Mama Knows

Intro: |F      |Gm      |Bb      |F      |

[Verse 1]
F                            Gm
Mama said, "Good things come free"
Bb                   F
"Do what you can and be what you need"
F                                    Gm
We never had much, but we figured it out
       Bb                                         F
Cause when you've got nothing, there's nothing to bitch about


[Chorus]
                F
She would say, "Oh, oh, don't hit me with your stuff"
Gm
Say, "You got money, you got something"
Bb
"Oh, oh, just hit me with love"
F
"You ain't got love, then you ain't got nothing"
F
"Oh, oh, don't hit me with your stuff"
Gm
Say, "You got money, you got something"
Bb
"Oh, oh, just hit me with love"
F
"You ain't got love, then you ain't got nothing"
F       Gm
           Mama knows
Bb          F
  Yes, mama knows


[Verse 2]
F                           Gm
Well, no shit, your life is hard
Bb                                F
It's an easy Sunday when you know who you are (oh yeah, child)
F                                 Gm
Ain't no shortcut gonna bring you peace (no)
         Bb                       F
But your mama knows just what you need (yes)


[Chorus]
                F
She would say, "Oh, oh, don't hit me with your stuff"
Gm
Say, "You got money, you got something"
Bb
"Oh, oh, just hit me with love"
F
"You ain't got love, then you ain't got nothing"
F
"Oh, oh, don't hit me with your stuff"
Gm
Say, "You got money, but that's something"
Bb
"Oh, oh, just hit me with love"
F
"You ain't got love, then you ain't got nothing"
F        Gm
          Mama knows
Bb               F
  Ooh, yes, mama knows, yeah



[Bridge]
N.C.
Mmhmm, yeah

Oh, yes

Oh, it's so sweet

Yes, it is
                     Bb
I said it's, it's so sweet (yeah)
Bb
It's so sweet (oh lord, yes)
Bb
It's so sweet (yeah)
Bb
Oh, but if you don't know, now, now
                       F
You better go ask your mama


[Chorus]
               F
She would say, "Oh, oh, don't hit me with your stuff"
Gm
Say, "You got money, you got something"
Bb
"Oh, oh, just hit me with love"
F
"You ain't got love, then you ain't got nothing"
F
"Oh, oh, don't hit me with your stuff"
Gm
Say, "You got money, you think that that's something"
Bb
"Oh, oh, just hit me with love"
F
"You ain't got love, then you ain't got nothing"
F       Gm
          Mama knows
            Bb             F
I said your mom, she knows (yes)