Misc Soundtrack - Chicago – When Youre Good To Mama

song : when you’re good to mama
artist : john kander & fred ebb

from the musical , chicago

Fm F7 A#m
ask any of the chickies in my pen
D#7 G#
they’ll tell you i’m the biggest mother hen
C# A#m/G
i love them all and all of them love me
Fm Fdim C7 Fdim/C C7 Fm
because the system works the system called reciprocity

C7 ( sus4 ) /G
C7 Fm
C7 ( sus4 ) /G
C7

F
got a little motto
Fm
always sees me through
C7
when you’re good to mama
Fm
mama’s good to you

C7 ( sus4 ) /G
C7

F
there’s a lot of favors
Fm
i’m prepared to do
C7
you do one for mama
Fm
she’ll do one for you

F ( susg )

F A# A#m6
they say that life is tit for tat
F
and that’s the way i live
Dm F+
so i deserve a lotta tat
G7 ( sus4 ) C7
for what i’ve got to give

F
don’t you know that this hand
Fm
washes that one too
C7
when you’re good to mama
C#7 C7+5 Fm C7 ( sus4 )
mama’s good to you

C7 Fm
C7 ( sus4 )
C7

F
if you want my gravy
Fm
pepper my ragout
C7
spice it up for mama
Fm
she’ll get hot for you

C7 ( sus4 )
C7

F
when the pass that basket
Fm
folks contribute to
C7
you put in for mama
Fm
she’ll put out for you

F ( susg )

F A# A#m6
the folks atop the laddEr
F
are the ones the world adores
Dm F+
so boost me up my laddEr kid
G7 ( sus4 ) C7
and i’ll boost you up yours

F
let’s all stroke together
Fm
like the princeton crew
C7
when you’re strokin’ mama
C#9 C9 F7
mama’s strokin’ you

A# G7/B
so what’s the one conclusion
F/C D7
i can bring this number to?
Gm7 G7
when you’re good to mama
C#7 C7+5 Fm Gm7 C7 ( +9 )
mama’s good to you

Fm
Gm7 C7 ( +9 ) C7+5
Fm