Chords for Mama Told Me Not To Come (8/1/70) - Three Dog Night
Tempo:
130.5 bpm
Chords used:
Ab
Db
D
Dbm
Ebm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
I'm a crazy girl, I'm a crazy girl.
I'm a crazy girl, I'm a crazy girl.
Want some whiskey in your water, sugar in your tea.
Why so much crazy questions you asking me?
This is the craziest party that could ever be.
Don't turn on the lights cause I don't wanna see.
Mama told me [C] not to come, [Db] [D] [Ab] Mama told me not to come.
[Db] She [Ab] said, I ain't going [Dbm] out my [D] [Ab] own way.
Open up them windows, let some air into this room.
I think I'm almost choking from the smell of steel perfume.
And that cigarette you're smoking about to scare me half to death.
Open up the window sucker, [Dbm] let me catch my breath.
Mama [Ab] told me [C] not to come, [D] [Ab] Mama told me not to come.
[Db] [Ab] I didn't throw it [Db] out there, [Ab] sir.
I didn't throw it out there, [D] sir.
[Ab]
[Db] [Ebm] [Ab]
[Db] [Ab]
[Db] [Ab] The radio was blasting, someone's knocking at the door.
[Ebm] I'm looking at my girl, [Ab] she's laying out [Fm] on the floor.
She's seen so [Ab] many things I ain't [Eb] never seen before.
I don't know what it is, I've only [Gb] seen them [Ab] once.
I'm [Db] [D] [Ab] looking at my girl, [Db] she's laying [Ab] out on the floor.
[Db] [D] [Ab]
[Db] [D] [Ab]
[Db] [Ebm] She's [Abm] seen so many things I [Db] ain't never seen [D] [Ab] before.
I don't know [Db] what it is, [Ab]
I've only seen them once.
I don't know what it [Db] is, [Abm]
I've only seen them once.
I don't know what [Db] it is, [Ab] I've only seen them once.
I don't know what it [Db] is, [D] [Ab] I've only seen them once.
I don't know what it is, I've only seen them once.
[Db] So, [G] [Ab]
I'm gonna listen to it, I'm gonna take it on the head.
[Eb] [Ab]
Throw it away, [Db] throw it away.
[Gb]
Throw it away, [Db] [Ab]
throw it away.
[Db] [G] [Db] [G] [Ab]
[Dbm] [D] [Ab]
[Bbm]
[Ab]
[Gb] [Db]
[N]
I'm a crazy girl, I'm a crazy girl.
Want some whiskey in your water, sugar in your tea.
Why so much crazy questions you asking me?
This is the craziest party that could ever be.
Don't turn on the lights cause I don't wanna see.
Mama told me [C] not to come, [Db] [D] [Ab] Mama told me not to come.
[Db] She [Ab] said, I ain't going [Dbm] out my [D] [Ab] own way.
Open up them windows, let some air into this room.
I think I'm almost choking from the smell of steel perfume.
And that cigarette you're smoking about to scare me half to death.
Open up the window sucker, [Dbm] let me catch my breath.
Mama [Ab] told me [C] not to come, [D] [Ab] Mama told me not to come.
[Db] [Ab] I didn't throw it [Db] out there, [Ab] sir.
I didn't throw it out there, [D] sir.
[Ab]
[Db] [Ebm] [Ab]
[Db] [Ab]
[Db] [Ab] The radio was blasting, someone's knocking at the door.
[Ebm] I'm looking at my girl, [Ab] she's laying out [Fm] on the floor.
She's seen so [Ab] many things I ain't [Eb] never seen before.
I don't know what it is, I've only [Gb] seen them [Ab] once.
I'm [Db] [D] [Ab] looking at my girl, [Db] she's laying [Ab] out on the floor.
[Db] [D] [Ab]
[Db] [D] [Ab]
[Db] [Ebm] She's [Abm] seen so many things I [Db] ain't never seen [D] [Ab] before.
I don't know [Db] what it is, [Ab]
I've only seen them once.
I don't know what it [Db] is, [Abm]
I've only seen them once.
I don't know what [Db] it is, [Ab] I've only seen them once.
I don't know what it [Db] is, [D] [Ab] I've only seen them once.
I don't know what it is, I've only seen them once.
[Db] So, [G] [Ab]
I'm gonna listen to it, I'm gonna take it on the head.
[Eb] [Ab]
Throw it away, [Db] throw it away.
[Gb]
Throw it away, [Db] [Ab]
throw it away.
[Db] [G] [Db] [G] [Ab]
[Dbm] [D] [Ab]
[Bbm]
[Ab]
[Gb] [Db]
[N]
Key:
Ab
Db
D
Dbm
Ebm
Ab
Db
D
_ _ _ _ I'm a crazy girl, _ _ _ I'm a crazy girl.
