Am7:   x02010
B7:    x24242 or x2120x
Cadd9: x3203x Cmaj7: x35453
D/F#:  2xx23x 
F7:    13121x
G7:    320001

Intro
G D/F# C (3x)
G D/F# Cadd9

Verse 1
G                               D/F#
 You taught me everything and everything you’ve given me 
C 
 I always keep it inside 
G                    D/F#        C
 You’re the driving force in my life, yeah 

G                        D/F#
 There isn’t anything or anyone that I can be
C
 And it just wouldn’t feel right 
G                  D/F#      C 
 If I didn’t have you by my side 

     Bridge
                Am                      G 
     You were there for me to love and care for me 
            D/F# 
     When skies were grey 
                 Am                   G
     Whenever I was down, you were always there 
            D/F#
     To comfort me 
                Am                         G 
     And no one else can be what you have been to me 
              D/F# 
     You will always be
              G              D/F#    F7
     You will always be the girl my life for all times 

     Chorus
      G                     D/F# 
     Mama, mama you know I love you 
     B7 
     Ooh you know I love you 
      Em    Dm              G7          Cmaj7 
     Mama, mama you’re the queen of my heart
      B7                                Em
     Your love is like tears from the stars 
      G7                        Cmaj7 
     Mama, I just want you to know 
      Am7                D/F#       G          
     Loving you is like food to my soul 

        D/F#        C   D
Yes, it is   yes it is 
       G          D/F#        C
Yes it is, yes it is,  yes it is
 
Verse 2
G                               D/F#
 You’re always down for me have always been around for me 
C
 Even when I was bad 
G               D/F#           C
 You showed me right from my wrong (yes you did)
G                            D/F#
 And you took up for me when everyone was downin’ me 
C
 You always did understand 
G               D/F#        C
 You gave me strength to go on 

     Bridge
                   Am                 G
     There was so many times looking back when I 
               D/F#
     Was so afraid 
                   Am             G
     And then you come to me and say to me 
            D/F#
     I can face anything 
                Am                       G   
     And no one else can do what you've done for me 
            D/F#
     You’ll always be 
              G              D/F#       F7
     You will always be the girl in my life 

     Chorus
      G                     D/F# 
     Mama, mama you know I love you 
     B7 
     Ooh you know I love you 
      Em    Dm              G7          Cmaj7 
     Mama, mama you’re the queen of my heart
      B7                                Em
     Your love is like tears from the stars 
      G7                        Cmaj7 
     Mama, I just want you to know 
      Am7                D/F#       Em         
     Loving you is like food to my soul

Bridge
 Dm                           Cmaj7 
Never gonna go a day without you 
 G/B                             Am7 
Fills me up just thinking about you 
      Am7        D/F#           G 
I'll never go a day without my mama

     Chorus