Chords for The Barry Sisters – My Yiddishe Momme
Tempo:
139.3 bpm
Chords used:
Bm
Em
F#
G
C#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Em] [D]
[G] [Bm]
[Em] [Bm] [C#m]
[Gm] [A#]
[Bm]
My Yiddish Mama, I need her more than [D#m] ever now.
[F#] [G] [F#]
My Yiddish Mama, I'd love to [A#] kiss her wrinkled [Bm]
brow.
I long to [Em] hold her hand [G] once more as [Em] in days gone [D]
by.
And ask [C#] her to forgive [Em] me for things [F#] I did that made her [Bm] cry.
How few were her pleasures.
She never [G] cared for [F#] fashion styles.
Her jewels and her treasures, she found them in [E] every [Bm] smile.
Oh, I [Em] know that I [F#] owe what [Em] I am today to [Bm] that dear little [Em] lady
[Bm] who's gone away.
To [C#] that wonderful [Bm]
Yiddish [Em] Mama.
[F#]
Mama,
[E] Mama [Bm] of mine.
In
[F#]
water [Bm] and fire, she wanted to run [F#] before her child.
With a smile, she wanted to be the greatest [Bm] of all.
Oh, [Em] how happy and [C] rich [Em] is the man who has [Bm] a beautiful little [Em] girl
[Bm] born from God.
Such a [C#] wonderful [Bm]
Yiddish [Em] Mama.
[F#]
[G]
[Em] [Bm]
[G] [Bm]
[Em] [Bm] [C#m]
[Gm] [A#]
[Bm]
My Yiddish Mama, I need her more than [D#m] ever now.
[F#] [G] [F#]
My Yiddish Mama, I'd love to [A#] kiss her wrinkled [Bm]
brow.
I long to [Em] hold her hand [G] once more as [Em] in days gone [D]
by.
And ask [C#] her to forgive [Em] me for things [F#] I did that made her [Bm] cry.
How few were her pleasures.
She never [G] cared for [F#] fashion styles.
Her jewels and her treasures, she found them in [E] every [Bm] smile.
Oh, I [Em] know that I [F#] owe what [Em] I am today to [Bm] that dear little [Em] lady
[Bm] who's gone away.
To [C#] that wonderful [Bm]
Yiddish [Em] Mama.
[F#]
Mama,
[E] Mama [Bm] of mine.
In
[F#]
water [Bm] and fire, she wanted to run [F#] before her child.
With a smile, she wanted to be the greatest [Bm] of all.
Oh, [Em] how happy and [C] rich [Em] is the man who has [Bm] a beautiful little [Em] girl
[Bm] born from God.
Such a [C#] wonderful [Bm]
Yiddish [Em] Mama.
[F#]
[G]
[Em] [Bm]
Key:
Bm
Em
F#
G
C#
Bm
Em
F#
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [A#] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
My _ _ _ _ Yiddish _ Mama, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I _ _ need her more _ than [D#m] ever _ now.
[F#] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ My Yiddish _ Mama, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I'd love to [A#] kiss _ her wrinkled [Bm]
brow. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I long to [Em] hold her hand [G] once more _ _ as [Em] in days gone [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ by. _ _ _
_ And ask [C#] her to forgive _ [Em] me _ for _ things [F#] I did that made her _ [Bm] cry. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ How few were her pleasures. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ She _ _ never _ _ _ [G] cared for _ [F#] fashion _ _ _ _ _ _ styles. _ _ _ _
Her jewels _ and her treasures, _ _ _ _ _ _ she _ _ found them _ _ in [E] _ _ every [Bm] smile.
_ _ _ _ _ Oh, _ _ _ I [Em] know that I [F#] owe _ _ what [Em] I _ _ am today _ _ _ _ to _ _ [Bm] that dear _ _ little [Em] lady _ _
_ [Bm] who's _ gone _ _ away.
_ _ To _ _ [C#] that _ _ wonderful [Bm] _
Yiddish [Em] _ _ Mama. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ _ Mama, _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ Mama _ _ _ [Bm] of _ _ _ mine.
_ _ _ In _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ water [Bm] and _ fire, _ _ _ _ _ _ she wanted to run _ _ [F#] before her _ _ _ _ child. _ _ _
With a smile, she _ _ _ _ wanted _ _ _ _ _ to _ _ be the greatest [Bm] of all. _ _ _ _
Oh, _ _ [Em] how happy and [C] _ rich _ [Em] is the _ _ _ man who _ _ _ _ has _ _ [Bm] a beautiful little [Em] girl _ _ _
[Bm] born _ _ _ from _ God.
_ _ _ _ Such _ a [C#] _ wonderful [Bm] _ _
Yiddish [Em] _ Mama. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [A#] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
My _ _ _ _ Yiddish _ Mama, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I _ _ need her more _ than [D#m] ever _ now.
[F#] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ My Yiddish _ Mama, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I'd love to [A#] kiss _ her wrinkled [Bm]
brow. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I long to [Em] hold her hand [G] once more _ _ as [Em] in days gone [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ by. _ _ _
_ And ask [C#] her to forgive _ [Em] me _ for _ things [F#] I did that made her _ [Bm] cry. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ How few were her pleasures. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ She _ _ never _ _ _ [G] cared for _ [F#] fashion _ _ _ _ _ _ styles. _ _ _ _
Her jewels _ and her treasures, _ _ _ _ _ _ she _ _ found them _ _ in [E] _ _ every [Bm] smile.
_ _ _ _ _ Oh, _ _ _ I [Em] know that I [F#] owe _ _ what [Em] I _ _ am today _ _ _ _ to _ _ [Bm] that dear _ _ little [Em] lady _ _
_ [Bm] who's _ gone _ _ away.
_ _ To _ _ [C#] that _ _ wonderful [Bm] _
Yiddish [Em] _ _ Mama. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ _ Mama, _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ Mama _ _ _ [Bm] of _ _ _ mine.
_ _ _ In _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ water [Bm] and _ fire, _ _ _ _ _ _ she wanted to run _ _ [F#] before her _ _ _ _ child. _ _ _
With a smile, she _ _ _ _ wanted _ _ _ _ _ to _ _ be the greatest [Bm] of all. _ _ _ _
Oh, _ _ [Em] how happy and [C] _ rich _ [Em] is the _ _ _ man who _ _ _ _ has _ _ [Bm] a beautiful little [Em] girl _ _ _
[Bm] born _ _ _ from _ God.
_ _ _ _ Such _ a [C#] _ wonderful [Bm] _ _
Yiddish [Em] _ Mama. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _