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Gm:  355333
C:   335553
Eb:  668886
Bb:  688766
[Verse 1]
Gmthe question Cis Ebwouldn't mama be Bbproud?
there's a silver lining in the corporate cloud
and the pretty post that you're taking as as an NCO
[Bridge]
Cof the great preEbtender
I should sure think Gmso
[Chorus]
wouldn't Bbmama be CproEbud?
[Verse 2]
Gm"can I take your Corder?Eb" asks the heavenly Bbhost
ticket to the jetstream blowing coast to coast
the long stem glasses, a movie and a pleasant dream in mid air
[Bridge]
C"you gotta tell me quicklEby
'cos we're almost Gmthere"
[Chorus]
wouldn't Bbmama be pCrouEbd?
[Break]
Ebpointed out of the Dwindow
Bbat the sky gone Cblack
Eb"kid you're on the right Dtrack"
 Gm   C   Eb   Bb(x2)
[Verse 3]
Gmif I send you Cpostcards Ebfrom the side of the Bbroad
photographs of moving parts about to implode
if I crawl to keep it together like you say you know I can do
[Bridge]
Cto transmit a momenEbt
from me to Gmyou
[Chorus]
wouldn't Bbmama be pCrouEbd?Gm  
wouldn't mama be proud?
wouldn't mama be proud?
wouldn't mama be proud?

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Wouldnt Mama Be Proud

by Elliott Smith

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Gm: 355333

C: 335553

Eb: 668886

Bb: 688766

[Verse 1]

Gm C Eb Bb

the question is wouldn't mama be proud?

there's a silver lining in the corporate cloud

and the pretty post that you're taking as as an NCO

[Bridge]

C Eb

of the great pretender

I should sure think so

[Chorus]

Bb C Eb

wouldn't mama be proud?

[Verse 2]

Gm C Eb Bb

"can I take your order?" asks the heavenly host

ticket to the jetstream blowing coast to coast

the long stem glasses, a movie and a pleasant dream in mid air

[Bridge]

C Eb

"you gotta tell me quickly

'cos we're almost there"

[Chorus]

Bb C Eb

wouldn't mama be proud?

[Break]

Eb D

pointed out of the window

Bb C

at the sky gone black

Eb D

"kid you're on the right track"

Gm C Eb Bb

(x2)

[Verse 3]

Gm C Eb Bb

if I send you postcards from the side of the road

photographs of moving parts about to implode

if I crawl to keep it together like you say you know I can do

[Bridge]

C Eb

to transmit a moment

from me to you

[Chorus]

Bb C Eb Gm

wouldn't mama be proud?

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