Mama Said Chords
Mama Said by Gordon Lightfoot is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of D with a capo on the 2st fret. It uses the chords D, C, G, A and Bm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: D C D C D
verse 1:
Mama said, "See it through
C D
Don't let the night put the bite on you
Take your time, make your plan"
C D
Mama said, "Son be your own best man"
verse 2:
Mama said, "Play it straight
C D
Do what you like, only do it up right
Take your time, don't run wild"
C D
Mama said, "Son you're my one man child"
G A
Mama didn't have that know-it-all way
Bm A
She lived by the book and she prayed everyday
G A
Never was a time when a rhythm or rhyme
Bm G
Or the words of a song ever slipped her mind
verse 3:
D
Mama said, "Go out there
C D
Play at the game and you better play fair
Make sure your song gets sung"
C D
Mama said, "Honey be your own big gun"
Instrumental: