Mama chords by Spice Girls (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

Csus2
Dadd9
Em
D/F#
G
D

Intro 1

Verse 1
Csus2 
She  (Csus2) used     to be my only enemy
Dadd9 
Em 
and never  (Dadd9) let      me be  (E minor) free
D/F# 
G 
 (D/F#) Catching me in places  (G major) that
Csus2 
I knew I shouldn't  (Csus2) be
Every other day I crossed the line
Dadd9 
Em 
I didn't  (Dadd9) mean     to be so  (E minor) bad
D/F# 
G 
I  (D/F#) never  thought you would  (G major) become
Csus2 
D 
the friend I never  (Csus2) had  (D major) 

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Pre-chorus 1

Back then I didn't know why

Why you were misunderstood

So now I see through your eyes

All that you did was love

Chorus 1
Csus2 
Dadd9 
Em 
 (Csus2) Mama     I  (Dadd9) love      (E minor) you
D/F# 
G 
Csus2 
 (D/F#) Ma      (G major) ma I  (Csus2) care
Dadd9 
Em 
Mama I  (Dadd9) love      (E minor) you
D/F# 
G 
Csus2 
 (D/F#) Ma      (G major) ma my  (Csus2) friend
D 
 (D major) You're my

Interlude 1

(friend)

Verse 2
Csus2 
I  (Csus2) didn't   want to hear it then
Dadd9 
Em 
but I'm not a (Dadd9) shamed   to say it  (E minor) now
D/F# 
G 
 (D/F#) Every  little thing  (G major) you said
Csus2 
and did was right  (Csus2) for me
I had a lot of time to think about,
Dadd9 
Em 
about the  (Dadd9) way      I used to  (E minor) be
D/F# 
 (D/F#) Never  had a sense
G 
Csus2 
D 
 (G major) of my responsi (Csus2) bility    (D major) 

Pre-chorus 2

Back then I didn't know why

Why you were misunderstood

So now I see through your eyes

All that you did was love

Chorus 2
Csus2 
Dadd9 
Em 
 (Csus2) Mama     I  (Dadd9) love      (E minor) you
D/F# 
G 
Csus2 
 (D/F#) Ma      (G major) ma I  (Csus2) care
Dadd9 
Em 
Mama I  (Dadd9) love      (E minor) you
D/F# 
G 
Csus2 
 (D/F#) Ma      (G major) ma my  (Csus2) friend
D 
 (D major) You're my

Interlude 2

(friend)

You're my friend

Pre-chorus 3
Csus2 
Dadd9 
Em 
 (Csus2) Back     now I'm  (Dadd9) sure     I know  (E minor) why (I know why)
D/F# 
G 
Csus2 
 (D/F#) Why    you were  (G major) misunderstood  (Csus2) 
Dadd9 
Em 
So now I  (Dadd9) see      through your  (E minor) eyes
D/F# 
G 
 (D/F#) All    I can  (G major) give you is love
Csus2 
 (Csus2) (all     I can give you is love)

Chorus 3
Csus2 
Dadd9 
Em 
 (Csus2) Mama     I  (Dadd9) love      (E minor) you
D/F# 
G 
Csus2 
 (D/F#) Ma      (G major) ma I  (Csus2) care
Dadd9 
Em 
Mama I  (Dadd9) love      (E minor) you
D/F# 
G 
Csus2 
 (D/F#) Ma      (G major) ma my  (Csus2) friend
D 
 (D major) 

Chorus 4
Csus2 
Dadd9 
Em 
 (Csus2) Mama     I  (Dadd9) love      (E minor) you
D/F# 
G 
Csus2 
 (D/F#) Ma      (G major) ma I  (Csus2) care
Dadd9 
Em 
Mama I  (Dadd9) love      (E minor) you
D/F# 
G 
Csus2 
 (D/F#) Ma      (G major) ma my  (Csus2) friend
D 
 (D major) You're my

Interlude 3

(friend)

You're my friend

Mama my love

Chorus 5
Csus2 
Dadd9 
Em 
 (Csus2) Mama     I  (Dadd9) love      (E minor) you
D/F# 
G 
Csus2 
 (D/F#) Ma      (G major) ma I  (Csus2) care
Dadd9 
Em 
Mama I  (Dadd9) love      (E minor) you
D/F# 
G 
Csus2 
 (D/F#) Ma      (G major) ma my  (Csus2) friend
[Repeat and fade]

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Csus2
Dadd9
Em
D/F#
G
D

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: Ab majorBPM: 96

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Csus2: x-3-0-0-1-x
Dadd9: x-5-4-x-5-5
Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0
D/F#: 2-x-0-2-3-x
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
D: x-x-0-2-3-2

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This is the original studio version of Mama by Spice Girls, capturing how the song was actually played on the recording. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart keeps the exact chord voicings and capo position in the original key of Ab major. It suits players who want to learn Mama the way Spice Girls intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.