Ma Baker - Boney M
Intro: (same chords as verse)
[Dm] [C] [Am] [Dm] [Dm] [C] [Am] [Dm] [C] [Dm] [C] [Dm]
Verse 1:
Dm C Am Dm
She was the meanest cat, in old Chicago town,
Dm C Am Dm
she was the meanest cat, she really mowed them down.
C Dm C Dm
She had no heart at all, no no no heart at all.
Verse 2:
Dm C Am Dm
She was the meanest cat, oh she was really tough,
Dm C Am Dm
she left her husband flat, he wasn't tough enough.
C Dm C Dm
She took her boys along, 'cos they were mean and strong.
|Chorus:
| Dm C Am Dm
|Ma Ma Ma Ma - Ma Baker - she taught her four sons,
| C Am Dm
|Ma Ma Ma Ma - Ma Baker - to handle their guns.
| C Am Dm
|Ma Ma Ma Ma - Ma Baker - she never could cry,
| C Am A7
|Ma Ma Ma Ma - Ma Baker - but she knew how to die!
Instrumental: (same chords as verse)
[Dm] [C] [Am] [Dm] [Dm] [C] [Am] [Dm]
[C] [Dm] [C] [Dm]
Verse 3:
Dm C Am Dm
They left a trail of crime across the U.S.A.
Dm C Am Dm
And when one boy was killed, she really made them pay.
C Dm C Dm
She had no heart at all, no no no heart at all.
|Chorus:
| Dm C Am Dm
|Ma Ma Ma Ma - Ma Baker - she taught her four sons,
| C Am Dm
|Ma Ma Ma Ma - Ma Baker - to handle their guns.
| C Am Dm
|Ma Ma Ma Ma - Ma Baker - she never could cry,
| C Am A7
|Ma Ma Ma Ma - Ma Baker - but she knew how to die!
Verse 4:
Dm C Am Dm
She met a man she liked, she thought she'd stay with him,
Dm C Am Dm
one day he fought with them, they did away with him.
C Dm C Dm
She didn't care at all, just didn't care at all.
Verse 5:
Dm C Am Dm
One day they robbed a bank, it was their last foray,
Dm C Am Dm
the cops appeared too soon, they couldn't get away.
C Dm C Dm
And all the loot they had, it made them mighty mad.
Verse 6:
Dm C Am Dm
And so they shot it out, Ma Baker and her sons.
Dm C Am Dm
They didn't want to hang, they died with blazing guns.
C Dm C Dm
and so the story ends, of one who left no friends.
|Chorus:
| Dm C Am Dm
|Ma Ma Ma Ma - Ma Baker - she taught her four sons,
| C Am Dm
|Ma Ma Ma Ma - Ma Baker - to handle their guns.
| C Am Dm
|Ma Ma Ma Ma - Ma Baker - she never could cry,
| C Am A7
|Ma Ma Ma Ma - Ma Baker - but she knew how to die!
Outro:
[Dm - Single Strum]
Intro same chords as verse
Dm C Am Dm Dm C Am Dm C Dm C Dm
Verse 1
She was the Dm meanest C cat, in old ChiAmcago Dm town,
she was the Dm meanest C cat, she really Am mowed them Dm down.
She had no C heart at Dm all, no no no C heart at Dm all.
Verse 2
She was the meDmanest C cat, oh she was Am really Dm tough,
she left her Dm husband C flat, he wasn't Am tough Dm enough.
She took her C boys alDmong, 'cos they were C mean and Dm strong.
Chorus
Ma Ma Ma Dm Ma - Ma C Baker - she Am taught her four Dm sons,
Ma Ma Ma Ma - Ma C Baker - to Am handle their Dm guns.
Ma Ma Ma Ma - Ma C Baker - she Am never could Dm cry,
Ma Ma Ma Ma - Ma C Baker - but she Am knew how to A7 die!
Instrumental same chords as verse
Dm C Am Dm Dm C Am Dm
C Dm C Dm
Verse 3
They left a Dm trail of C crime across the Am U.S.DmA.
And when one Dm boy was C killed, she really Am made them Dm pay.
She had no C heart at Dm all, no no no C heart at Dm all.
Chorus
Ma Ma Ma Dm Ma - Ma C Baker - she Am taught her four Dm sons,
Ma Ma Ma Ma - Ma C Baker - to Am handle their Dm guns.
Ma Ma Ma Ma - Ma C Baker - she Am never could Dm cry,
Ma Ma Ma Ma - Ma C Baker - but she Am knew how to A7 die!
Verse 4
She met a Dm man she C liked, she thought she'd Am stay with Dm him,
one day he Dm fought with C them, they did Am away with Dm him.
She didn't C care at Dm all, just didn't C care at Dm all.
Verse 5
One day they Dm robbed a C bank, it was their Am last foDmray,
the cops appDmeared too C soon, they couldn't Am get awDmay.
And all the C loot they Dm had, it made them C mighty Dm mad.
Verse 6
And so they Dm shot it C out, Ma Baker Am and her Dm sons.
They didn't Dm want to C hang, they died with blaAmzing guDmns.
and so the C story Dm ends, of one who C left no Dm friends.
Chorus
Ma Ma Ma Dm Ma - Ma C Baker - she Am taught her four Dm sons,
Ma Ma Ma Ma - Ma C Baker - to Am handle their Dm guns.
Ma Ma Ma Ma - Ma C Baker - she Am never could Dm cry,
Ma Ma Ma Ma - Ma C Baker - but she Am knew how to A7 die!
Outro
Dm - Single Strum