​a-ha - Between Your Mama and Yourself: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Between Your Mama and Yourself" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Between Your Mama and Yourself Guitar Chords and Lyrics by ​a-ha

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Between Your Mama and Yourself" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

B     E             B                     E
Hey, listen honey, something you should know
B E         B  E
This can't wait
Em                    A         Em          A
I've been meaning to tell you a long time ago
B      E          B E
And today's that day
F#7sus4
The thing is babe

Chorus:
              B  E         B
Between your mama and yourself
E           B         E       A
Forced to choose and without help
F#7     B            E         B
With a margin, you know it's true
    E      B        E    A         F#7       B  E
The one I love now honey, well it's probably you

Oh, sure, it took a little time
I know that's true
But this thing been preying on my mind
Since I met you
This I know

Chorus

G#m
You've got to know
A                    E
Well it's got to show
F#                    B E
I've got to let her go
        B
Got to go
E               B E    B    E      B E
Got to let her go, oh no, no, no, no

G#m
You've got to know
A                    E
Well it's got to show

Chorus:
Between your mama and yourself
Forced to choose and without help
With a margin you know it's true
The one I love now, baby, well, it's probably you

You've got to know
Well, it's got to show
Yeah, I've got to let her go
You've got to know
Yeah, I've got to let her go
Oh no, no, no

You've got to know
Well, it's got to show

Chorus:
Between your mama and yourself
Forced to choose and without help
With a margin you know it's true
The one I love now, honey, baby,
don't you know it's you

Between your mama and yourself
Forced to choose and without help
With a margin you know it's true
The one I love now, honey, well,
baby, don't you know it's your mama, babe
It's your mama, babe

It's got to be you
It's got to be you
It's never been anyone


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

E

Guitar chord E

Em

Guitar chord Em

F#

Guitar chord F#

F#7

Guitar chord F#7

F#7sus4

Guitar chord F#7sus4

G#m

Guitar chord G#m

B

Guitar chord B

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Between Your Mama and Yourself" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Between Your Mama and Yourself" by ​a-ha.

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