INTRO A#/A/G/A x3 A#/D
ver
W[A]ell there is something going down[A#/A]
Like the storm in the sky[A#/A]
I ain't gonna be played by your behavior[A#/A]
How can I trust someone who's lying to m[A#/G/A]e, so
[A]Bow out, go!
Now I said bow out, leav[A#/A]e!
I said take your stuff and go,
'Cuz you're not for me[A#/G/A]
chor
[A]Mama knows b[G]est when [D]times get ha[G]rd
[A]And papa [G]always has a [D]joke to make me[G] laugh
[A]Mama knows best w[G]hen
I [D]feel down, [G]to bring me up
[A]And al[G]ways k[D]eep my feet[G] on the ground[D]
ver
[A]Say I know know know[A#/A]
That you can pick up and drop,[A#/A]
And all of this inconsistent love[A#/A]
I think it's about time that it stops[A#/G/A]
[A]So bow out, go!
Now I said bow out, leave![A#/A]
I said take a bow and go,
'Cuz you're not for me[A#/G/A]
chor
[A]Mama know[G]s best w[D]hen times get[G] hard
[A]And papa alwa[G]ys has a joke [D]to make me laug[G]h
[A]Mama knows b[G]est when
[D]I feel down, [G]to bring me up
[A]And alwa[G]ys ke[D]ep my feet o[G]n the grou[D]nd
[A]Just keep the best of ma'
Daddy said to me[A#/A]
Always use humor as your therapy, yeah
[A/G/F#/F/E]Don't ever take life too seriously,
Just do you, 'cuz you do you so perfectly
Mama, mama knows best
Daddy, daddy knows best
Repeat chorus etc etc.
ver
W[A]ell there is something going down[A#/A]
Like the storm in the sky[A#/A]
I ain't gonna be played by your behavior[A#/A]
How can I trust someone who's lying to m[A#/G/A]e, so
[A]Bow out, go!
Now I said bow out, leav[A#/A]e!
I said take your stuff and go,
'Cuz you're not for me[A#/G/A]
chor
[A]Mama knows b[G]est when [D]times get ha[G]rd
[A]And papa [G]always has a [D]joke to make me[G] laugh
[A]Mama knows best w[G]hen
I [D]feel down, [G]to bring me up
[A]And al[G]ways k[D]eep my feet[G] on the ground[D]
ver
[A]Say I know know know[A#/A]
That you can pick up and drop,[A#/A]
And all of this inconsistent love[A#/A]
I think it's about time that it stops[A#/G/A]
[A]So bow out, go!
Now I said bow out, leave![A#/A]
I said take a bow and go,
'Cuz you're not for me[A#/G/A]
chor
[A]Mama know[G]s best w[D]hen times get[G] hard
[A]And papa alwa[G]ys has a joke [D]to make me laug[G]h
[A]Mama knows b[G]est when
[D]I feel down, [G]to bring me up
[A]And alwa[G]ys ke[D]ep my feet o[G]n the grou[D]nd
[A]Just keep the best of ma'
Daddy said to me[A#/A]
Always use humor as your therapy, yeah
[A/G/F#/F/E]Don't ever take life too seriously,
Just do you, 'cuz you do you so perfectly
Mama, mama knows best
Daddy, daddy knows best
Repeat chorus etc etc.
