You've Gotta See Mama Every Night
1923
usBilly Rose / Con Conrad
A7CDD7E7GG7Gdim
8 chords used in this song
GE7A7D7G
GE7A7D7G
GGdimD7
GGdimD7
GGdimD7
GGdimD7
GGdimD7G
GDaddy dear Gdimlisten here, D7your Mama's feeling Gblue
D7GD7
I don't see much of D7you, that will never Gdo D7
GGdimD7E7
GOnce a week your GdimMama's cheek D7gets a kiss or E7two
A7D
Now I'm A7not showing you the Ddoor
A7D7
I'm just A7laying down the D7law
GE7
You've gotta Gsee Mama E7every night
A7D7GD7
Or you A7can't see D7Mama at Gall D7
GE7
You've gotta Gkiss Mama E7treat her right
D7A7D7
Or she D7won't be A7home when you D7call
GG7
Now GI don't care for the G7kind of a man
CGdim
Who Cloves his Mama on inGdimstallment plan
GE7
You've gotta Gsee Mama E7every night
A7D7GD7
Or you A7can't see D7Mama at Gall D7
For instance
GGdimD7
GMonday night I Gdimsat aD7lone
GGdimD7
GTuesday night youGdimdidn't D7phone
GCA7
GWednesday night you Cdidn't A7 call
GD7G
GThursday night the D7same old Gstall
GGdimD7
GFriday night youGdimdodged my D7path
GGdimD7
GSaturday night you Gdimtook your D7bath
GCA7
GSunday night you C called on A7me
GD7
But you Gbrought your wife and your D7family
Instrumental (chorus pattern)
GE7
You've gotta Gsee Mama E7every night
A7D7GD7
Or you A7can't see D7Mama at Gall D7
GE7
You've gotta Gkiss Mama E7treat her right
D7A7D7
Or she D7won't be A7home when you D7call
GG7
Now GI don't care for the G7kind of a sheikh
CGdim
Who Cdoes his sheikhing Gdimonce a week
GE7
You've gotta Gsee Mama E7every night
A7D7GD7G
Or you A7can't see D7Mama at Gall D7 G
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§Liza Minelli[ F# ]
§Sophie Tucker 1923[ G ]
Peggy Lee - no intro[ F ]