Chords for Chicago - When You're Good To Mama - Queen Latifah
Tempo:
173.15 bpm
Chords used:
D
F#
C#
G
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Start Jamming...
And now, ladies and gentlemen, the keeper of the keys, the countess of the clink, the mistress of murderers row, [B]
Matron Clamahorn!
[F#]
[C#]
[F#m] Ask any of the [F#] chickies in [Bm] my pen, [E] they'll tell you I'm the biggest mother [A] hen.
[D] I love them all and all of them [G#] love me, [F#m] because the system works, the [C#] system called [C#m]
[C#] reciprocity.
[F#] Got a little motto, [F#m] always sees me through, [C#]
when you're good to mama,
[G#] mama's good [C#] to you.
There's [F#] a lot of favors [F#m] I'm prepared to do, [C#] you do one for mama, [Bm] she'll do one for you.
[B] They say that life [Bm] is tit for tat, [F#] and [F] that's the way [F#] I live, [D#m] so I deserve a lot of tat [G#] for what I've got [F] to give.
[F#] Don't you know that this hand [F#m] washes that one too, [C#] when you're good to mama, [D] [C#] mama's good [F#] [G#] to you.
[C#]
[G] [D]
[G] If you want my gravy, [Gm] pepper my ragu, [F#] [D] spice it up [Am] for [D] mama, she'll get hot for you.
[Gm]
[Am] [D] [G] When they pass that basket, [E] folks contribute too, [D] you put in for [Am] mama, [D] she'll put [Gm] out for you.
[D]
[D]
[C] The folks [Cm] atop the ladder [G] are the ones the world adores, [Em] so boost me up my ladder [G] kid, [A] and I'll boost you up yours.
[G] Let's all stroke together, [Gm] like the Princeton crew, [D] when you're stroking mama, [D#] [D] mama's [G] stroking you.
So [C] what's the one [A] conclusion, [G] I can bring this number [E] to, [Am] when you're good [A] to mama.
[D#]
[C]
[Gm] [D]
[Gm]
Matron Clamahorn!
[F#]
[C#]
[F#m] Ask any of the [F#] chickies in [Bm] my pen, [E] they'll tell you I'm the biggest mother [A] hen.
[D] I love them all and all of them [G#] love me, [F#m] because the system works, the [C#] system called [C#m]
[C#] reciprocity.
[F#] Got a little motto, [F#m] always sees me through, [C#]
when you're good to mama,
[G#] mama's good [C#] to you.
There's [F#] a lot of favors [F#m] I'm prepared to do, [C#] you do one for mama, [Bm] she'll do one for you.
[B] They say that life [Bm] is tit for tat, [F#] and [F] that's the way [F#] I live, [D#m] so I deserve a lot of tat [G#] for what I've got [F] to give.
[F#] Don't you know that this hand [F#m] washes that one too, [C#] when you're good to mama, [D] [C#] mama's good [F#] [G#] to you.
[C#]
[G] [D]
[G] If you want my gravy, [Gm] pepper my ragu, [F#] [D] spice it up [Am] for [D] mama, she'll get hot for you.
[Gm]
[Am] [D] [G] When they pass that basket, [E] folks contribute too, [D] you put in for [Am] mama, [D] she'll put [Gm] out for you.
[D]
[D]
[C] The folks [Cm] atop the ladder [G] are the ones the world adores, [Em] so boost me up my ladder [G] kid, [A] and I'll boost you up yours.
[G] Let's all stroke together, [Gm] like the Princeton crew, [D] when you're stroking mama, [D#] [D] mama's [G] stroking you.
So [C] what's the one [A] conclusion, [G] I can bring this number [E] to, [Am] when you're good [A] to mama.
[D#]
[C]
[Gm] [D]
[Gm]
Key:
D
F#
C#
G
Gm
D
F#
C#
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
And now, ladies and gentlemen, the keeper of the keys, the countess of the clink, the mistress of murderers row, [B] _
Matron _ Clamahorn!
