Chords for Mama's Knees (Official Lyric Video)
Tempo:
63.9 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
G
Em
Eb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] [C]
[G] [Bm]
[D] I loved to sit on [A] mama's knees [D] when I was just a child.
There I learned [A] so many things [D] that carried me through life.
[Em] She told me [A] about Jesus [B] and how he died for me.
[Em] She taught me many scriptures I [D] still hold from [Am] memory.
[Gbm] When I climbed down to run and play [G] as children always do,
[Em]
She got down on those same knees [E] and prayed till she prayed through.
When [D] she bows [Gbm] before the throne, holy [C] angels spread their wings.
When [Abm] mama [Em] prays, she knows how to pray.
[D] When she lifts her voice to heaven, mama [Am] always takes the time to mention me.
[Em] I'm so glad she prays for [A] me.
[Em] Only God knows where I'd be without [D] the battles that were won on mama's knee.
[A] [Gbm] [G]
[A] She always [A] keeps her Bible [G] close by her side.
Many pages are tear-stained, many verses underlined.
[Em] She stands [A] upon those promises when she kneels to [Bm] pray.
When my [Em] world falls apart, she helps me [Am] keep the faith.
[Gbm] I've seen her tears of sorrow, [G]
my sin.
Until they [D] come back to God, she'll be [A] on her knees again.
[D] When she bows before the [A] throne, holy angels [Am] spread their wings.
When [G] mama prays, she knows [A] how to pray.
[D] When she lifts her voice to heaven, mama [Am] always takes the time to [G] mention me.
I'm so glad she [A] prays for me.
[Em] Only God knows where I'd be without the [D] battles that were won on [D] mama's knee.
[G] She's a woman [D] and she shows me how to live.
Lord, [G] help me to be [Em] a prayer warrior like she
[Bb] [Ab] is.
When [Bb] she [Eb] bows before [Bb] the throne, [Db] holy angels spread their wings.
[Eb] When [Ab] mama prays, [Fm] she knows how to [F] pray.
When [Eb] she lifts her voice to heaven, [Bbm] mama always takes the time [Eb] to mention [Ab] me.
[Fm] I'm so glad she [Bb] prays for me.
[Fm] Only God knows where I'd be [Eb] without the battles that were [Bb] won on [Eb] mama's knee.
[C] [Fm] Only God knows where I'd [Eb] be without the battles that [Bb] were won on [Eb] mama's knee.
[Ab] [Eb]
[G] [Bm]
[D] I loved to sit on [A] mama's knees [D] when I was just a child.
There I learned [A] so many things [D] that carried me through life.
[Em] She told me [A] about Jesus [B] and how he died for me.
[Em] She taught me many scriptures I [D] still hold from [Am] memory.
[Gbm] When I climbed down to run and play [G] as children always do,
[Em]
She got down on those same knees [E] and prayed till she prayed through.
When [D] she bows [Gbm] before the throne, holy [C] angels spread their wings.
When [Abm] mama [Em] prays, she knows how to pray.
[D] When she lifts her voice to heaven, mama [Am] always takes the time to mention me.
[Em] I'm so glad she prays for [A] me.
[Em] Only God knows where I'd be without [D] the battles that were won on mama's knee.
[A] [Gbm] [G]
[A] She always [A] keeps her Bible [G] close by her side.
Many pages are tear-stained, many verses underlined.
[Em] She stands [A] upon those promises when she kneels to [Bm] pray.
When my [Em] world falls apart, she helps me [Am] keep the faith.
[Gbm] I've seen her tears of sorrow, [G]
my sin.
Until they [D] come back to God, she'll be [A] on her knees again.
[D] When she bows before the [A] throne, holy angels [Am] spread their wings.
When [G] mama prays, she knows [A] how to pray.
[D] When she lifts her voice to heaven, mama [Am] always takes the time to [G] mention me.
I'm so glad she [A] prays for me.
[Em] Only God knows where I'd be without the [D] battles that were won on [D] mama's knee.
[G] She's a woman [D] and she shows me how to live.
Lord, [G] help me to be [Em] a prayer warrior like she
[Bb] [Ab] is.
When [Bb] she [Eb] bows before [Bb] the throne, [Db] holy angels spread their wings.
[Eb] When [Ab] mama prays, [Fm] she knows how to [F] pray.
When [Eb] she lifts her voice to heaven, [Bbm] mama always takes the time [Eb] to mention [Ab] me.
[Fm] I'm so glad she [Bb] prays for me.
[Fm] Only God knows where I'd be [Eb] without the battles that were [Bb] won on [Eb] mama's knee.
[C] [Fm] Only God knows where I'd [Eb] be without the battles that [Bb] were won on [Eb] mama's knee.
