Chorus
[C]
Mama said that it was okay
[G] [Bm] [Em]
Mama said that it was quite alright
[Bm] [Em]
Our kind of people have a bed for the night
[D]
And it was okay
[C]
Mama told us we are good kids
[G] [Bm] [Em]
And daddy told us never listen to the ones
[D] [Em]
Pointing nasty fingers and making fun
[D]
Cause we were good kids
Verse 1
[Em]
Remember asking both my mom and dad
[D] [G]
Why we never traveled to exotic lands
[Em]
We only ever really visit friends
[D] [G]
Nothing to tell when the summer ends
[Em]
We never really went buying clothes
[D] [G]
Folks were passing on this stuff in plenty lords
[Em]
New shoes once a year and then
[D] [G]
Out to play ball so we could ruin them
Chorus
[C]
Mama said that it was okay
[G] [Bm] [Em]
Mama said that it was quite alright
[Bm] [Em]
Our kind of people have a bed for the night
[D]
And it was okay
[C]
Mama told us we are good kids
[G] [Bm] [Em]
And daddy told us never listen to the ones
[D] [Em]
Pointing nasty fingers and making fun
[D]
Cause we were good kids
Verse 2
[Em]
Don't get me wrong I didn't have it bad
[D] [G]
I got enough loving from my mom and dad
[Em]
But I don't think they really understood
[D] [G]
When I said that I wanted the deal in Hollywood
[Em]
I told them I'll be singing on TV
[D] [G]
The other kids were calling me a wannabe
[Em]
The older kids they started bugging me
[D] [G]
But now they're all standing right in front of me
Chorus
[C]
Mama said that it was okay
[G] [Bm] [Em]
Mama said that it was quite alright
[Bm] [Em]
Our kind of people have a bed for the night
[D]
And it was okay
[C]
Mama told us we are good kids
[G] [Bm] [Em]
And daddy told us never listen to the ones
[Bm] [Em]
Pointing nasty fingers and making fun
[D]
Cause we were good kids
Chorus
[Em] [A] [C]
I know which place I'm from
[G]
I know my home
[Em] [A] [C]
When I'm in doubt and struggling
[G]
That's where I go
[Em] [D]
An old friend can give advice
[C] [G]
When new friends only know a half story
[Em] [D]
That's why I always keep them tight
[C]
And why I'm okay
... I said I'm OK
You know what my mama said
You know what she told me
Chorus
[C]
Mama said that it was okay
[G] [Bm] [Em]
Mama said that it was quite alright
[Bm] [Em]
Our kind of people have a bed for the night
[D]
And it was okay
[C]
Mama told us we are good kids
[G] [Bm] [Em]
And daddy told us never listen to the ones
[D] [Em]
Pointing nasty fingers and making fun
[D]
Cause we were good kids
Outro
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