Tom: F Intro: |F |Gm |Bb |F | [Verse 1] F Gm Mama said, "Good things come free" Bb F "Do what you can and be what you need" F Gm We never had much, but we figured it out Bb F Cause when you've got nothing, there's nothing to bitch about [Chorus] F She would say, "Oh, oh, don't hit me with your stuff" Gm Say, "You got money, you got something" Bb "Oh, oh, just hit me with love" F "You ain't got love, then you ain't got nothing" F "Oh, oh, don't hit me with your stuff" Gm Say, "You got money, you got something" Bb "Oh, oh, just hit me with love" F "You ain't got love, then you ain't got nothing" F Gm Mama knows Bb F Yes, mama knows [Verse 2] F Gm Well, no shit, your life is hard Bb F It's an easy Sunday when you know who you are (oh yeah, child) F Gm Ain't no shortcut gonna bring you peace (no) Bb F But your mama knows just what you need (yes) [Chorus] F She would say, "Oh, oh, don't hit me with your stuff" Gm Say, "You got money, you got something" Bb "Oh, oh, just hit me with love" F "You ain't got love, then you ain't got nothing" F "Oh, oh, don't hit me with your stuff" Gm Say, "You got money, but that's something" Bb "Oh, oh, just hit me with love" F "You ain't got love, then you ain't got nothing" F Gm Mama knows Bb F Ooh, yes, mama knows, yeah [Bridge] N.C. Mmhmm, yeah Oh, yes Oh, it's so sweet Yes, it is Bb I said it's, it's so sweet (yeah) Bb It's so sweet (oh lord, yes) Bb It's so sweet (yeah) Bb Oh, but if you don't know, now, now F You better go ask your mama [Chorus] F She would say, "Oh, oh, don't hit me with your stuff" Gm Say, "You got money, you got something" Bb "Oh, oh, just hit me with love" F "You ain't got love, then you ain't got nothing" F "Oh, oh, don't hit me with your stuff" Gm Say, "You got money, you think that that's something" Bb "Oh, oh, just hit me with love" F "You ain't got love, then you ain't got nothing" F Gm Mama knows Bb F I said your mom, she knows (yes)