Mat Kearney - Hey Mama: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Hey 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
She don't know what she wants to be
With all the pictures in the magazines
Holding hands when she's mad at me
'cause she don't wanna go, don't wanna go

I met her at anthropology
Purple boots and her golden dreams
Standing there like a Tennessee queen
Singing don't look at me, don't look at me

        F
singing oh oh
                  A#sus2
won't you help me sing this song
           F
Singing ee ee ee
               A#sus2
She don't ever want to go to sleep

Chorus:
       F
Singing hey mama, don't want no drama
                          A#sus2
Just a kiss before I leave
F
Hey lady, don't say maybe
                                 A#sus2
You're the one that I can believe
Dm7
Hey lover, don't want no other
                   A#sus2
finger for my ring
F
Hey mama, hey hey mama
A#sus2
Hey mama, hey hey mama
F
Hey mama, hey hey mama
A#sus2
Hey mama, hey hey mama

I can see it in her Cherokee eyes
Those baby browns and the golden thighs
What you doing for the rest of your life?
Cause you don't want, don't wanna go

Singing oh oh
Won't you help me sing this song
Singing ee ee ee
She playing like a mystery

Chorus

F
Couldn't be more opposite
F A#
I'm hard to please and you're hard to get
A# F
You're Mississippi and I'm Oregon
F A#
You're sun tanned and I'm porcelain, singin

Chorus


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

A#sus2

Guitar chord A#sus2

Dm7

Guitar chord Dm7

F

Guitar chord F

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 "Hey Mama" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Hey Mama" by Mat Kearney.