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What's Your Mama's Name chords by
Tanya Tucker & Friends
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Key: Bb major•
Verse 1
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What's your mama's name, child?
D
D

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G
G

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What's your mama's
D
D

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C
C

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G
G

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name?
C
C

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Thirty -some -odd years ago,
G
G

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a young man came to Memphis
D
D

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Asking about a rose
C
C

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G
G

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that used to blossom in his world
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People never took the time
C
C

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G

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to mind the young man's questions
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Until one day they heard him ask
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D

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G

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a little green -eyed girl
C
C

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What's your mama's name, child,
D
D

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G
G

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what's your mama's name?
C
C

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Does she ever talk about a
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G

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D
D

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place called New Orleans?
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G

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D
D

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Has she ever mentioned
Bm
Bm
2

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Bdim
Bdim

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C
C

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a man named Buford Wilson?
G
G

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What's your momma's name,

child?
G
G

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D
D

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Ab
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What's your momma's name?
Gb
Gb
2

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20 -some -odd years ago
Db
Db
4

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Ab
Ab
4

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A drunkard down in Memphis
Eb
Eb
6

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Lost a month of life and labor
Db
Db
4

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Ab
Ab
4

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Gb
Gb
2

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Db
Db
4

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to the county jail, just because he asked a little green -eyed girl a
Ab
Ab
4

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Bbm
Bbm

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Eb
Eb
6

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Ab
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4

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A
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question and offered her a nickel's worth of candy if she'd tell.
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G

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A year and some odd days ago,
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D

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A
A

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an old man died in Memphis.
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E

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Just another wayward soul
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D

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A

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the county had to claim
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G

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Inside the old man's ragged coat
D
D

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A
A

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they found a faded letter
Bm
Bm
2

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It said you have a daughter
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E

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A

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and her eyes are Wilson green
D
D

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What's your mama's name, child,
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E

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A
A

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what's your mama's name?
D
D

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Does she ever talk about a
A
A

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place called New Orleans?
E
E

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A

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E
E

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Has she ever mentioned
C#dim
C#dim
4

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D
D

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a man named Beaufort Wilson?
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A

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D
D

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What's your mama's name, child,
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E

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A

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what's your mama's name?
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D

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What's your mama's name, child?
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • G

  • C

  • D

  • F

  • Am

  • Bm

    2

  • Bdim

  • Ab

    4

  • Gb

    2

  • Db

    4

  • Eb

    6

  • Bbm

  • A

  • E

  • C#dim

    4

Capo: 3

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of What's Your Mama's Name by Tanya Tucker & Friends is Bb major.

The primary chords used in What's Your Mama's Name are Bb, Eb, F, Ab, Cm, Dm.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 3 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Bb, Eb, F, Ab, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of What's Your Mama's Name is approximately 158 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of What's Your Mama's Name using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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