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Mama Open Up

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[Intro]
 D   Em9(x2)
[Verse]
It sDtarted out so Em9simple
And goDt so far out of Em9hand
Making Dshowbiz out of wEm9ork was fDunEm9  
From the Dtime I stopped my Em9schooling
and went Dout to start a bEm9and
ive been Dliving every miuEm9nte on the rDun
Emand ive tried to be all that you hoped id Abe
Emjust cause things went wrong dont run out on Ame
i need you
[Chorus]
Dmama Copen up Bim coming back here
i dont BblikAe Bbit AouBbt hBerCe C#no morDe
 mama oCpen up Bim coming back here
i dont BblikAe Bbit AouBbt hBerCe C#no morDe
im oveCr weight, im Bunderpaid
no oneBbs bAeaBbtinAg.Bb.. BawCnseC#r my dooDr
mama Copen up Bim coming back here
Bbi dont like it out here
[Verse]
D      Em9
hoteDl rooms and flying tEm9unes
and Dfood i cpouldnt cEm9hew
from the Dfillmore to tEm9he white house chasing DfameEm9  
but no Dnobody hears my Em9records
and my Droof is leaking tEm9oo
Dafter all the yearEm9s my life appears in veiDn
Emthey still say just one hit an your doing fAine
Embut im bored with game and im short on tiAme
i wanna end it
[Chorus]
Dmama Copen up iBm coming back here
i dont BblikAe Bbit AouBbt hBerCe C#no moreD  
mama Copen up Bim coming back here
i dont BblikAe Bbit AouBbt hBerCe C#no more
Dim over weiCght, im underpBaid
Dmama open upC  B  
[Outro]
D    C        B
Bb A Bb A Bb B C C#

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Mama Open Up

by Flo & Eddie

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em9

[Intro]

D Em9

(x2)

[Verse]

D Em9

It started out so simple

D Em9

And got so far out of hand

D Em9 D Em9

Making showbiz out of work was fun

D Em9

From the time I stopped my schooling

D Em9

and went out to start a band

D Em9 D

ive been living every miunte on the run

Em A

and ive tried to be all that you hoped id be

Em A

just cause things went wrong dont run out on me

i need you

[Chorus]

D C B

mama open up im coming back here

Bb A Bb A Bb B C C# D

i dont like it out here no more

C B

mama open up im coming back here

Bb A Bb A Bb B C C# D

i dont like it out here no more

C B

im over weight, im underpaid

Bb A Bb A Bb B C C# D

no ones beating... awnser my door

C B

mama open up im coming back here

i dont like it out here

[Verse]

D Em9

hotel rooms and flying tunes

D Em9

and food i cpouldnt chew

D Em9 D Em9

from the fillmore to the white house chasing fame

D Em9

but no nobody hears my records

D Em9

and my roof is leaking too

D Em9 D

after all the years my life appears in vein

Em A

they still say just one hit an your doing fine

Em A

but im bored with game and im short on time

i wanna end it

[Chorus]

D C B

mama open up im coming back here

Bb A Bb A Bb B C C# D

i dont like it out here no more

C B

mama open up im coming back here

Bb A Bb A Bb B C C#

i dont like it out here no more

D C B

im over weight, im underpaid

D C B

mama open up

[Outro]

D C B

Bb A Bb A Bb B C C#

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