Tone: [G]
Capo: 3
Chorus
Mama said that it was [C]okay
[G]Mama said that it was [Bm]quite alri[Em]alright
Our kind of people have a [Bm]bed for the [Em]night
And it was [D]okay
Mama told us we are [C]good kids
[G]And daddy told us never [Bm]listen to the [Em]ones
Pointing nasty [D]fingers and making [Em]fun
Cause we were good [D]kids
Verse 1
Remember asking both my [Em]mom and dad
Why we never [D]traveled to exotic [G]lands
We only ever really visit [Em]friends
Nothing to [D]tell when the [G]summer ends
We never really went [Em]buying clothes
Folks were [D]passing on this stuff in [G]plenty lords
New shoes once a [Em]year and then
Out to play [D]ball so we could [G]ruin them
Chorus
Mama said that it was [C]okay
[G]Mama said that it was [Bm]quite alri[Em]alright
Our kind of people have a [Bm]bed for the [Em]night
And it was [D]okay
Mama told us we are [C]good kids
[G]And daddy told us never [Bm]listen to the [Em]ones
Pointing nasty [D]fingers and making [Em]fun
Cause we were good [D]kids
Verse 2
Don't get me wrong I didn't [Em]have it bad
I got enough [D]loving from my [G]mom and dad
But I don't think they really [Em]understood
When I said that I [D]wanted the deal in [G]Hollywood
I told them I'll be singing [Em]on TV
The other kids were [D]calling me a [G]wannabe
The older kids they started [Em]bugging me
But now they're all [D]standing right in [G]front of me
Chorus
Mama said that it was [C]okay
[G]Mama said that it was [Bm]quite alri[Em]alright
Our kind of people have a [Bm]bed for the [Em]night
And it was [D]okay
Mama told us we are [C]good kids
[G]And daddy told us never [Bm]listen to the [Em]ones
Pointing nasty [Bm]fingers and making f[Em]fun
Cause we were good [D]kids
Chorus
I [Em]know which [A]place I'm from[C]from
I know my [G]home
[Em]When I'm in [A]doubt and struggling[C]struggling
That's where I [G]go
An old [Em]friend can give advice[D]advice
When new [C]friends only know a half [G]story
That's why I [Em]always keep them tight[D]tight
And why I'm okay[C]okay
... I said I'm OK
You know what my mama said
You know what she told me
Chorus
Mama said that it was [C]okay
[G]Mama said that it was [Bm]quite alri[Em]alright
Our kind of people have a [Bm]bed for the [Em]night
And it was [D]okay
Mama told us we are [C]good kids
[G]And daddy told us never [Bm]listen to the [Em]ones
Pointing nasty [D]fingers and making [Em]fun
Cause we were good [D]kids
Outro
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