E  G#m  F#  B
E  G#m  F#  D#


[Verse 1]
   E                   G#m    F#
I wonder why I always cared about her
B  E                      G#m   F#
   When I never took care of myself
B  E                      G#m     F#
   But now I'm gonna forget all about her, oh, oh
B  E                      G#m          F#
   So she can't keep pulling me through hell


[Verse 2]
B  E                           G#m   F#
   I can't believe I ever said I loved her
B  E                    G#m   F#
   It took me so long just to see
B  E                        G#m     F#
   But now I'm gonna listen to my mother, oh, oh
B  E                     G#m     F#
   She is always looking out for me


[Pre-Chorus]
D#         E  G#m  F#
I'm on my way to learning,
         B
I'm a better me
   E    G#m  F#           D#
Without you, I was better off
         E   G#m          F#            B          E
Is one enough to my mama told me don't settle for less
         G#m                 B
She was right about all the rest


[Chorus]
           G#m
Mama knows best
           F#                 B
(Yeah, she knows, yeah, she knows)
 E           G#m
Whatever she says
           F#                 B
(Yeah, she knows, yeah, she knows)
      E           G#m           F#
She could've just left but she knows
            B               E
Yeah, she knows, yeah, she knows
         G#m
I gotta confess
F#                  B
   That mama knows best


[Instrumental]
E  G#m  F#  B
E  G#m  F#  D#


[Verse 3]
   E              G#m           F#
I can't believe I ever said I loved her
B  E                  G#m     F#
   It took me so long just to see
B  E                      G#m       F#      B
   But now I'm gonna listen to my mother, oh, oh
E              G#m            F#
She is always looking out for me


[Pre-Chorus]
           E  G#m  F#
I'm on my way to learning,
         B
I'm a better me
   E    G#m  F#           D#
Without you, I was better off
         E   G#m          F#            B          E
Is one enough to my mama told me don't settle for less
         G#m                 B
She was right about all the rest


[Chorus]
           G#m
Mama knows best
           F#                 B
(Yeah, she knows, yeah, she knows)
 E           G#m
Whatever she says
           F#                 B
(Yeah, she knows, yeah, she knows)
      E           G#m           F#
She could've just left but she knows
            B               E
Yeah, she knows, yeah, she knows
         G#m
I gotta confess
F#                  B
   That mama knows best


[Bridge]
E                  G#m
I don't know what you've been told
   F#              B                 E
But I promise you that I'm not like them
G#m            F#m
I'm not like them
       N.C.
I was raised up better

E                  G#m
I don't know what you've been told
   F#              B                 E
But I promise you that I'm not like them
G#m            F#m
I'm not like them
        B
I was raised up better

E                  G#m
I don't know what you've been told
   F#              B                 E
But I promise you that I'm not like them
G#m            F#m
I'm not like them
        B
I was raised up better

E                  G#m
I don't know what you've been told
   F#              B                 E
But I promise you that I'm not like them
N.C.
I'm not like them


[Chorus]
           G#m
Mama knows best
           F#                 B
(Yeah, she knows, yeah, she knows)
 E           G#m
Whatever she says
           F#                 B
(Yeah, she knows, yeah, she knows)
      E           G#m           F#
She could've just left but she knows
            B               E
Yeah, she knows, yeah, she knows
         G#m
I gotta confess
F#                  B   E
   That mama knows best


[Outro]
     G#m              F#                B
She knows, yeah, she knows, yeah, she knows
E  G#m  F#