SONG: Mama Says
ARTIST: Tom Snow & Dean Pitchford
From the musical, Footloose
D# G#/D# D#
Everything I ever learned
G# C#/G# G#
That gets me through the worst
A#7sus A#7 G#7 D#
I learned at my Mama's knee
G#/D# D#
Now, anytime I'm turned around
Gm7b5 C7
I turn to Mama first
Fm7
And you'd be wise
D#sus2/G
To memorize
G#/A# A#7
What Mama says to me
D#7 Adim G#m
Now, Mama ain't been wrong yet. And I'm living proof
D#/G
D#7/A#
Mama says
Adim G#m
Don't use a toaster while standing in the shower
D#/G
Now who an argue with that?
D#7/A#
Mama says
Adim A#7
Don't hold your breath for longer than an hour
G#sus2/C A#m7b5/C# A#7/D
The woman knows where it's at!
G#7 C#/G# G#7
And Mama says
D# G#/D# D#
it doesn't matter
G#7 C#/G#
If you're a king
G#6/A# D# G#/D# D# D#7/G
or you're a clown
G# Adim7 D#/A# G7/B Cm
Once you drive up a
F7
mountain
G#/A# D#7
You can't back down
Adim
G#m
D#/G
D#7/A#
Mama says
Adim G#m
Don't drink hot coffee lying down in bed
D#/G
Don't even give it a thought
D#7/A#
Mama says
Adim A#7
Never eat anything bigger than your head
G#sus2/C A#m7b5/C# A#7/D
Is she a whiz or what?
G#7 C#/G# G#7
And Mama says
D# G#/D# D#
it doesn't matter
G#7 C#/G#
If you're a king
G#6/A# D# G#/D# D# D#7/G
or you're a clown
G# Adim7 D#/A# G7/B Cm
Once you drive up a
F7
mountain
G#/A# D# G7
You can't back down
Cm
Mama makes a lot of sense
G7
If you know how to listen
G# G#/A# G#/D# D#
She is clear and concise
Cm
Daddy says, "I love her, son,
G7
But she's got marbles missin'"
G# Adim7 A#
But I say, "Hey! It's free advice
Gm7
And what d'you expect at that price?"
A#/C C
F
Mama says
Fdim A#m/C#
What you believe in is all you really own
F/C
And I believe that she's right
F
Mama says
A7#5 A7/G Dm(add2)/A Dm/A G7
If you've got doubts, well, then, boy, you're not alone
C7
Just means you're ready to fight
A# D#/A# A# A#/C
And Mama says
F
it doesn't matter
A# D#/A# A#
If you're a king
A#/C F Gm7 G#dim7 F/A
or you're a clown
A# Bdim6 F/C A7/C# Dm G7
Once you drive up a mountain
A#/C F
You can't back down
A#
You can turn up the heat
Bdim7
You can turn up the road
F/C
You can carry a beat
D7#9
You can carry a load
G7
You can
Fsus2/A
throw a fit
Gm7b5/A#
You can
G7/B
throw a punch
C7 A#sus2/D
You can bring up a child
Cm7b5/D# C7/E
You can bring up your lunch!
A# D#/A# A# A#/C
Mama says
F
it doesn't matter
A# Am7b5
If you drive a hard bargain or drive around town
A# Bdim6 F/C A7/C# Dm G7
Once you drive up a mountain
A#/C Am7 D7
You can't back down
A# Bdim7 F/C
Once you drive up a mountain
G7 C7 F F/D# F/D F/C# F/C
You can't back down!
C F
