Chords for Mighty Sparrow - Mae Mae

Tempo:
86.75 bpm
Chords used:

Eb

Bb

Fm

Ab

Cm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Mighty Sparrow - Mae Mae chords
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[Eb] [Bb]
[Gm] [Fm] [Bb] [Eb]
[Ab]
[Eb] [Fm] [Bb] [Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Fm] Making love [Gm] one day, [Gbm] with [Fm] a girl they [Bb] callin' Mamie.
[Fm] Making love [Gm] one day, [Gbm] with [Fm] a girl [Bb] they [Eb] callin' Mamie.
I [Ab] pick up Mamie, by [Eb] the railway.
[Fm] [Bb] And I take a [Eb] taxi straight to Clackton.
[Ab] [Bb] She start [Eb] catching fits when she ballin'.
Darling don't buy it to me, [Bb] don't do that money.
I [Fm] never had a man [Bb] do that [Eb] to me.
I say yes I do do darling, look me portrait [Ab] up.
[Db] You making [Cm] me feel so [Fm] sweet, stop, [Bb] [Eb] Sparrow stop.
[Bb]
[Eb] [Cm] [Bb]
[Gm] [Fm] [Bb] [Eb]
[Ab]
[Eb] [Cm] [Fm] [Bb] [Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Fm] This time if [C] you see, [Gbm] [Fm] how she hook me, [Eb] and I hook [Bb] she.
[Eb] [Fm] Like two [Gm] snakes roll up, [Gbm] she [Fm] so [Bb] deceitful, [Eb] she ballin'
[G]
[Ab] But she like it, I know that.
[Fm] [Bbm] By the way she start to scratch me like a [Abm] jack-in-the-box.
[Eb] [Fm] [Bb] [Eb]
Darling don't buy it to me, don't do [Bb] that money.
I [Ab] never, never, never, never [Bb] had a [Fm] man do [Eb] that to me.
I say [E] yes I do do [Ab] darling, look me portrait up.
[Fm] You [Cm] making me feel so [Fm] sweet, [Bb] stop, [Eb] Sparrow [Bb] stop.
[Eb] [Cm] [Bb]
[Fm] [Bb] [Eb]
[Ab]
[Eb] [Cm] [Fm] [Gm] [Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Fm] When we [G] start to roll, [Gbm] [Bb] I got sand all in me nose hole.
[Eb] [Fm] Sand all in [Gm] me [A] eyes, [Fm] and I get [Bb] in bike [Eb] with can fly.
I [Ab] kept on spackin' [Eb] and spackin'.
[Bb] All this time [Eb] we're lying up, people [Ab] watching way, [Eb] [Fm] [Bb] spiking [Eb] me tongue.
Darling don't buy it to me, [Ab] don't do [Bb] that money.
I [Fm] never had a [Bb] man do that [Eb] to me.
[Ab] I say yes I do do darling, look me portrait up.
[Fm] You making [Eb] me feel [Cm] so [Fm] sweet, stop, [Eb] Sparrow [Bb] stop.
[Eb] [Cm] [Bb]
[Ab] [Fm] [Bb] [Eb]
[Ab]
[Eb] [Cm] [Fm] [Bb] [Eb]
Big [Fm] trouble [F] now with Mimi, [A] [Fm] like she [Bb] want to remain [Eb] the [Bb] whole [Eb] day.
[Fm] But when a man [Gm] finish, [Gbm] I think [Fm] it foolish [Bb] [Eb] to play [Bbm] licorice.
I [Ab] try to get up [Eb] and tell [Cm] she, [Fm] [Bb] Mimi darling [Eb] the taxi waiting [Abm] on me.
Here [Eb] [Fm] [Bb] come the [Eb] man some get in.
Darling you love me, please tell [Bb] me honey.
[Ab] You know the man I have, [Bb] he don't came to do [Eb] that to me.
[N] I say yes I do do [Eb] darling, look me [Ab] portrait up.
[Fm] You making [Cm] me feel so [Fm] sweet, [Bb] stop, [Eb] Sparrow [Bb] stop.
[Eb] [Cm] [Bb]
[Fm] [Bb] [Eb]
[Ab]
[Eb] [Cm] [Fm] [Bb] [Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Cm] [Bb]
[Fm] [Bb] [Eb]
[Ab]
[Eb] [Fm] [Bb] [Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] My darling don't buy it to me, don't do [Bb] that honey.
Key:  
Eb
12341116
Bb
12341111
Fm
123111111
Ab
134211114
Cm
13421113
Eb
12341116
Bb
12341111
Fm
123111111
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To start learning The Mighty Sparrow - ([Mae Mae]) May May chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: Bb, Fm, Bb, Eb, Fm, Eb and Ab. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 43 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 87 BPM. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: E Major.

