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Mama sang bass chords by
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Key: F major•
Verse 1
D
D

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A
A

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D
D

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When I was kid in

my home town
G
G

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People would come from miles around
D
D

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Just to get a job at the

pharmaceutical factory
A
A

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D
D

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Making strong medicines

of all descriptions
G
G

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Now every time I get a new prescription
D
D

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It brings a dose of old
A
A

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D
D

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memories back to me
Verse 2
D
D

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Now daddy was assigned

to birth control pills
G
G

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Breathing that air that was hormone filled
D
D

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And mama made body building
A
A

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steroids all day long
D
D

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And when Sundays came

they sang in the choir
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G

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And even the an gels had to admire
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D

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A
A

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Make the hair stand up when
D
D

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they sang a song
Verse 3
D
D

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Mama sang bass,

daddy sang tenor
G
G

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You wouldn't think she had it in her
D
D

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But her voice got deeper
A
A

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and deeper every week
D
D

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Daddy sang tenor, mama sang bass
G
G

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She had strength and he had grace
D
D

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It's kind of like they traded
A
A

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D

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places so to speak
A
A

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Verse 4
D
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Bb
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Eb
Eb
6

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Well the preacher said "Folks,

I recognize your talents
Ab
Ab
4

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But you see this choir's out of balance
Eb
Eb
6

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And the bass sounds better when it's
Bb
Bb

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coming from the other side"
Eb
Eb
6

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Well mama's pa tience

never was the greatest
Ab
Ab
4

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And daddy wouldn't think

of sitting with the ladies
Eb
Eb
6

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So the only thing to do was
Bb
Bb

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Eb
Eb
6

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give their hormones a ride
B
B
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Now the fact
Verse 5
E
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ory was

a working on this DNA
A
A

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That programs molecules in such a way
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E

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That anything wrong can
B
B
2

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sometimes be reversed
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E

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So they made um up a shot,

put it in their veins
A
A

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Waited all week till Sunday came
E
E

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To see if that in jection was
B
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2

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a blessing or a curse
Verse 6
Dbm
Dbm
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Bbdim
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The media coverage

was so intense
C#m
C#m
4

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Bbdim
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It made the OJ trial

seem like a non event
Edim
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Gdim
Gdim
5

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The church was filled
Bbdim
Bbdim

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up to the brim
Bsus4
Bsus4
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B
B
2

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Just to hear that opening hymn,

then:
Verse 7
B
B
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E

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Mama sang... bass..., daddy

sang tenor...
A
A

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She got stronger, he got thinner
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E

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That's what you get for trying
B
B
2

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to hard to please
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E

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Daddy sang tenor, mama sang bass
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A

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He makes dinner while she

shaves her face
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E

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B
B
2

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Now what else do you want to know
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about the birds and the bees
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Verse 8


- You know I got a powerful

urge to scratch and spit.
B
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E
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I love to watch baseball

- Baseball? Well mama you

used to love to knit,

What happened to that?

- Knit! Let's go to the wrestling

matches.

- Wrestling?

- Let's arm wrestle.

- Oh no!

- Hey, you ain't got any red man on ya,

do ya?

- Red man?

- I know, let's go cow tippin'.

- Cow tippin! Listen ma,

you just about wore ol' Bossy out

- Quiet, you might wake her up.
E
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Rock a- bye Bossy...

- Lord have mercy!

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • D

  • A

  • G

  • Bb

  • Eb

    6

  • Ab

    4

  • B

    2

  • E

  • Dbm

    4

  • Bbdim

  • C#m

    4

  • Edim

  • Gdim

    5

  • Bsus4

    2

Capo: 3

Transpose: 0

0

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The original key of Mama sang bass by Ray stevens is F major.

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