Don't Tell Mama chords by Ute lemper
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Verse 1
(A minor) (E major) (A major) (A minor) (E major) Mama
(A minor)
(F major) thinks I'm living in a (A minor) convent.
(F major) A secluded little convent
in (Bdim) the (E major) southern part (A minor) of France.
(B minor) (Esus4) (A minor)
Mama (F major) doesn't even have an (A minor) inkling
that (F major) I'm working in a nightclub
in (E major) a pair of lacy pant (A major) (A minor) s
So (D minor) please, sir, (G major) if you run into my mama,
(A minor) don't reveal my indiscretion (D minor)
(Bdim) Give a working girl a (E major) chance
Shush, (A major) don't tell (E major) mama
Shush, (A major) don't (F major) tell (E major) mama
Don't (A major) tell mama
Whatever (F major) you (E major) do
If (B minor) you had (E major) a (F sharp major) secret you
(B major) That I (E major) would (F sharp major) keep it
I (B major) would never tell on (E major) you
I'm breaking every prom
(A major) ise that I gave her (D major)
So (A major) (D major) would (E major) you kindly do (F sharp major) a
girl a (B major) great big fa (E major) vor,
so please (A major) my sweet (F major) potato,
(E major) keep (A major) it from the (F sharp major) maid,
though my (B minor) dance is not
again (C sharp major) st the (F sharp minor) law
You can (D major) tell my papa that's (E flatdim) right
cause (E major) he comes (A major) in here (F sharp major) every night
Don't (B major) tell mama (E major) what
you (A major) know (E major) (A minor) (E major)
(A minor) Mama
(E major) Mama thinks (F major) I'm on a tour of (A minor) Europe
with (F major) a couple of my scoochums
an (E major) d a lady chap (A major) erone (E major) (Esus4) (A major)
(E major) Mama (F major) doesn't even have an (A major) inkling
(A minor) that (F major) I left them all in Antwerp
(E major) and I'm touring on my (A major) own (B major) (A major)
(A minor) So (D minor) please sir,
(G major) if you run into my mama,
(A major) don't reveal my in (D minor) discretion
(Bdim) Just leave well enough alone (E major) (F major) (E major)
Hush (A major) up, (F major) don't tell (E major) mama
Shush (A major) up, don't (F major) tell (E major) mama
Don't (A major) tell mama
Whatever (Cdim) you (E major) do
If (B minor) you had (E major) a (F sharp major) secret you
(B minor) But I would (F sharp major) keep it
(B major) I would never tell on (E major) you
You wouldn't (E minor) want to (A major) get me (D major)
And have (E major) a go and (F sharp major) cut
me off without a (B major) nick (E major) el
So (A major) let's trust one (F major) another, (E major)
(A major) keep it from my (E major) mother
Though (B minor) I'm still as pure
as (C sharp major) mountain snow (F sharp minor)
You can (D major) tell my uncle here (E flatdim) and now
cause (A major) he's my agent (E major) anyhow
(F sharp major) But (B major) don't tell mama (E major) what you (F sharp minor) know
You can (D major) tell my grandma
treat (E flatdim) s me fine
cause (E major) yesterday she joined (F sharp major) the line
But don't (B minor) tell my (E major) mama what you (F sharp minor) know
You can (D major) tell my brother
that (E flatdim) I'm crazy
When he squeezes on (D major) me I (F sharp minor) squeal on (F sharp major) him
But (B minor) don't tell Mama
(E major) Just don't (B minor) tell Mama
(E major) Don't (B minor) tell Mama (E major) what you (A major) know (A major) (E major)
Can you see my mummy?
Mum's the word
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