Oh! My Mama — Alela Diane
Chords and lyrics for Oh! My Mama by Alela Diane (key of G).
Verse 1
C : 032010
Am : 002210
Em : 022000
G : 320003
Intro
[C] [Am] [Em] [G]
Verse
[C]Oh! my mama, [Am]she gave me these feathered [Em]breaths [G]
[C]Oh! my mama, [Am]she told me, "Use your [Em]voice, my little [G]bird!"
[C]She said "sing! sing! sing! sing! [Am]sing! sing! [Em]melodies"[G]
[C]And she sang! sang! sang! sang! [Am]sang! those [Em]melodies[G]
[C]Oh! my mama, [Am]she did give me fancy feet I'll[Em] be dancin' [G]on
[C]And I'll tap, tap, tap my [Am]toes into those creaking [Em]floorboards[G]
Chorus
[C]Oh! My mama, [Am]she took my little hand[Em] and held on[G] tight
[C]All the mamas[Am] give the waters of their [Em]wells![G]
[C]All the mamas[Am] give the babies this very [Em]dirt we're [G]walking on
[C]Oh! My mama, [Am]she gave me these feathered [Em]breaths [G]
[C]And your mama, [Am]she gave you those feathered [Em]breaths too[G]
Verse
[C]And when the sky drops all those [Am]feathers
[Em]And when the birds sing in [G]the morning
[C]I'll be a mama
[Am]I'll have a daughter
[Em]I'll be a mama
[G]I'll have a daughter
[C]And I'll give her melodies
[Am]I'll give her melodies
[Em]And I'll give her melodies
[G]I'll give her melodies
[C]And I'll give her melodies
[Am]I'll give her melodies
[Em]And I'll give her melodies
[G]I'll give her melodies
[C]And She'll be my little [Am][Em]bird[G]
[C]And then she'll [Am]fly
Outro
[Em]she'll fly
[G]she'll fly
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