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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I'M LIVIN' IN SHAME
Intro:
D, Dmaj7, D7, G
A
Verse 1:
Am
Mama was cookin' bread,
F C
She wore a dirty raggedy scarf a-round her head.
Em G
Always had her stockings low, rolled to her feet; just didn't know.
Verse 2:
Am
She wore a sloppy dress,
F C
Oh no matter how she tried, she always looked a mess.
Em G
Out of the pot she ate; never used a fork or a dinner plate.
Bridge 1:
Bm A7 D
I was always so afraid my uptown friends would see her.
Bm A7 D
Afraid one day when I was grown, that I would be her.
Interlude:
F#
Verse 3:
Bm
In a college town,
G D
A-way from home, an identi-ty I found.
F#m A
That I was born elite, with maids and servants at my feet..
Verse 4:
Bm
I must have been insane;
G D
I lied and said mama died on a weekend trip to Spain.
F#m A
She never got out of the house; never even boarded a train.
Bridge 2:
Bm A7 D
Married a guy, was living high; I didn't want him to know her.
Bm A7 D
She had a grandson, two years old, that I never even showed her.
Chorus 1:
D Dmaj7 D7 G, Gm
I'm living in shame; Mama, I miss you.
D Dmaj7 D7 G, Gm
I know you're not to blame; Mama, I miss you.
Interlude:
F#
Break:
Em A, C D, G
Verse 5:
Am
Came the telegram;
F C
Mama passed away while making home made jam.
Em G
Be-fore she died she cried to see me by her side.
Verse 6:
Am
She always did her best,
F C
Ah, cooked and cleaned, and always in the same old dress.
Em G
Working hard, down on her knees; always trying to please.
Bridge 3:
Bm A7 D
Mama, Mama, Mama can you hear me?
Bm A7 D
Mama, Mama, Mama can you hear me?
*KEY CHANGE*
Chorus 3:
D# D#maj7 D#7 G#, G#m
I'm living in shame; Mama, I miss you.
D# D#maj7 D#7 G#, G#m
I know you're not to blame; Mama, I miss you.
Coda:
D# D#maj7
Won't you for-give me Mama, for all the wrong I've done?
D#7 G# G#m
I know you've done your best, oh, I know you've done,
D# D#maj7
The very best you could; Mama I thought you understood...
(Fade)
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