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Three Dog Night - Mama Told Me Not To Come Chords

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Mama Told Me Not To Come Chords

(ver. 1)
Three Dog Night
[Intro]

G# G#7/Eb G# G#7/Eb G# G#7/Eb G# G#7/Eb G# G#7/Eb

[Verse]

          G#              G#7/Eb
Want some whiskey in your water?

G#            G#7/Eb
Sugar in your tea?

G#               G#7Eb                   G#         G#7/Eb
What's all these crazy questions they're askin' me?

G#                   G#7/Eb           G#       G#7/Eb
This is the craziest party that could ever be

G#                     G#7/Eb           G#         G#7/Eb
Don't turn on the lights 'cause I don't wanna see

[Chorus]

     G#             G#/C   C# D 
Mama told me not to come

Eb   G#             G#/C  C# D  Eb
Mama told me not to come

 G#             G#/C        C#   D   G#/C Eb
"That ain't the way to have fun, no"

[Verse]

G#          G#7/Eb           G#            G#7/Eb
Open up the window, let some air into this room

  G#               G#7/Eb             G#             G#7/Eb
I think I'm almost chokin' from the smell of stale perfume

         G#                     G#7/Eb      G#               G#7/Eb
And that cigarette you're smokin' 'bout scare me half to death

G#                  G#7/Eb         G#             G#7/Eb
Open up the window, sucker, let me catch my breath

[Chorus]

     G#             G#/C  C# D
Mama told me not to come

Eb   G#             G#/C  C# D Eb
Mama told me not to come

G#              G#/C        C#     D  Eb          
"That ain't the way to have fun, son"

G#/C                        Eb
"That ain't the way to have fun, son"

[Interlude]

G# G#/C C# D Eb
G# G#/C C# D Eb
G# G#/C C# D Eb
G# G#7/Eb G# G#7/Eb
[Verse]

G#           G#7/Eb              G#              G#7/Eb
The radio is blastin', someone's knockin' at the door

    G#             G#7/Eb                   G#             G#7/Eb
I'm lookin' at my girlfriend - she's passed out on the floor

G#             G#7/Eb         G#             G#7/Eb
I seen so many things I ain't never seen before

G#                G#7/Eb              G#          G#7/Eb
Don't know what it is - I don't wanna see no more

[Chorus]

     G#            G#/C  C# D 
Mama told me not to come

Eb   G#            G#/C  C# D
Mama told me not to come

Eb        G#              G#/C        C#   D    Eb
She said, "That ain't the way to have fun, son"

G#/C                        Eb   
"That ain't the way to have fun, no"

[Outro]

G#             G#/C         C#    D  Eb
"That ain't the way to have fun, no"

G#             G#/C         C#     D  Eb
"That ain't the way to have fun, son"

G#             G#/C         C#     D  Eb
"That ain't the way to have fun, no"

G#            G#/C          C#     D  Eb
"That ain't the way to have fun, son"
            
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