Little Eva

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Gm7

Mama Said:Little Eva.

#98 on BB Hot 100 and CDN RPM on SPRING

Records in 1970. ***(This is a bit

different than the Shirelles version.)***

INTRO:

Ab Cm C Cm Ab

Eb............Fm

Yeeeeeah..yeeeeahhhh!

CHORUS:

Eb Ab Cm

Mama said there'd be days like this,

Ab Eb

there'd be days like this mama said.

Ab Eb

(Mama said, mama said)

Eb Cm

Mama said there'd be days like this,

Ab Bb Eb

there'd be days like this my mama said.

#1.

Cm Eb Ab

I was walking the other day (yeah, yeah)

everything was going fine.

Cm Eb

I met a little boy named Billy Joe and

Ab Bb Eb

I almost lost my mind.

Eb Cm Eb Cm Db F

INTERLUDE:

CHORUS:

Eb Ab Cm

Mama said there'd be days like this,

Ab Eb

there'd be days like this mama said.

Ab Eb

(Mama said, mama said)

Eb Cm

Mama said there'd be days like this,

Ab Bb Eb

there'd be days like this my mama said.

#2.

Cm Eb Ab

I was walking the other day (yeah, yeah)

everything was going fine.

Cm Eb

I met a little boy named Billy Joe and

Ab Bb Eb

I almost lost my mind..(but the she said..)

BRIDGE:

Gm7

Someone will look at you, like you're

Cm F

lookin' at me..and then I might find love

Bb Gm7

that is satisfaction..(yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah..

yeah..yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah)

CHORUS:

Eb Ab Cm

Mama said there'd be days like this,

Ab Eb

there'd be days like this mama said.

Ab Eb

(Mama said, mama said)

Eb Cm

Mama said there'd be days like this,

Ab Bb Eb

there'd be days like this my mama said.

(tell, 'em, mama)

Fm E D B E

INTERLUDE:

BRIDGE:

Eb Cm Eb Cm

(Mama said, mama said, hey) don't worry.

Eb Cm Eb Cm

(Mama said, mama said, hey) don't worry.

Eb Cm Eb Cm

(Mama said, mama said, hey) don't worry.

Eb Cm Eb Cm

(Mama said, mama said, hey) don't worry.

OUTRO:

Eb Ab Cm

Mama said there'd be days like this,

Ab Eb

there'd be days like this mama said.

Ab Eb

(Mama said, mama said)

Eb Cm

Mama said there'd be days like this,

Ab Bb Eb

there'd be days like this my mama said..(Fade.)

A seventies smash from Kraziekhat.

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