Bebe Rexha - Mama: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Mama" on your guitar with our chord guide. 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.

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

   F        C/E                    Dm
Oh I, I've cried a couple hundred nights
Dm                              Gm
And I'll probably cry a hundred more
     D/F#                  F C
From tryna live a diamond life

And you, you know you did the best you could
I know you blame yourself at times
But it's too late to knock on wood

       F                    C/E
And I love you so much, so much that it hurts
     Dm
But that don't mean I'm gonna censor my words
Gm                   D/F#
Yeah I messed up, I messed up again
        F                        C
But I swear that my heart is as gold as it gets

Chorus:
F   C/E                  Dm
Mama told me to look to heaven
         Gm
"It’s a dark, dark world,
       D/F#                        F      C
it's a dangerous place for a girl like you"
     F  C/E                  Dm
But mama, I don’t belong to heaven
             Gm                 D/F#            F      C
'Cause I’ve sold my soul a long time ago, just like you

Maybe life, life is just a learning curve
To get you in the nicest hearse
Or maybe it just ends on earth

And I love you so much, so much that it hurts
But that don't mean I'm gonna censor my words
Yeah I messed up, I lost all my friends
But I swear that my heart is as gold as it gets

Chorus


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

E

Guitar chord E

F

Guitar chord F

F#

Guitar chord F#

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

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 "Mama" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Mama" by Bebe Rexha.