Don't Tell Mama chords by
Ute Lemper
Ute Lemper

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Key: A minor
Verse 1
Am
Am

E
E

A
A

Am
Am

E
E

Mama
Am
Am

F
F

Am
Am

thinks I'm living in a convent.
F
F

A secluded little convent
Bdim
Bdim

E
E

Am
Am

in the southern part of France.
Bm
Bm

Esus4
Esus4

Am
Am

F
F

Am
Am

Mama doesn't even have an inkling
F
F

that I'm working in a nightclub
E
E

A
A

Am
Am

in a pair of lacy pants
Dm
Dm

G
G

So please, sir, if you run into my mama,
Am
Am

Dm
Dm

don't reveal my indiscretion
Bdim
Bdim

E
E

Give a working girl a chance
A
A

E
E

Shush, don't tell mama
A
A

F
F

E
E

Shush, don't tell mama
A
A

Don't tell mama
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F

E
E

Whatever you do
Bm
Bm

E
E

F#
F#

If you had a secret you
B
B

E
E

F#
F#

That I would keep it
B
B

E
E

I would never tell on you
I'm breaking every prom
A
A

D
D

ise that I gave her
A
A

D
D

E
E

F#
F#

So would you kindly do a
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B

E
E

girl a great big favor,
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A

F
F

so please my sweet potato,
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E

A
A

F#
F#

keep it from the maid,
Bm
Bm

though my dance is not
C#
C#

F#m
F#m

against the law
D
D

Ebdim
Ebdim

You can tell my papa that's right
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E

A
A

F#
F#

cause he comes in here every night
B
B

E
E

Don't tell mama what
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A

E
E

Am
Am

E
E

you know
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Am

Mama
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E

F
F

Am
Am

Mama thinks I'm on a tour of Europe
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F

with a couple of my scoochums
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E

A
A

E
E

Esus4
Esus4

A
A

an d a lady chaperone
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E

F
F

A
A

Mama doesn't even have an inkling
Am
Am

F
F

that I left them all in Antwerp
E
E

A
A

B
B

A
A

and I'm touring on my own
Am
Am

Dm
Dm

So please sir,
G
G

if you run into my mama,
A
A

Dm
Dm

don't reveal my indiscretion
Bdim
Bdim

E
E

F
F

E
E

Just leave well enough alone
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A

F
F

E
E

Hush up, don't tell mama
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A

F
F

E
E

Shush up, don't tell mama
A
A

Don't tell mama
Cdim
Cdim

E
E

Whatever you do
Bm
Bm

E
E

F#
F#

If you had a secret you
Bm
Bm

F#
F#

But I would keep it
B
B

E
E

I would never tell on you
Em
Em

A
A

D
D

You wouldn't want to get me
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E

F#
F#

And have a go and cut
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B

E
E

me off without a nickel
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A

F
F

E
E

So let's trust one another,
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A

E
E

keep it from my mother
Bm
Bm

Though I'm still as pure
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C#

F#m
F#m

as mountain snow
D
D

Ebdim
Ebdim

You can tell my uncle here and now
A
A

E
E

cause he's my agent anyhow
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F#

B
B

E
E

F#m
F#m

But don't tell mama what you know
D
D

You can tell my grandma
Ebdim
Ebdim

treats me fine
E
E

F#
F#

cause yesterday she joined the line
Bm
Bm

E
E

F#m
F#m

But don't tell my mama what you know
D
D

You can tell my brother
Ebdim
Ebdim

that I'm crazy
D
D

F#m
F#m

F#
F#

When he squeezes on me I squeal on him
Bm
Bm

But don't tell Mama
E
E

Bm
Bm

Just don't tell Mama
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E

Bm
Bm

E
E

A
A

A
A

E
E

Don't tell Mama what you know
Can you see my mummy?
Mum's the word

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