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 |Mama told me not to come [C] [Eb] | 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 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 Open up the window, let me catch my breath [G7] [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 I seen so many things, I ain't never seen before [G7] G G7 G I don't know what it is, I don't wanna see no more [G7] [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" Outro: [G*] "That ain't the way to have fun"