Apr102024

Jasper Steverlinck – Mama Said Chords on Piano and Ukulele

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These are Mama Said by Jasper Steverlinck on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar & Keyboard.

[Verse 1]
     G
Mama said,
            Dsus4/F#
There’ll be tears,
            Em7
There’ll be sunshine,
            Dsus4  D
Through the years,
          C  Cadd9
Life goes up,
        G
It goes down,
       C        D
Like a merry go round.

[Verse 2]
            G
There’ll be days,
          Dsus4/F#
You won’t see,
            Em7
There’ll be times,
            Dsus4  D
You’ll feel free,
        C  Cadd9
Life is there,
         G
And it’s flow,
    C
You know I told
    Dsus4 D
you so.

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[Chorus]
    Bm         Em
And oh, no one knows,
C               D
How the   river flows,
    Bm           Em
And all  I wanna say,
     C       Cadd9
Is I love you,
   Dsus4 D  D Dsus4
Anyway.

[Verse 3]
     G
Mama said,
         Dsus4/F#
When you cry,
         Em7
Wipe the tears,
          Dsus4  D
From your eyes,
        Cadd9
Life is cool,
         G
Don’t be fooled,
    C
Sometimes you
         Dsus4 D
bend the rule.

[Verse 4]
            G
There’ll be joy,
         Dsus4/F#
You feel pain,
     Em7
Stay strong,
            Dsus4  D
Don’t refrain,
        Cadd9
Have no fear,
        G
Love is near,
        C
It will never
     Dsus4 D
disappear.

[Chorus]
    Bm
And oh, no one
Em
knows,
C
How the   river
D   Dsus4 D
flows,
    Bm           Em
And all  I wanna say,
     C       Cadd9
Is I love you,
   D  Dsus4
Anyway.

[Verse 5]
     G
Mama said,
            Dsus4/F#
You’ll find love,
          Em7
You’ll be heart
reigned,
      Dsus4  D
From above,
          C  Cadd9
Don’t let go,
           G
Don’t give in,
      C
Don’t let the bad
     Dsus4 D
ones in.

[Verse 6]
     G
Mama knows,
        Dsus4/F#
She has seen,
    Em7
The dark side of
  Dsus4  D
a dream,
           C  Cadd9
Just don’t give,
            G
Your heart away,
       C
To the one who will
    Dsus4 D
not stay.

[Outro]
G

How to play Mama Said: key, chords and progression

Mama Said by Jasper Steverlinck is in the key of G major (one sharp: F♯). The song uses 9 chords: G, Dsus4/F#, Em7, Dsus4, D, C, Cadd9, Bm and Em.

The progression the song keeps returning to is G – Dsus4/F# – Em7 – Dsus4 (I – Vsus4 – vi7 – Vsus4 in G major). In solfa, that is doh – soh – lah – soh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Beginner-friendly: almost every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.