[F#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] Ask any of the [F#] chickies in [Bm] my pen, _ _ _ [E] they'll tell you I'm the biggest mother _ [A] _ hen. _
_ _ [D] I love them all and all of them [G#] love me, _ _ _ [F#m] because the system works, the [C#] system called _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ [C#] reciprocity. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] Got a little _ motto, _ _ _ [F#m] always sees me through, [C#] _
_ when you're good to mama, _
_ _ [G#] mama's good [C#] to you. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ There's [F#] a lot of favors _ _ [F#m] I'm _ prepared to do, _ [C#] you do one for mama, _ _ [Bm] she'll do one for you. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] They say that life [Bm] is tit for tat, [F#] and [F] that's the way [F#] I live, _ [D#m] so I deserve a lot of tat [G#] for what I've got [F] to give.
_ [F#] Don't you know that this hand [F#m] _ washes that one too, _ [C#] when you're good to mama, _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C#] mama's good _ [F#] [G#] to you.
_ _ _ [C#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ If you want my gravy, _ _ [Gm] pepper my _ ragu, [F#] _ [D] spice it up [Am] for [D] mama, _ _ she'll get hot for you.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] When they pass that basket, _ _ [E] folks contribute _ too, [D] _ you put in for [Am] mama, [D] _ _ she'll put [Gm] out for you.
_ [D] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] The folks [Cm] atop the ladder [G] are the ones the world _ adores, [Em] so boost me up my ladder [G] kid, [A] and I'll boost you up yours.
_ [G] _ _ Let's all stroke together, _ _ _ [Gm] like the Princeton crew, _ [D] when you're stroking mama, _ [D#] _ [D] mama's [G] stroking you.
_ So _ [C] what's the one [A] conclusion, [G] I can bring this number [E] to, _ _ _ [Am] when you're good [A] to mama. _ _ _ _
[D#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
And now, ladies and gentlemen, the keeper of the keys, the countess of the clink, the mistress of murderers row, [B] _
Matron _ Clamahorn!
[F#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] Ask any of the [F#] chickies in [Bm] my pen, _ _ _ [E] they'll tell you I'm the biggest mother _ [A] _ hen. _
_ _ [D] I love them all and all of them [G#] love me, _ _ _ [F#m] because the system works, the [C#] system called _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ [C#] reciprocity. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] Got a little _ motto, _ _ _ [F#m] always sees me through, [C#] _
_ when you're good to mama, _
_ _ [G#] mama's good [C#] to you. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ There's [F#] a lot of favors _ _ [F#m] I'm _ prepared to do, _ [C#] you do one for mama, _ _ [Bm] she'll do one for you. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] They say that life [Bm] is tit for tat, [F#] and [F] that's the way [F#] I live, _ [D#m] so I deserve a lot of tat [G#] for what I've got [F] to give.
_ [F#] Don't you know that this hand [F#m] _ washes that one too, _ [C#] when you're good to mama, _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C#] mama's good _ [F#] [G#] to you.
_ _ _ [C#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ If you want my gravy, _ _ [Gm] pepper my _ ragu, [F#] _ [D] spice it up [Am] for [D] mama, _ _ she'll get hot for you.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] When they pass that basket, _ _ [E] folks contribute _ too, [D] _ you put in for [Am] mama, [D] _ _ she'll put [Gm] out for you.
_ [D] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] The folks [Cm] atop the ladder [G] are the ones the world _ adores, [Em] so boost me up my ladder [G] kid, [A] and I'll boost you up yours.
_ [G] _ _ Let's all stroke together, _ _ _ [Gm] like the Princeton crew, _ [D] when you're stroking mama, _ [D#] _ [D] mama's [G] stroking you.
_ So _ [C] what's the one [A] conclusion, [G] I can bring this number [E] to, _ _ _ [Am] when you're good [A] to mama. _ _ _ _
[D#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _