Intro
F# F#m
[Chorus]
F#m Emadd9 Bm9 Bmadd9 Am6 C#aug
Mama, when my dollies have babies and I am a big lady?
F#m Emadd9 A7sus4 D6 C#7
Mama, will a prince come and take me away?
[Verse]
F#m Emadd9 D Cadd+11
When I said these things I believed in kings
C#7 C#aug F#m Emadd9
Then I didn't know love could hurt me so
Bm Amadd9 F#m F#sus4
Slowly she replied, tears had filled her eyes
C#7 C#aug F#m
Baby not so fast let your young life last
[Chorus]
F#m Emadd9 Bm9 Bmadd9 Am6 C#aug
Mama, when my dollies have babies and I am a big lady?
F#m Emadd9 A7sus4 D6 C#7
Mama, will a prince come and take me away?
[Verse]
F#m Emadd9 D Cadd+11
I sang to her in fun, my teens had just began
C#7 C#aug F#m Emadd9
My age was not the same still we played this game
Bm Amadd9 F#m F#sus4
Her eyes were filled with pride and slowly she replied
C#7 C#aug F#m F# F#7
Soon enough you'll be a very pretty bride
[Chorus]
Bm Amadd9 Em9 Emadd9 Dm6 F#aug
Mama, when my dollies have babies and I am a big lady?
Bm Amadd9 D7sus4 G6 F#7
Mama, will the hurt go away deep inside?
[Verse]
Bm Amadd9 G Fadd+11
When I sang this song, my whole world had gone wrong
F#7 F#aug Bm Amadd9
All my careful dreams had turned to crystal streams
Em Dmadd9 Bm Bsus4
My love didn't last, and now more years have passed
F#7 F#aug Bm
Left with just one thing - a tender voice that sings
[Chorus]
Bm Amadd9 Em9 Emadd9 Dm6 F#aug
Mama, when my dollies have babies and I am a big lady?
Bm
Mama...