[Chorus]
C
Mama said that it was okay
G Bm Em
Mama said that it was quite alright
Bm Em
Our kind of people have a bed for the night
D
And it was okay
C
Mama told us we are good kids
G Bm Em
And daddy told us never listen to the ones
D Em
Pointing nasty fingers and making fun
D
Cause we were good kids
[Verse 1]
Em
Remember asking both my mom and dad
D G
Why we never traveled to exotic lands
Em
We only ever really visit friends
D G
Nothing to tell when the summer ends
Em
We never really went buying clothes
D G
Folks were passing on this stuff in plenty lords
Em
New shoes once a year and then
D G
Out to play ball so we could ruin them
[Chorus]
C
Mama said that it was okay
G Bm Em
Mama said that it was quite alright
Bm Em
Our kind of people have a bed for the night
D
And it was okay
C
Mama told us we are good kids
G Bm Em
And daddy told us never listen to the ones
D Em
Pointing nasty fingers and making fun
D
Cause we were good kids
[Verse 2]
Em
Don't get me wrong I didn't have it bad
D G
I got enough loving from my mom and dad
Em
But I don't think they really understood
D G
When I said that I wanted the deal in Hollywood
Em
I told them I'll be singing on TV
D G
The other kids were calling me a wannabe
Em
The older kids they started bugging me
D G
But now they're all standing right in front of me
[Chorus]
C
Mama said that it was okay
G Bm Em
Mama said that it was quite alright
Bm Em
Our kind of people have a bed for the night
D
And it was okay
C
Mama told us we are good kids
G Bm Em
And daddy told us never listen to the ones
Bm Em
Pointing nasty fingers and making fun
D
Cause we were good kids
[Chorus]
Em A C
I know which place I'm from
G
I know my home
Em A C
When I'm in doubt and struggling
G
That's where I go
Em D
An old friend can give advice
C G
When new friends only know a half story
Em D
That's why I'm always keep them tight
C
And why I'm okay
... I said I'm OK
You know what my mama said
You know what she told me
[Chorus]
C
Mama said that it was okay
G Bm Em
Mama said that it was quite alright
Bm Em
Our kind of people have a bed for the night
D
And it was okay
C
Mama told us we are good kids
G Bm Em
And daddy told us never listen to the ones
D Em
Pointing nasty fingers and making fun
D
Cause we were good kids
[Outro]
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