Mama Knows — Shenandoah
Chords and lyrics for Mama Knows by Shenandoah (key of G).
Intro
[G] [Am7] [C] [D]
[G] [Am7] [C] [D]
Verse 1
[G]Me and Jimmy Crowder and a single [C]cigarette,
[G]Crouched down in a stall out in the [C]barn.
[G]Three puffs later we were sick as we could [C]get,
[G]Praying we'd get better before [C]we got [D]home.
[Am]She saw me [Am7/B]coming through the [C]back door screen
[Am]I knew the [Am7/B]minute that she [C]looked at [D]me.
Chorus
Mama [G][G/B]knows, [C] Mama [G][G/B]knows.[C]
[G][G/F#]Sometimes I [Em]think she's got a [C]window to my [D]soul.
Mama [G][G/B]knows, [C]Mama [G][G/B]knows.[C]
[Em]Even when I think it doesn't [C]show[D]
Mama [C]knows.
Verse 2
[G]Me and Becky Johnson ankle deep in [C]ocean waves
[G]Pants rolled up and hearts out on our[C] sleeves
[G]Both feeling more than either one of [C]us could say
[G]That first love left the [C]sweetest [D]memory
[Am]Fifteen and [Am7/B]shy I didn't tell a[C] soul.
[Am]How is it [Am7/B]Mama never [C]has to be [D]told?
Chorus
Mama [G][G/B]knows, [C] Mama [G][G/B]knows.[C]
[G][G/F#]Sometimes I [Em]think she's got a [C]window to my [D]soul.
Mama [G][G/B]knows, [C]Mama [G][G/B]knows.[C]
[Em]Even when I think it doesn't [C]show[D]
C [C G/B Am]
Mama knows.
Bridge
Am D [C G/B Am]
I wasn't home when Mama passed away.
[Am]Didn't get to [Am7/B]say I love [C]you,
[C]But I've got this [E]feeling.
Chorus
Key Change
[A][A/C#]Mama [D]knows, [A]Mama[A/C#] [D]knows
[A]Sometimes I [F#m]think she's got a [D]window to my [E]soul.
[A][A/C#]Mama [D]knows, [A]Mama[A/C#] [D]knows
[F#m]Even when I think it doesn't [D]show[E]
[A][Bm7]Mama [D][E][A]knows.[E][D][Bm7]
N. C.
Mama knows.
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