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