[Ab] [Eb]
Key:
D
A
G
Em
Eb
D
A
G
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ [Bm] _ _
[D] I loved to sit on [A] mama's knees [D] when I was just a child.
There I learned [A] so many things [D] that carried me through life.
[Em] She told me [A] about Jesus [B] and how he died for me.
[Em] She taught me many scriptures I [D] still hold from [Am] memory.
[Gbm] When I climbed down to run and play [G] as children always do,
[Em]
She got down on those same knees [E] and prayed till she prayed through.
When [D] she bows [Gbm] before the throne, holy [C] angels spread their wings.
When [Abm] mama [Em] prays, she knows how to pray.
_ [D] When she lifts her voice to heaven, mama [Am] always takes the time to mention me.
[Em] I'm so glad she prays for [A] me.
[Em] Only God knows where I'd be without [D] the battles that were won on mama's knee.
[A] _ [Gbm] _ _ [G] _
_ [A] She always [A] keeps her Bible [G] close by her side.
Many pages are tear-stained, many verses underlined.
[Em] She stands [A] upon those promises when she kneels to [Bm] pray.
When my [Em] world falls apart, she helps me [Am] keep the faith.
[Gbm] I've seen her tears of sorrow, _ [G]
my sin.
Until they [D] come back to God, she'll be [A] on her knees again.
_ [D] When she bows before the [A] throne, holy angels [Am] spread their wings.
When [G] mama prays, she knows [A] how to pray.
_ [D] When she lifts her voice to heaven, mama [Am] always takes the time to [G] mention me.
I'm so glad she [A] prays for me.
[Em] Only God knows where I'd be without the [D] battles that were won on [D] mama's knee. _
[G] She's a woman _ [D] and she shows me how to live.
Lord, [G] help me to be [Em] a prayer warrior like she _
[Bb] _ [Ab] is.
When [Bb] she [Eb] bows before [Bb] the throne, [Db] holy angels spread their wings.
[Eb] When [Ab] mama prays, [Fm] she knows how to [F] _ pray.
When [Eb] she lifts her voice to heaven, [Bbm] mama always takes the time [Eb] to mention [Ab] me.
[Fm] I'm so glad she [Bb] prays for me.
[Fm] Only God knows where I'd be [Eb] without the battles that were [Bb] won on [Eb] mama's knee. _
[C] [Fm] Only God knows where I'd [Eb] be without the battles that [Bb] were won on [Eb] mama's knee.
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ [Bm] _ _
[D] I loved to sit on [A] mama's knees [D] when I was just a child.
There I learned [A] so many things [D] that carried me through life.
[Em] She told me [A] about Jesus [B] and how he died for me.
[Em] She taught me many scriptures I [D] still hold from [Am] memory.
[Gbm] When I climbed down to run and play [G] as children always do,
[Em]
She got down on those same knees [E] and prayed till she prayed through.
When [D] she bows [Gbm] before the throne, holy [C] angels spread their wings.
When [Abm] mama [Em] prays, she knows how to pray.
_ [D] When she lifts her voice to heaven, mama [Am] always takes the time to mention me.
[Em] I'm so glad she prays for [A] me.
[Em] Only God knows where I'd be without [D] the battles that were won on mama's knee.
[A] _ [Gbm] _ _ [G] _
_ [A] She always [A] keeps her Bible [G] close by her side.
Many pages are tear-stained, many verses underlined.
[Em] She stands [A] upon those promises when she kneels to [Bm] pray.
When my [Em] world falls apart, she helps me [Am] keep the faith.
[Gbm] I've seen her tears of sorrow, _ [G]
my sin.
Until they [D] come back to God, she'll be [A] on her knees again.
_ [D] When she bows before the [A] throne, holy angels [Am] spread their wings.
When [G] mama prays, she knows [A] how to pray.
_ [D] When she lifts her voice to heaven, mama [Am] always takes the time to [G] mention me.
I'm so glad she [A] prays for me.
[Em] Only God knows where I'd be without the [D] battles that were won on [D] mama's knee. _
[G] She's a woman _ [D] and she shows me how to live.
Lord, [G] help me to be [Em] a prayer warrior like she _
[Bb] _ [Ab] is.
When [Bb] she [Eb] bows before [Bb] the throne, [Db] holy angels spread their wings.
[Eb] When [Ab] mama prays, [Fm] she knows how to [F] _ pray.
When [Eb] she lifts her voice to heaven, [Bbm] mama always takes the time [Eb] to mention [Ab] me.
[Fm] I'm so glad she [Bb] prays for me.
[Fm] Only God knows where I'd be [Eb] without the battles that were [Bb] won on [Eb] mama's knee. _
[C] [Fm] Only God knows where I'd [Eb] be without the battles that [Bb] were won on [Eb] mama's knee.
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _