Tom: F
Intro: |F |Gm |Bb |F |
[Verse 1]
F Gm
Mama said, "Good things come free"
Bb F
"Do what you can and be what you need"
F Gm
We never had much, but we figured it out
Bb F
Cause when you've got nothing, there's nothing to bitch about
[Chorus]
F
She would say, "Oh, oh, don't hit me with your stuff"
Gm
Say, "You got money, you got something"
Bb
"Oh, oh, just hit me with love"
F
"You ain't got love, then you ain't got nothing"
F
"Oh, oh, don't hit me with your stuff"
Gm
Say, "You got money, you got something"
Bb
"Oh, oh, just hit me with love"
F
"You ain't got love, then you ain't got nothing"
F Gm
Mama knows
Bb F
Yes, mama knows
[Verse 2]
F Gm
Well, no shit, your life is hard
Bb F
It's an easy Sunday when you know who you are (oh yeah, child)
F Gm
Ain't no shortcut gonna bring you peace (no)
Bb F
But your mama knows just what you need (yes)
[Chorus]
F
She would say, "Oh, oh, don't hit me with your stuff"
Gm
Say, "You got money, you got something"
Bb
"Oh, oh, just hit me with love"
F
"You ain't got love, then you ain't got nothing"
F
"Oh, oh, don't hit me with your stuff"
Gm
Say, "You got money, but that's something"
Bb
"Oh, oh, just hit me with love"
F
"You ain't got love, then you ain't got nothing"
F Gm
Mama knows
Bb F
Ooh, yes, mama knows, yeah
[Bridge]
N.C.
Mmhmm, yeah
Oh, yes
Oh, it's so sweet
Yes, it is
Bb
I said it's, it's so sweet (yeah)
Bb
It's so sweet (oh lord, yes)
Bb
It's so sweet (yeah)
Bb
Oh, but if you don't know, now, now
F
You better go ask your mama
[Chorus]
F
She would say, "Oh, oh, don't hit me with your stuff"
Gm
Say, "You got money, you got something"
Bb
"Oh, oh, just hit me with love"
F
"You ain't got love, then you ain't got nothing"
F
"Oh, oh, don't hit me with your stuff"
Gm
Say, "You got money, you think that that's something"
Bb
"Oh, oh, just hit me with love"
F
"You ain't got love, then you ain't got nothing"
F Gm
Mama knows
Bb F
I said your mom, she knows (yes)
