Mama Said

Mama Said:Little Eva.
#98 on BB Hot 100 and CDN RPM on SPRING
Records in 1970. ***(This is a bit
different than the Shirelles version.)***

INTRO:
Ab        Eb............Fm Cm C Cm Ab 
Yeeeeeah..yeeeeahhhh!

CHORUS:
Eb   Ab              Cm
Mama said there'd be days like this,
           Ab                  Eb
there'd be days like this mama said.
      Ab         Eb
(Mama said, mama said)
Eb                   Cm
Mama said there'd be days like this,
           Ab        Bb           Eb   
there'd be days like this my mama said.

#1.
Cm                Eb               Ab
I was walking the other day (yeah, yeah)
                     Eb
everything was going fine.
  Cm                     Eb
I met a little boy named Billy Joe and 
  Ab     Bb      Eb
I almost lost my mind.


INTERLUDE: Eb Cm Eb Cm Db F


CHORUS:
Eb   Ab              Cm
Mama said there'd be days like this,
           Ab                  Eb
there'd be days like this mama said.
      Ab         Eb
(Mama said, mama said)
Eb                   Cm
Mama said there'd be days like this,
           Ab        Bb           Eb   
there'd be days like this my mama said.

#2.
Cm                Eb               Ab
I was walking the other day (yeah, yeah)
                     Eb
everything was going fine.
  Cm                     Eb
I met a little boy named Billy Joe and 
  Ab     Bb      Eb
I almost lost my mind..(but the she said..)

BRIDGE:
                          Gm7
Someone will look at you, like you're 
                   Cm                F
lookin' at me..and then I might find love
                 Bb    Gm7
that is satisfaction..(yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah..
      Bb
yeah..yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah)

CHORUS:
Eb   Ab              Cm
Mama said there'd be days like this,
           Ab                  Eb
there'd be days like this mama said.
      Ab         Eb
(Mama said, mama said)
Eb                   Cm
Mama said there'd be days like this,
           Ab        Bb           Eb   
there'd be days like this my mama said.
(tell, 'em, mama)


INTERLUDE: Fm E D B E 

BRIDGE:
 Eb   Cm         Eb    Cm
(Mama said, mama said, hey) don't worry.
 Eb   Cm         Eb    Cm
(Mama said, mama said, hey) don't worry.
 Eb   Cm         Eb    Cm
(Mama said, mama said, hey) don't worry.
 Eb   Cm         Eb    Cm
(Mama said, mama said, hey) don't worry.

OUTRO:
Eb   Ab              Cm
Mama said there'd be days like this,
           Ab                  Eb
there'd be days like this mama said.
      Ab         Eb
(Mama said, mama said)
Eb                   Cm
Mama said there'd be days like this,
           Ab        Bb           Eb   
there'd be days like this my mama said..(Fade.)


A seventies smash from Kraziekhat.