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Mama

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 21Position: 5

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

[Intro] 
e|-Dm--------------Bb----Gm----Am-----------------Bb-10--8--6--5--C3~~-------|
B|---5-6-5---------8-6p-8h-5------------11------------------/6-5--|
G|----------7-7~~-------------7-5~--------------------------------|
D|-7----------------------------------8---------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
Mama thank you for who I FamFsus4  F  
Thank you for all the things I´m DmnoDsus4tDm  
Forgive me for the words Bbunsaid
For the tiFmes
I forgCot
[Verse 2]
Mama remember all my lFifFsus4eF  
You showed me love,You sacrifDmiceDsus4dDm  
Think of those young and early Bbdays
How I´ve changFed
Gmalong the way, along Cthe way
[Bridge]
And I Dmknow you believed
And I Amknow you had dreams
And I´Dmm sorry it took all this Amtime to see
 FThat I Bbam where I am beFcause of your truth
I mGmiss you, yeah, I misCs you
[Verse 3]
Mama forgive the times you cF#rieF#sus4dF#  
Forgive me for not making D#mrighD#sus4tD#m  
All of the storms I may have cauBsed
And I´ve been wrF#ong
Dry your G#meyes, Dry your C#eyes
[Bridge]
And I D#mknow you believed
And I Bbmknow you had dreams
And I´D#mm sorry it took all Bbmthis time to see
F#That I Bam where I am beF#cause of your truth
I miss G#myou, I D#mmiss yoC#uG  Gsus4  G  
¡DAaaEmaaaaaaBmhhhEmh!     D  
¡CMi mancheGraaAmaaai!
[Verse 4]
  D#sus4Mama I D#hope this makes you smG#ileG#sus4  G#  
I hope you´re happy with my FmlifFsus4eFm  
At peace with every choice I C#made
How I´ve chanG#ged
Along the Bbmway, along the wayD#sus4  D#  
And I Fmknow you believed in D#all of my dreams
And I C#owe it all to D#you, MG#ama

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Mama

by Il Divo

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Fsus4

Dsus4

F#sus4

D#m

D#sus4

G#m

Bbm

Gsus4

G#sus4

[Intro]

Dm Bb Gm Am Bb C

e|-----------------------------------------10--8--6--5--3~~-------|

B|---5-6-5---------8-6p-8h-5------------11------------------/6-5--|

G|----------7-7~~-------------7-5~--------------------------------|

D|-7----------------------------------8---------------------------|

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

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

[Verse 1]

F Fsus4 F

Mama thank you for who I am

Dm Dsus4 Dm

Thank you for all the things I´m not

Forgive me for the words unsaid

For the times

I forgot

[Verse 2]

F Fsus4 F

Mama remember all my life

Dm Dsus4 Dm

You showed me love,You sacrificed

Think of those young and early days

How I´ve changed

Gm C

along the way, along the way

[Bridge]

And I know you believed

And I know you had dreams

Dm Am

And I´m sorry it took all this time to see

F Bb F

That I am where I am because of your truth

Gm C

I miss you, yeah, I miss you

[Verse 3]

F# F#sus4 F#

Mama forgive the times you cried

D#m D#sus4 D#m

Forgive me for not making right

All of the storms I may have caused

And I´ve been wrong

G#m C#

Dry your eyes, Dry your eyes

[Bridge]

D#m

And I know you believed

Bbm

And I know you had dreams

D#m Bbm

And I´m sorry it took all this time to see

F# B F#

That I am where I am because of your truth

G#m D#m C# G Gsus4 G

I miss you, I miss you

D Em Bm Em D

¡Aaaaaaaaahhhh!

C G Am

¡Mi mancheraaaaai!

[Verse 4]

D#sus4 D# G# G#sus4 G#

Mama I hope this makes you smile

Fm Fsus4 Fm

I hope you´re happy with my life

At peace with every choice I made

How I´ve changed

Bbm D#sus4 D#

Along the way, along the way

Fm D#

And I know you believed in all of my dreams

C# D# G#

And I owe it all to you, Mama

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