Intro
N.C.
He's back, ma
N.C.
Why you all came back, boy?
N.C.
Leave us alone. Get...
[Verse 1]
F#m
- We all lived in a small town
F#m
- In a tumble-down shed
F#m
- Mumma, she was a good-good woman
F#m
- Worked so hard
F#m
- Worked her fingers to the bones
F#m
- Bring us kids up on her own
C# D
She said -- you'll see it - you'll hear it
[Chorus]
B
Baby don't speak no evil
D
Baby don't speak no evil
[Interlude]
| F#m | F#m | F#m | F#m |
[Verse 2]
F#m
- Papa, he was a good-good man
F#m
- And he worked so hard
C# D
He said -- you see it - you hear it
[Chorus]
B D
Baby don't speak no evil, baby don't speak no evil
B F#m
Baby don't speak no evil, that's what he said
D B
Baby don't speak no evil, baby don't speak no evil
D A
Baby don't speak no evil, that's what he said
[Interlude]
| A | A |
| A | A |
| Em | Em |
D E
Baby don't speak no evil
| F#m | F#M |
| A | A |
[Verse 3]
F#m
- So they put us through schoo-ool
F#m
- And kept us clothed and fed
F#m
- We went swimmin' in summer
F#m
- Rememberin' what mama said
F#m
- Then we moved into town
F#m
- Saw those people messin' around
C#m D
She said - you see it - and you hear it
[Chorus]
Bm
Baby don't speak no evil
D
My baby don't speak no evil
Bm F#m
Baby don't speak no evil, that's what she said
F#m
Baby don't
C#m
Baby don't you see it, baby don't you hear it
Bm
Baby don't you see it, don't you hear it
[Bridge]
D D
Baby don't speak, baby don't speak
Bm A D Bm
Baby don't speak no evil, baby don't speak no evil
F#m
That's what she said, what she said
D Bm
Baby don't speak no evil, baby don't speak no evil
D F#m
Baby don't speak no evil, that's what she said
D
Baby don't speak, no baby don't speak
Bm
Baby don't speak no evil (no e-e-evil)
D
Baby don't speak no evil, no evil
[Outro]
D Bm
Baby don't speak no evil, baby don't speak no evil
D F#m
Baby don't speak no evil, that's what she said
D
(No e-e-evil), baby don't speak no evil
Bm
No, baby don't speak no evil, no evil
D F#m
Baby, don't speak no evil, that's what she said (fade)