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Intro: D C D C D
verse 1:
Mama said, 'See it through
C D
Don't let the night put the bite on you
Take your time, make your plan'
C D
Mama said, 'Son be your own best man'
verse 2:
Mama said, 'Play it straight
C D
Do what you like, only do it up right
Take your time, don't run wild'
C D
Mama said, 'Son you're my one man child'
G A
Mama didn't have that know-it-all way
Bm A
She lived by the book and she prayed everyday
G A
Never was a time when a rhythm or rhyme
Bm G
Or the words of a song ever slipped her mind
verse 3:
D
Mama said, 'Go out there
C D
Play at the game and you better play fair
Make sure your song gets sung'
C D
Mama said, 'Honey be your own big gun'
Instrumental: D C D C D
G A
Mama didn't care when I never came home
Bm A
She learned how to cope with the end of a phone
G A
Dad went away to his place in the sky
Bm G
Mom said, 'Son, he was a real good guy'
verse 4:
D
Mom said, 'See it through
C D
Don't let the night put the bite on you
Take your time, don't run wild'
C D
Mama said, 'Son you're my one man child
Instrumental: D C D C D
G A
Mama didn't have that know-it-all way
Bm A
She lived by the book and she prayed everyday
G A
Never was a time when a rhythm or rhyme
Bm G
Or the words of a song ever slipped her mind
VERSE 5:
D
Mama said, 'See it through
C D
Don't let the night put the bite on you
Take your time, make your plan'
C D
Mama said, 'Son be your own best man'
VERSE 6:
Mama said, 'Go out there
C D
Play at the game and you better play fair
Take your time, don't run wild'
C D
Mama said, 'Son you're my one man child
Take your time, don't run wild'
C D
Mama said, 'Son you're my one man child'
OUTRO: D C D C D
Written by Gordon Lightfoot