You've Gotta See Mama Every Night
1923

Billy Rose / Con Conrad
A7CDD7E7GG7Gdim8 chords used in this song
G | Gdim | D7 | G |
GDaddy dear | Gdimlisten here, | D7your Mama's feeling | Gblue |
| D7 | G | D7 |
I don't see much of | D7you, that will never | Gdo | D7 |
G | Gdim | D7 | E7 |
GOnce a week your | GdimMama's cheek | D7gets a kiss or | E7two |
| A7 | D |
Now I'm | A7not showing you the | Ddoor |
| A7 | D7 |
I'm just | A7laying down the | D7law |
| G | E7 |
You've gotta | Gsee Mama | E7every night |
| A7 | D7 | G | D7 |
Or you | A7can't see | D7Mama at | Gall | D7 |
| G | E7 |
You've gotta | Gkiss Mama | E7treat her right |
| D7 | A7 | D7 |
Or she | D7won't be | A7home when you | D7call |
| G | G7 |
Now | GI don't care for the | G7kind of a man |
| C | Gdim |
Who | Cloves his Mama on in | Gdimstallment plan |
| G | E7 |
You've gotta | Gsee Mama | E7every night |
| A7 | D7 | G | D7 |
Or you | A7can't see | D7Mama at | Gall | D7 |
G | Gdim | D7 |
GMonday night I | Gdimsat a | D7lone |
G | Gdim | D7 |
GTuesday night you | Gdimdidn't | D7phone |
G | C | A7 |
GWednesday night you | Cdidn't | A7 call |
G | D7 | G |
GThursday night the | D7same old | Gstall |
G | Gdim | D7 |
GFriday night you | Gdimdodged my | D7path |
G | Gdim | D7 |
GSaturday night you | Gdimtook your | D7bath |
G | C | A7 |
GSunday night you | C called on | A7me |
| G | D7 |
But you | Gbrought your wife and your | D7family |
| G | E7 |
You've gotta | Gsee Mama | E7every night |
| A7 | D7 | G | D7 |
Or you | A7can't see | D7Mama at | Gall | D7 |
| G | E7 |
You've gotta | Gkiss Mama | E7treat her right |
| D7 | A7 | D7 |
Or she | D7won't be | A7home when you | D7call |
| G | G7 |
Now | GI don't care for the | G7kind of a sheikh |
| C | Gdim |
Who | Cdoes his sheikhing | Gdimonce a week |
| G | E7 |
You've gotta | Gsee Mama | E7every night |
| A7 | D7 | G | D7 | G |
Or you | A7can't see | D7Mama at | Gall | D7 | G |
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