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[Intro]
E                E
[Chorus]
I tell your  Ammama
All the Amdrama
She won't be Ehappy
Her son's a Edandy
I tell your  Fmother
you're with anGother
And she'll be Ccryin'
cause you were Elyin'
[Interlude]
Am               Am                 G                 G
F                F                  B                 E
[Verse 1]
AmBoy I saw you creepin' last night Amat the parade
You Gtold me not to hurry you were Gworking late
FKissin' in the moonlight    right Fnext to your friends
I Bthought that I was dying I thought Ethis is the end
[Verse 2]
What were you Amthinking   that I Amwouldn't find out
GWouldn't catch a fake just poppin' Gup in the cloud
FMan I thought you loved me and Fthan you do this
I B7thought that we were something what the Ehell did I miss
EI ran straight back Amhome
AmScreaming at the EphoneE  
[Chorus]
I tell your  Ammama
All the Amdrama
She won't be Ehappy
Her son's a Edandy
I tell your  Fmother
you're with anGother
And she'll be Ccryin'
cause you were Elyin'
[Verse 3]
Are you aAmshamed boy  cause AmI couldn't tell
A Glittle taste of heaven has not Gput me through hell
You Fsmile and you shrug  you're sayin' Fboys will be boys
And Bby the way I love her so it Ewasn't my choice
[Verse 4]
Are you Amkidding?
You 're acting Amlike you are twelve
GYou're not even man enough to Gtell me your self
Well I Fknow she didn't raise you to Ftreat me like shit
But Bthis time I'll make sure you won't get Eaway with it
[Chorus]
I tell your  Ammama
All the Amdrama
She won't be Ehappy
Her son's a Edandy
I tell your  Fmother
you're with anGother
And she'll be Ccryin'
cause you were Elyin'
[Interlude]
Am               Am                 G                 G
F                F                  B                 E
Am               Am                 G                 G
F                F                  B                 E
[Verse 5]
You know Amshe liked me    she Amliked me a lot
She Gtold me to take care of you with Gall that I've got
She Fhasn't got a clue about the Fstate that you're in
But BI'm about to tell her what a Ecreep you have been
[Chorus]
I tell your  Ammama
All the Amdrama
She won't be Ehappy
Her son's a Edandy
I tell your  Fmother
you're with anGother
And she'll be Ccryin'
cause you were Ely-yin'
[Chorus]
I tell your  Amma-ama
All the Amdrama
She won't be Ehappy
Her son's a Edandy
I tell your  Fmother
you're with anGother
And she'll be Ccryin'
cause you were Elyin'
AmI  Gran Estraight back Amhome
FmScreaEming at the EphoneE  

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Tell Your Mama

by Blackbird

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

E E

[Chorus]

I tell your mama

All the drama

She won't be happy

Her son's a dandy

I tell your mother

you're with another

And she'll be cryin'

cause you were lyin'

[Interlude]

Am Am G G

F F B E

[Verse 1]

Am Am

Boy I saw you creepin' last night at the parade

G G

You told me not to hurry you were working late

F F

Kissin' in the moonlight right next to your friends

B E

I thought that I was dying I thought this is the end

[Verse 2]

Am Am

What were you thinking that I wouldn't find out

G G

Wouldn't catch a fake just poppin' up in the cloud

F F

Man I thought you loved me and than you do this

B7 E

I thought that we were something what the hell did I miss

E Am

I ran straight back home

Am E E

Screaming at the phone

[Chorus]

I tell your mama

All the drama

She won't be happy

Her son's a dandy

I tell your mother

you're with another

And she'll be cryin'

cause you were lyin'

[Verse 3]

Am Am

Are you ashamed boy cause I couldn't tell

G G

A little taste of heaven has not put me through hell

F F

You smile and you shrug you're sayin' boys will be boys

B E

And by the way I love her so it wasn't my choice

[Verse 4]

Are you kidding?

You 're acting like you are twelve

G G

You're not even man enough to tell me your self

F F

Well I know she didn't raise you to treat me like shit

B E

But this time I'll make sure you won't get away with it

[Chorus]

I tell your mama

All the drama

She won't be happy

Her son's a dandy

I tell your mother

you're with another

And she'll be cryin'

cause you were lyin'

[Interlude]

Am Am G G

F F B E

Am Am G G

F F B E

[Verse 5]

Am Am

You know she liked me she liked me a lot

G G

She told me to take care of you with all that I've got

F F

She hasn't got a clue about the state that you're in

B E

But I'm about to tell her what a creep you have been

[Chorus]

I tell your mama

All the drama

She won't be happy

Her son's a dandy

I tell your mother

you're with another

And she'll be cryin'

cause you were ly-yin'

[Chorus]

I tell your ma-ama

All the drama

She won't be happy

Her son's a dandy

I tell your mother

you're with another

And she'll be cryin'

cause you were lyin'

Am G E Am

I ran straight back home

Fm E E E

Screaming at the phone

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