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Song Mamma Gave 

(C) 2023   David Pellegrini 

  bangor2000@hotmail.com

 

Chorus 1   

C

She came from the city 

      em

She Wasn't very pretty 

         F

Her mamma said  

                  G7

you won’t go to far

C

You got to have connections 

em

You got to have direction 

F                            G7    C

Honey you'll never be a star 


Verse 1  

AM

She moved away  

 EM

made SOME plans  

F

She sang her songs  

                      G7

and formed a band  

AM

When the lights came up 

EM 

On thE stage²  

F

She sang this  song  

        G

My mama gave  

 

 Chorus 2  

C

I came from the city. 

 EM

I not very pretty  

      F

My mama said 

    G7

I won’t make it to far. 

 C 

I  got to have connections 

EM

I got to have directions 

F                            G7     C

Honey you'll never be a star  

 

Verse 2  

AM

She gave her  all  

EM

Night and day

  F 

Waited on tables , 

             G7

And she prayed  

AM

Then people came  

         EM

from miles away   

    F

to hear the song 

        G7

 her mamma gave  

  

Chorus 3

C

I came from the city. 

 EM

I not very pretty  

      F

My mama said 

    G7

I won’t make it too far. 

 C 

Now  I got my connections 

EM

I got my directions 

F                            G7     

I know that I will be a star  

 

 

Bridge 
AM
She loved her mamma even though mamma was wrong
        EM
She said her mammas words  helped make her strong
       f
She kept on believing and working hard 
         G7                   g7
 while moving on moving on 

 

 

Chorus 4 

Well

C

Now she’s living in the country 

EM

raising a family  

F                               G7

watching them grow day by day 

C

Giving them directions   

EM

Giving them connections  

F

Their singing the songs

G7                    C

 their  mamma gave

 

Chorus 5

C

I'm not from the city  

Em

but I,m KINDA pretty

  F                    G7

mamma said  'll go quite far 

 C

I got my  connections  

EM

I got my directions 

F                                    G       C

SHE SAID Honey you'll always be my star 

 

Chorus 5 repeat key change

 

C

I'm not from the city  

Em

but I,m KINDA pretty

  F                    G7

mamma said  'll go quite far 

 C

I got my  connections  

EM

I got my directions 

F                                    G       C

SHE SAID Honey you'll always be my star