Mama Told Me (Not to Come)
Three Dog Night
[intro]
[G] [G7] [G] [G7] x2
[verse 1]
G G7 G G7
Want some whiskey in your water? Sugar in your tea?
G G7 G G7
What's all these crazy questions, you're askin' me?
G G7 G G7
This is the craziest party, that could ev - er be
G G7 G G7
Don't turn on the lights, 'cause I don't wanna see
|[chorus]
| G G7 C Eb
|Mama told me not to come
| G G7 C Eb
|Mama told me not to come (she said)
|G G7 C Eb
|"That ain't the way to have fun, son"
|[G *]"That ain't the way to have [D *]fun, son"
[verse 2]
G G7 G G7
Open up your window, let some air into this room
G G7 G G7
I think I'm almost chokin', from the smell of stale per - fume
G G7 G G7
And that cigarette you're smokin', 'bout scare me half to death
G G7 G G7
Open up the window, let me catch my breath
[chorus]
[verse 3]
G G7 G G7
The radio is blastin', someone's knockin' at the door
G G7 G G7
I'm lookin' at my girlfriend, she's passed out on the floor
G G7 G G7
I seen so many things, I ain't never seen before
G G7 G G7
I don't know what it is, I don't wanna see no more
[chorus]
|[outro] x2
|G G7
|Mama told me, mama told me
|C Eb
|Mama told me, Mama told me,
|G G7 C Eb
|"That ain't the way to have fun, no"
|G G7 C Eb
|"That ain't the way to have fun, son"
|[G *]"That ain't the way to have [D *]fun, son"
[G *] [D *] [G7 *]