SONG: Mama, I'm A Big Girl Now
ARTIST: Marc Shaiman & Scott Wittman
From the musical, Hairspray
F
Stop!
Stop telling me what to do
Dm
Don't!
Don't treat me like a child of two
A#
No!
I know that you want what's best
C
Please!
But mother, please, give it a rest!!!
C F
Dm
Stop! Don't! No! Please!
A#
Stop! Don't! No! Please!
Stop! Don't! No! Please!
C C7 F C
Mama. I'm a big girl now!
F
Once upon a time when i was just a kid
Dm
You never let me do iust what the older kids did
A#
But lose that laundry list of what you won't allow
C C7 F C
'Cause mama, i'm a big girl now
F
Once upon a time i used to play with toys
Dm
But now i'd rather play around with teenage boys
A#
So, if i get a hickey, please don't have a cow
C C7 F F
'Cause mama, i'm a big girl now
A#
Ma, i gotta tell you that without a doubt
F
I get my best dancing lessons from you
A#
You're the one who taught me how to "twist and shout"
G Am/G
Because you shout non stop
G Am/G G Dm C Dm C
And you're so twisted too!
Wo oh oh oh oh
F
Once I used to fidget
'Cause I just sat home
Dm
But now I'm just like Gidget
And I gotta get to Rome!
A#
So say, arrivederci!
Toodle loo!
And ciao!
C C7 F C#
'Cause mama, i'm a big girl now
F#
D#m
Stop! Don't! No! Please!
B
Stop! Don't! No! Please!
Stop! Don't! No! Please!
C# C#7 F#
Mama, I'm a big girl now
C#
(hey mama, say mama)
F#
Once upon a time I was a shy young thing
D#m F#7
Could barely walk and talk so much as dance and sing
B
But let me hit that stage, I wanna take my bow
C# C#7 F#
'Cause mama, i'm a big girl now
Wo oh oh oh oh
F#
Once upon a time i used to dress up 'ken'
D#m
But now that i'm a woman, i like bigger men
B
And i don't need a barbie doll to show me how
C# C#7 F# F# A#m7/G# F#7/A#
'Cause mama, i'm a big girl now
B
Ma, you always taught me what was right from wrong
F#
And now I just wanna give it a try
B
Mama, I've been in the nest for far too long
G# A#m/G# G# A#m/G# G#/C#
So please give a push and mama
D#m C# D#m C#
watch me fly
D
Watch me fly
(Hey, mama, say mama)
G
One day I will meet a man you won't condemn
Em
And we will have some kids and you can torture them
C
But let me be a star before i take that vow
D D7 G
'Cause mama, i'm a big girl now
D/F# Em
Oh Oh Oh
C D
Mama, i'm a big girl now
Em/G D/F# Em
Hey Hey Hey Hey hey!
C6 D
Mama, I'm a big girl!
Ooh, such a big, big girl!
G
I'm a big girl
now!
(Stop! Don't! No! Please!)
Em
Oh oh oh oh oh.
(Stop! Don't! No! Please!)
C
Oh oh oh oh Please!
(Stop! Don't! No! please!)
D D7 G
Mama, i'm a big girl now!!!