I'm a crazy girl, _ I'm a crazy girl.
Want _ _ _ _ _ _ _ some whiskey in your water, sugar in your tea.
Why so much crazy questions you asking me?
_ This is the craziest party that could ever be.
Don't turn on the lights cause I don't wanna see.
_ Mama told me [C] not to come, [Db] _ _ [D] _ [Ab] Mama told me not to come.
[Db] _ _ She [Ab] said, I ain't going [Dbm] out my [D] _ _ [Ab] _ own way.
_ _ _ _ Open up them windows, let some air into this room.
I think I'm almost choking from the smell of steel perfume.
And that cigarette you're smoking about to scare me half to death.
Open up the window sucker, [Dbm] let me catch my breath.
Mama [Ab] told me [C] not to come, _ [D] _ [Ab] Mama told me not to come.
[Db] _ _ _ [Ab] _ I didn't throw it [Db] out there, [Ab] sir. _
I didn't throw it out there, [D] sir.
[Ab] _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ [Ab] The _ _ _ radio _ _ _ _ was blasting, someone's knocking at the door. _
[Ebm] I'm looking at my girl, [Ab] she's laying out [Fm] on the floor.
She's seen so [Ab] many things I ain't [Eb] never seen before.
I don't know what it is, I've only [Gb] seen them [Ab] once.
I'm _ _ [Db] _ _ [D] _ [Ab] looking at _ my girl, [Db] _ she's laying [Ab] out on the floor.
_ _ [Db] _ _ [D] _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ [D] _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ [Ebm] She's [Abm] seen so many things I [Db] ain't never seen [D] [Ab] before.
I don't know [Db] what it is, [Ab] _
I've only seen them once.
I don't know what it [Db] is, _ [Abm] _ _
I've only seen them once.
I don't know what [Db] it is, _ _ [Ab] I've only seen them once.
I don't know what it [Db] is, _ [D] [Ab] I've only seen them once.
I don't know what it is, I've only seen them once.
[Db] _ So, [G] _ [Ab] _
I'm gonna listen to it, I'm gonna take it on _ _ the head.
_ [Eb] _ [Ab]
Throw it away, [Db] throw it away.
_ [Gb] _ _
Throw it away, [Db] _ _ _ _ [Ab]
throw it away.
[Db] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ [G] _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [Dbm] _ _ [D] _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
I'm a crazy girl, _ I'm a crazy girl.
Want _ _ _ _ _ _ _ some whiskey in your water, sugar in your tea.
Why so much crazy questions you asking me?
_ This is the craziest party that could ever be.
Don't turn on the lights cause I don't wanna see.
_ Mama told me [C] not to come, [Db] _ _ [D] _ [Ab] Mama told me not to come.
[Db] _ _ She [Ab] said, I ain't going [Dbm] out my [D] _ _ [Ab] _ own way.
_ _ _ _ Open up them windows, let some air into this room.
I think I'm almost choking from the smell of steel perfume.
And that cigarette you're smoking about to scare me half to death.
Open up the window sucker, [Dbm] let me catch my breath.
Mama [Ab] told me [C] not to come, _ [D] _ [Ab] Mama told me not to come.
[Db] _ _ _ [Ab] _ I didn't throw it [Db] out there, [Ab] sir. _
I didn't throw it out there, [D] sir.
[Ab] _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ [Ab] The _ _ _ radio _ _ _ _ was blasting, someone's knocking at the door. _
[Ebm] I'm looking at my girl, [Ab] she's laying out [Fm] on the floor.
She's seen so [Ab] many things I ain't [Eb] never seen before.
I don't know what it is, I've only [Gb] seen them [Ab] once.
I'm _ _ [Db] _ _ [D] _ [Ab] looking at _ my girl, [Db] _ she's laying [Ab] out on the floor.
_ _ [Db] _ _ [D] _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ [D] _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ [Ebm] She's [Abm] seen so many things I [Db] ain't never seen [D] [Ab] before.
I don't know [Db] what it is, [Ab] _
I've only seen them once.
I don't know what it [Db] is, _ [Abm] _ _
I've only seen them once.
I don't know what [Db] it is, _ _ [Ab] I've only seen them once.
I don't know what it [Db] is, _ [D] [Ab] I've only seen them once.
I don't know what it is, I've only seen them once.
[Db] _ So, [G] _ [Ab] _
I'm gonna listen to it, I'm gonna take it on _ _ the head.
_ [Eb] _ [Ab]
Throw it away, [Db] throw it away.
_ [Gb] _ _
Throw it away, [Db] _ _ _ _ [Ab]
throw it away.
[Db] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ [G] _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [Dbm] _ _ [D] _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _