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 Go Cat Go - Please Mama Please
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No capo
[Intro] (arpeggiated)
CMama, I've been good Amall week long 
And I Fthink it's about time for Gmy reward 
I don't Cneed no chocolates with Amcherries inside 
No Fmama, I just wanna Ggo out toCnight
[Verse 1]
Well Cmama, can I go Amout tonight?
Well there's a Freal cool chick that I got my Geyes-eyes on
Well now Cmama, she's only sAmeventeen
Oh, but the Fway that girl Gmoves mama, she's real Cmean
[Chorus]
Well, now FI just wanna go downtown
CSee what the other guys are doing
FI'll be home before a quarter to nine
 GN.C.
Mama, you know well I really ain't foolin'
CMama, well please, please Amcan I go?
Oh Lord, well FI'll be home beGfore too Clong
Alright!
[Instrumental]
C Am F G C
C Am F G C
[Verse 2]
Well Cmama, can I go Amout tonight?
Oh it Fwon't be long before the Gsun is going down
Well now Cmama, before it Amgets too late
Well I Fwanna use the Gcar to go cruise aCround
[Chorus]
Well, now FI just wanna go downtown
CSee what the other guys are doing
FI'll be home before a quarter to nine
 GN.C.
Mama, you know well I really ain't foolin'
Oh Cmama, well please, please Amcan I go?
Oh Lord, well FI'll be home beGfore too Clong
Oh, one more time!
[Instrumental]
C Am F G C
C Am F G C
[Final Chorus]
Well, now FI just wanna go downtown
CSee what the other guys are doing
FI'll be home before a quarter to nine
 GN.C.
Mama, you know well I really ain't foolin'
Oh Cmama, well please, please Amcan I go?
Oh Lord, well FI'll be home beGfore too Clong
Well now FI'll be home beGfore too Clong
Lord, Lord, well FI'll be home beGfore too Clong
                                                  *******
[Tab for instrumental section]
e||--C------8-----8--------8--|----8-----10----10-------|-Am------5--------7-----8--|----7-----5--------------|
B||--------8-----8--------8--|----8-----8-----8--------|-------5--------5-----5--|----5-----5--------------|
G||o-------9-----9--------9--|----9-----9-----9--------|-------5--------5-----5--|----5-----5--------------|
D||o-10----------------10----|-------10---------(10)---|-7-----------------------|-------------------------|
A||--------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E||--------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
     1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  + 
                       F                                G                         C| 1.                        
e|/5-----5-----5-/6----/7--|-L--7-----7-----7--7-(7)-|-8-----11----------8--11-|-L------------------------||
B|/6-----6-----6-/7----/8--|-L--8-----8-----8-(8)----|-8-----10----------8--10-|-L-----8-----8------------||
G|/5-----5-----5-/6----/7--|-L--7-----7-----7-(7)----|-------------------------|----------10----8--------o||
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------o||
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------||
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------||
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    
 | 2. 
e|-L-----------------------|
B|-L-----8-----------------|
G|----------10-8-----------|
D|----------------10\------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
************************************
| L   Tied note
| (n) Ghost note
| /   Slide up
| \   Slide down
| |o  Repeat start
| o|  Repeat end
************************************

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Please Mama Please

by Go Cat Go

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Go Cat Go - Please Mama Please

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No capo

[Intro] (arpeggiated)

C Am

Mama, I've been good all week long

F G

And I think it's about time for my reward

C Am

I don't need no chocolates with cherries inside

F G C

No mama, I just wanna go out tonight

[Verse 1]

C Am

Well mama, can I go out tonight?

F G

Well there's a real cool chick that I got my eyes-eyes on

C Am

Well now mama, she's only seventeen

F G C

Oh, but the way that girl moves mama, she's real mean

[Chorus]

Well, now I just wanna go downtown

See what the other guys are doing

I'll be home before a quarter to nine

N.C.

Mama, you know well I really ain't foolin'

C Am

Mama, well please, please can I go?

F G C

Oh Lord, well I'll be home before too long

Alright!

[Instrumental]

C Am F G C

[Verse 2]

C Am

Well mama, can I go out tonight?

F G

Oh it won't be long before the sun is going down

C Am

Well now mama, before it gets too late

F G C

Well I wanna use the car to go cruise around

[Chorus]

Well, now I just wanna go downtown

See what the other guys are doing

I'll be home before a quarter to nine

N.C.

Mama, you know well I really ain't foolin'

C Am

Oh mama, well please, please can I go?

F G C

Oh Lord, well I'll be home before too long

Oh, one more time!

[Instrumental]

C Am F G C

[Final Chorus]

Well, now I just wanna go downtown

See what the other guys are doing

I'll be home before a quarter to nine

N.C.

Mama, you know well I really ain't foolin'

C Am

Oh mama, well please, please can I go?

F G C

Oh Lord, well I'll be home before too long

F G C

Well now I'll be home before too long

F G C

Lord, Lord, well I'll be home before too long

*******

[Tab for instrumental section]

C Am

e||--------8-----8--------8--|----8-----10----10-------|-------5--------7-----8--|----7-----5--------------|

B||--------8-----8--------8--|----8-----8-----8--------|-------5--------5-----5--|----5-----5--------------|

G||o-------9-----9--------9--|----9-----9-----9--------|-------5--------5-----5--|----5-----5--------------|

D||o-10----------------10----|-------10---------(10)---|-7-----------------------|-------------------------|

A||--------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|

E||--------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

F G C

| 1.

e|/5-----5-----5-/6----/7--|-L--7-----7-----7--7-(7)-|-8-----11----------8--11-|-L------------------------||

B|/6-----6-----6-/7----/8--|-L--8-----8-----8-(8)----|-8-----10----------8--10-|-L-----8-----8------------||

G|/5-----5-----5-/6----/7--|-L--7-----7-----7-(7)----|-------------------------|----------10----8--------o||

D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------o||

A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------||

E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------||

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

| 2.

e|-L-----------------------|

B|-L-----8-----------------|

G|----------10-8-----------|

D|----------------10\------|

A|-------------------------|

E|-------------------------|

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

************************************

| L Tied note

| (n) Ghost note

| / Slide up

| \ Slide down

| |o Repeat start

| o| Repeat end

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