Mama's Got A Girlfriend Now
Ben Harper
OtherMedium for beginners5 chords
How to play it
Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.
D
G
A
F#Diagram coming soon
E
Chords & lyrics
Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.
Intro: D G - D G - A - D D G D Papa he left home today D G D Said he ain't comin' back again D D/F# G Said he ain't gonna be nobody's second best E A Just cause mama's got a special kind of friend D G D Papa he left home today D G D Said he ain't comin' back no more D D/F# G Said he ain't gonna take no damn back seat A D And how could mama do him so low D G D But mama's got a girlfriend now boy D G D Mama's got a girlfriend now D D/F# Mama's got a girlfriend G E Mama's got (found) a true friend A D Mama's got a girlfriend now D G D You see mama don't watch your damn football D G D And your beer drinkin' just won't do D D/F# You're just stayin' out late G And you're preachin' the hate E A And you never have been true D G D You see mama she want her somebody D G D Who will let her be herself D D/F# So she's leavin' you G And your stinky damn ways A D Cause she's found somebody else Chorus Interlude: D G - D G - D G - D - D G - D G - E - A D G - D G - D G - D - D G - D G - A - D D G D Papa he left home today D G D He was wavin' his hands and cryin' D D/F# You could tell by the sound G And the tone in his voice E A That his heart was slowly dyin' D G D But mama said "Boy if I ever D G D Catch you 'round here again D D/F# G You ain't never gonna have nobody else A D Not a woman or a man" Chorus (2x)
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Chord set
D · G · A · F# · E
Practice tip
Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.