Mama Said Chords by The Shirelles

Tempo:
70.35 bpm
Chords used:

B

Abm

E

Eb

Ebm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Shirelles - Mama Said chords
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[Abm] [B] [Eb]
[B] [Abm] Mama said there'll be days like this, [E] there'll be days like this, Mama said.
Mama said [B] [Abm] there'll be days like this, [E] there'll be days like this, my Mama said.
Mama [B] said one [Abm] thing the other day, [E] and everything was going fine.
[B] [Abm] I had to fill a joke, [E] and then I almost [B] lost my mind.
[Ab] Mama said there'll be days like this, [E] there'll be days like this, my Mama said.
[B] Mama [Abm] said there'll be days like this, [E] there'll be days like this, [B] my Mama said.
[E] My eyes were wide open, [Ebm] but all [Eb] that I could see [Abm] is the [Db] temple bells are calling.
[Gb] [E]
[B] Mama said [Abm] there'll be days like this, [E] there'll be days like this, my Mama said.
[B] [Abm] Mama said there'll be days like this, [E] there'll be days like this, [B] my Mama said.
[E] Someone will look at me, [Ebm] like I'm [Eb] looking at you one [Abm] day, and [Db] I might cry.
[Gb] [E]
[B] [Abm] Mama said there'll be days like this, [E] there'll be days like this, my Mama said.
[B] Mama said [Abm] there'll be days like this, [E] there'll be [Gb] days like this, my Mama said.
[B] Mama [Abm] said,
[B] [Abm] [B] Mama said, [Abm]
[B] [Ebm] Mama said.
Key:  
B
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Abm
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E
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Eb
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Ebm
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B
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Abm
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E
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Let's start jamming The Shirelles - Mama Said chords, familiarize yourself with these chords - Abm, E, B, Abm, B and E in sequence. Begin your practice at a relaxed 35 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 70. Adapt the capo setting considering your vocal range, with reference to the key: B Major.

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_ _ [Abm] _ _ [B] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[B] [Abm] Mama said there'll be days like this, [E] there'll be days like this, Mama said.
Mama said [B] _ [Abm] there'll be days like this, [E] there'll be days like this, my Mama said.
Mama [B] said one [Abm] thing the other day, [E] and everything was going fine.
[B] _ [Abm] I had to fill a joke, [E] and then I almost [B] lost my mind. _
_ [Ab] Mama said there'll be days like this, [E] there'll be days like this, my Mama said.
[B] Mama [Abm] said there'll be days like this, [E] there'll be days like this, [B] my Mama said.
[E] My eyes were wide open, [Ebm] but all [Eb] that I could see [Abm] is the [Db] temple bells are calling.
[Gb] _ _ [E] _ _
[B] Mama said [Abm] there'll be days like this, [E] there'll be days like this, my Mama said.
[B] [Abm] Mama said there'll be days like this, [E] there'll be days like this, [B] my Mama said.
[E] Someone will look at me, [Ebm] like I'm [Eb] looking at you one [Abm] day, and [Db] I might cry.
[Gb] _ _ [E] _ _
[B] [Abm] Mama said there'll be days like this, [E] there'll be days like this, my Mama said.
[B] Mama said [Abm] there'll be days like this, [E] there'll be [Gb] days like this, my Mama said.
[B] Mama [Abm] said, _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ [Abm] _ _ [B] Mama said, [Abm] _ _
[B] [Ebm] Mama said. _ _ _ _ _

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Among the compositions on the album 20 Re-Energized Hits: 1961, written by Willie Denson and Luther Dixon, this one shines.

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