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[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Gm] _ [Fm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Fm] _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _
[Eb] [Fm] Making love [Gm] one day, [Gbm] with [Fm] a girl they [Bb] callin' Mamie.
[Fm] Making love [Gm] one day, [Gbm] with [Fm] a girl [Bb] they [Eb] callin' Mamie.
I [Ab] pick up Mamie, by [Eb] the railway.
[Fm] [Bb] And I take a [Eb] taxi straight to Clackton.
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Bb] She start [Eb] catching fits when she ballin'.
Darling don't buy it to me, [Bb] don't do that money. _
I [Fm] never had a man [Bb] do that [Eb] to me.
I say yes I do do darling, look me portrait [Ab] up.
[Db] You making [Cm] me feel so [Fm] sweet, stop, [Bb] [Eb] Sparrow stop.
[Bb] _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Gm] _ [Fm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ [Cm] _ [Fm] _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _
[Eb] [Fm] This time if [C] you see, [Gbm] [Fm] how she hook me, [Eb] and I hook [Bb] she.
[Eb] [Fm] Like two [Gm] snakes roll up, [Gbm] she [Fm] so [Bb] deceitful, [Eb] she ballin'
[G]
[Ab] But she like it, I know that.
[Fm] [Bbm] By the way she start to scratch me like a [Abm] jack-in-the-box.
[Eb] _ _ [Fm] _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _
Darling don't buy it to me, don't do [Bb] that money. _
I [Ab] never, never, never, never [Bb] had a [Fm] man do [Eb] that to me.
I say [E] yes I do do [Ab] darling, look me portrait up.
[Fm] You [Cm] making me feel so [Fm] sweet, [Bb] stop, [Eb] Sparrow [Bb] stop.
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ [Cm] _ [Fm] _ [Gm] _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _
[Eb] [Fm] When we [G] start to roll, [Gbm] [Bb] I got sand all in me nose hole.
[Eb] [Fm] Sand all in [Gm] me [A] eyes, [Fm] and I get [Bb] in bike [Eb] with can fly.
I [Ab] kept on spackin' [Eb] and spackin'.
[Bb] All this time [Eb] we're lying up, people [Ab] watching way, _ [Eb] _ _ [Fm] [Bb] spiking [Eb] me tongue. _
Darling don't buy it to me, [Ab] don't do [Bb] that money. _
I [Fm] never had a [Bb] man do that [Eb] to me. _
[Ab] I say yes I do do darling, look me portrait up.
[Fm] You making [Eb] me feel [Cm] so [Fm] sweet, stop, [Eb] Sparrow [Bb] stop.
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ [Fm] _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ [Cm] _ [Fm] _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _
Big [Fm] trouble [F] now with Mimi, [A] [Fm] like she [Bb] want to remain [Eb] the [Bb] whole [Eb] day.
[Fm] But when a man [Gm] finish, [Gbm] I think [Fm] it foolish [Bb] [Eb] to play [Bbm] licorice.
I [Ab] try to get up [Eb] and tell [Cm] she, [Fm] [Bb] Mimi darling [Eb] the taxi waiting [Abm] on me.
Here [Eb] _ _ [Fm] [Bb] come the [Eb] man some get in.
_ Darling you love me, please tell [Bb] me honey. _
_ [Ab] You know the man I have, [Bb] he don't came to do [Eb] that to me.
[N] I say yes I do do [Eb] darling, look me [Ab] portrait up.
[Fm] You making [Cm] me feel so [Fm] sweet, [Bb] stop, [Eb] Sparrow [Bb] stop.
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ [Cm] _ [Fm] _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Fm] _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _
[Eb] My darling don't buy it to me, don't do [Bb] that honey.
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