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