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Song title:      Momma's Boy
Original Album:	 Taller Children

Words and Music by Elizabeth Ziman, Lynn Ziman and Elizabeth Abby
Copyright © 2009 Verve Records
Published by Universal Music Group

Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfrets.net)


INTRO:
Chords:
Gm      355333    Ebadd9  x65066
Bb+/F#  xx433x    C       x32010
Bb      x13331

[play: | Gm  Bb+/F# | Bb | Ebadd9 | C |]  [x2]


VERSE1:
Chords:
Gm      355333    Ebadd9  x65066
Bb+/F#  xx433x    C       x32010
Bb      x13331

Gm       Bb+/F#           Bb
  If you want   a girl to be your mother
Ebadd9              C
Go    find another, go find another one


VERSE2:
Gm         Bb+/F#              Bb
  You only call   me when your life’s going under
    Ebadd9               C
I’m not    just a cover, not just a cover up


CHORUS1:
Chords:
Eb/Bb  668886    Ab9 464546
Cm     x35543    Ab7 464544

Eb/Bb                       Cm                 Ab9
  And then you wanna be the tough guy with the appetite
Ab7         Cm
  Well, I’m not gonna stop you


VERSE3:
Chords:
Gm      355333    Ebadd9 x65066
Bb+/F#  xx433x    C7     x32310
Bb      x13331

Gm              Bb+/F#        Bb/F     Bb
  But if you’re looking for a bed to recover on
Ebadd9                   C7
Go     find another one, go find another one


[Instrumental over VERSE chords]


BRIDGE:
Chords:
Eb/Bb  668886    Eb  x6888x
Eb+/B  7xx887    Gm7 353333
Cm     x35543    Ab7 464544
D      x5777x    Gm  355333

Eb/Bb          Eb+/B  Cm          D
  And you’re a grown  boy, such a grown boy

Eb               Gm7             Cm
Don’t expect the world, to clean up for you,
     Ab7
‘Cos they don’t have to

Eb               Gm7           Cm
Don’t expect the stars to line up for you,
        Ab7
They’ll shine right past you

    Eb                Gm           Cm             Ab7
You seem to think you always get exactly what you ask for


Chords:
Eb/G   3xx343    F/C    x33211    Gm/F xx3333
F/A    x03211    D7/F#  2x021x    Bb   x13331
Gm/Bb  x10033    Gm     x00333
Bb/D   xx0331    Gm/F#  xx4333


[play: | Eb/G F/A | Gm/Bb Bb/D |

F/C       D7/F#        | Gm Gm/F# | Gm/F Bb |
  But I’m not   your mother


INTERLUDE:
Notes:
Sing scat over first two bars of Guitar Figure 1 played x2.
Then continue with second two bars.

Chords:
Gm     x00333    Bb     x13331
Gm/F#  xx4333    Ebadd9 x65066
Gm/F   xx3333    C      x32010


Ba ga de ga de ga de wee!

[play: | Gm Gm/F# | Gm/F Bb |]  [x2]

[play: | Ebadd9 | C |]


[repeat VERSE1]


VERSE4:
Chords:
Gm      355333    Bb      x1333x
Bb+/F#  xx433x    Ebadd9  x65066
Bb/F    xx333x    C       x32310

Gm         Bb+/F#                Bb/F         Bb
  You only call   me when you’re down on your dollar
    Ebadd9               C
I’m not    just a cover, not just a cover up


CHORUS2:
Eb/Bb  668886    Ab7    464544
Cm7    x35343    Cm/Eb  x6554x

Eb/Bb                       Cm7                Ab7
  And then you wanna be the tough guy with the appetite
          Cm/Eb
You wanna eat your cake, don't you?


[repeat VERSE3]


Chords:
Gm     x00333    Bb     x13331
Gm/F#  xx4333    Ebadd9 x65066
Gm/F   xx3333    C7     x32310

[play: | Gm Gm/F# | Gm/F Bb | Ebadd9 | C7 |]


BRIDGE2:
Chords:
Eb/Bb  668886    Eb  x6888x    Gm7 353333
Eb+/B  7xx887    Gm  355333
Cm     x35543    Ab7 464544
D      x5777x    Eb  x6888x

Eb/Bb          Eb+/B  Cm          D
  And you’re a grown  boy, such a grown boy

Eb             | Gm | Cm | Ab7 |
Don’t expect the world...

Eb               Gm7             Cm
Don’t expect the world, to clean up for you,
     Ab7
‘Cos they don’t have to

Eb               Gm7           Cm
Don’t expect the stars to line up for you,
        Ab7
They’ll shine right past you

    Eb                Gm           Cm             Ab7
You seem to think you always get exactly what you ask for


Chords:
Eb/G  3xx343
F/A   x33211
Gm/Bb x10033    
Bb/D  xx0331

[play: | Eb/G F/A | Gm/Bb Bb/D |]


Chords:
F/C   x33211    Gm      355333    Bb      x13331
D7/F# 2x021x    Bb+/F#  xx433x    Ebadd9  x65066
Gm    355333    Bb/F    113331    C7/E    032310
Bb/D  xx0331

F/C       D7/F#        | Gm Bb+/F# | Bb/F | Bb | C7/E |
  But I’m not   your mother

[play: | Gm Bb+/F# | Bb/F | Bb | C7/E |]


[repeat VERSE1]


VERSE2 (repeated but changed chords):
Chords:
Gm      355333    Ebadd9 x65066
Bb+/F#  xx433x    C      x32010
Bb/F    xx333x    Gm/Bb  x10033

Gm         Bb+/F#            Bb/F
  You only call me when your life’s going under
    Ebadd9               C              | Gm  Bb+/F# | Bb/F Gm/Bb | Ebadd9 |
I’m not    just a cover, not just a cov - er  up

[end on Ebadd9]