I'm Livin' In Shame Uke tab by The Supremes

19 Chords used in the song: D, Dmaj7, D7, G, A, Am, F, C, Em, Bm, A7, F#, F#m, Gm, D#, D#maj7, D#7, G#, G#m

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Artist: 
Year:  2008
Difficulty: 
4.18
(Intermediate)
Key: unknownChords
I'M LIVIN' IN SHAME


Intro:

D D, Dmaj7 Dmaj7, D7 D7, G G

A A

Verse 1:

Am Am
Mama was cookin' bread,
F F C C
She wore a dirty raggedy scarf a-round her head.
Em Em G G
Always had her stockings low, rolled to her feet; just didn't know.

Verse 2:

Am Am
She wore a sloppy dress,
F F C C
Oh no matter how she tried, she always looked a mess.
Em Em G G
Out of the pot she ate; never used a fork or a dinner plate.

Bridge 1:

Bm Bm A7 A7 D D
I was always so afraid my uptown friends would see her.
Bm Bm A7 A7 D D
Afraid one day when I was grown, that I would be her.

Interlude:

F# F#

Verse 3:

Bm Bm
In a college town,
G G D D
A A-way from home, an identi-ty I found.
F#m F#m A A
That I was born elite, with maids and servants at my feet..

Verse 4:

Bm Bm
I must have been insane;
G G D D
I lied and said mama died on a weekend trip to Spain.
F#m F#m A A
She never got out of the house; never even boarded a train.

Bridge 2:

Bm Bm A7 A7 D D
Married a guy, was living high; I didn't want him to know her.
Bm Bm A7 A7 D D
She had a grandson, two years old, that I never even showed her.

Chorus 1:

D D Dmaj7 Dmaj7 D7 D7 G G, Gm Gm
I'm living in shame; Mama, I miss you.
D D Dmaj7 Dmaj7 D7 D7 G G, Gm Gm
I know you're not to blame; Mama, I miss you.

Interlude:

F# F#

Break:

Em Em A A, C C D D, G G

Verse 5:

Am Am
Came the telegram;
F F C C
Mama passed away while making home made jam.
Em Em G G
Be-fore she died she cried to see me by her side.

Verse 6:

Am Am
She always did her best,
F F C C
Ah, cooked and cleaned, and always in the same old dress.
Em Em G G
Working hard, down on her knees; always trying to please.

Bridge 3:

Bm Bm A7 A7 D D
Mama, Mama, Mama can you hear me?
Bm Bm A7 A7 D D
Mama, Mama, Mama can you hear me?

*KEY CHANGE*

Chorus 3:

D# D# D#maj7 D#maj7 D#7 D#7 G# G#, G#m G#m
I'm living in shame; Mama, I miss you.
D# D# D#maj7 D#maj7 D#7 D#7 G# G#, G#m G#m
I know you're not to blame; Mama, I miss you.

Coda:

D# D# D#maj7 D#maj7
Won't you for-give me Mama, for all the wrong I've done?
D#7 D#7 G# G# G#m G#m
I know you've done your best, oh, I know you've done,
D# D# D#maj7 D#maj7
The very best you could; Mama I thought you understood...

(Fade)

Uke tab by , 03 Jan 2013

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