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When You're Good To Mama original guitar chords by
Queen Latifah
Queen Latifah
Taye Diggs
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Key: F# minor•
Intro 1
C#
C#
4

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And now, ladies and gentlemen

The Keeper of the Keys,

the Countess of the Clink

The Mistress of Murderers Row
F#/C#
F#/C#
2

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C#7
C#7
4

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Matron Mama Morton
F#m
F#m
2

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F#
F#
2

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Bm
Bm
2

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Ask any of the chickies in my pen
E
E

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A
A

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They'll tell you I'm the biggest mother hen
D
D

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G#m7b5
G#m7b5
3

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I love them all and all of them love me
F#m/C#
F#m/C#
2

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Because the system works,
F#dim/C#
F#dim/C#

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C#7
C#7
4

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Bm/C#
Bm/C#

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C#7
C#7
4

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the system called reci proci ty
F#m
F#m
2

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G#m7b5
G#m7b5
3

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C#
C#
4

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F#m
F#m
2

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G#m7b5
G#m7b5
3

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C#
C#
4

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Verse 1
F#
F#
2

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Got a little motto
F#m
F#m
2

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Always sees me through
C#7
C#7
4

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When you're good to Mama
F#m
F#m
2

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G#m7b5
G#m7b5
3

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C#
C#
4

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Mama's good to you
F#m
F#m
2

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G#m7b5
G#m7b5
3

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C#
C#
4

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Verse 2
F#
F#
2

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There's a lot of favors
F#m
F#m
2

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I'm prepared to do
C#7
C#7
4

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You do one for Mama
F#m
F#m
2

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G#m7b5
G#m7b5
3

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C#
C#
4

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She'll do one for you
F#m
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F#
F#
2

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Bridge 1
B
B
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Bm
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They say that life is tit for tat
F#
F#
2

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C#/E#
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F#
F#
2

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And that's the way I live
D#m7
D#m7
6

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So, I deserve a lot of tat
G#7
G#7
4

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C#7
C#7
4

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For what I've got to give
Verse 3
F#
F#
2

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Don't you know that this hand
F#m
F#m
2

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Washes that one, too?
C#7
C#7
4

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When you're good to Mama
D7
D7

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C#7
C#7
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F#m
F#m
2

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G#m7b5
G#m7b5
3

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C#
C#
4

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Mama's good to you
F#m
F#m
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F#
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Gm
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Am7b5
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D
D

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Gm
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Am7b5
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D
D

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Verse 4
G
G

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If you want my gravy
Gm
Gm
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Pepper my ragù
D7
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Spice it up for Mama
Gm
Gm
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Am7b5
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D
D

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She'll get hot for you
Gm
Gm
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Am7b5
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D
D

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Verse 5
G
G

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When they pass that basket
Gm
Gm
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Folks contribute to
D7
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You put in for Mama
Gm
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Am7b5
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D
D

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She'll put out for you
G
G

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Bridge 2
C
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Cm
Cm
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The folks atop the ladder
G
G

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Are the ones the world adores
Em7
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So boost me up my ladder, kid
A7
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D7
D7

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And I'll boost you up yours
Verse 6
G
G

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Let's all stroke together
Gm
Gm
3

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Like the Princeton crew
D7
D7

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When you're strokin' Mama
Eb7
Eb7

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D7
D7

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G7
G7

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Mama's strokin' you
Outro 1
C
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C#dim
C#dim
4

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So what's the one conclusion
G/D
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E
E

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I can bring this number to?
Am
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A7
A7

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When you're good to Mama
Eb7
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D7
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Gm
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Am7b5
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D
D

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Mama's good to you
Gm
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Am7b5
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D
D

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D7
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Gm
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • C#

    4

  • F#/C#

    2

  • C#7

    4

  • F#m

    2

  • F#

    2

  • Bm

    2

  • E

  • A

  • D

  • G#m7b5

    3

  • F#m/C#

    2

  • F#dim/C#

  • Bm/C#

  • B

    2

  • C#/E#

  • D#m7

    6

  • G#7

    4

  • D7

  • Gm

    3

  • Am7b5

    4

  • G

  • C

  • Cm

    3

  • Em7

  • A7

  • Eb7

  • G7

  • C#dim

    4

  • G/D

  • Am

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

0

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The original key of When You're Good To Mama by Queen Latifah, Taye Diggs is F# minor.

The primary chords used in When You're Good To Mama are C#, F#, F#m, Bm, E, A.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 4 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like C#, F#, F#m, Bm, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

If the simplified chords are too easy, you can visit the original chords page for a more advanced arrangement.

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