song : mama , i’m a big girl now
artist : marc shaiman & scott wittman
from the musical , hairspray
F
stop!
stop telling me what to do
Dm
don’t!
don’t treat me like a child of two
A#
no!
i know that you want what’s best
C
please!
but mother , please , give it a rest!!!
C F
Dm
stop! don’t! no! please!
A#
stop! don’t! no! please!
stop! don’t! no! please!
C C7 F C
mama . i’m a big girl now!
F
once upon a time when i was just a kid
Dm
you never let me do iust what the older kids did
A#
but lose that laundry list of what you won’t allow
C C7 F C
’cause mama , i’m a big girl now
F
once upon a time i used to play with toys
Dm
but now i’d rather play around with teenage boys
A#
so , if i get a hickey , please don’t have a cow
C C7 F F
’cause mama , i’m a big girl now
A#
ma , i gotta tell you that without a doubt
F
i get my best dancing lessons from you
A#
you’re the one who taught me how to “twist and shout”
G Am/G
because you shout non stop
G Am/G G Dm C Dm C
and you’re so twisted too!
wo oh oh oh oh
F
once i used to fidget
’cause i just sat home
Dm
but now i’m just like gidget
and i gotta get to rome!
A#
so say , arrivederci!
toodle loo!
and ciao!
C C7 F C#
’cause mama , i’m a big girl now
F#
D#m
stop! don’t! no! please!
B
stop! don’t! no! please!
stop! don’t! no! please!
C# C#7 F#
mama , i’m a big girl now
C#
( hey mama , say mama )
F#
once upon a time i was a shy young thing
D#m F#7
could barely walk and talk so much as dance and sing
B
but let me hit that stage , i wanna take my bow
C# C#7 F#
’cause mama , i’m a big girl now
wo oh oh oh oh
F#
once upon a time i used to dress up ’ken’
D#m
but now that i’m a woman , i like bigger men
B
and i don’t need a barbie doll to show me how
C# C#7 F# F# A#m7/G# F#7/A#
’cause mama , i’m a big girl now
B
ma , you always taught me what was right from wrong
F#
and now i just wanna give it a try
B
mama , i’ve been in the nest for far too long
G# A#m/G# G# A#m/G# G#/C#
so please give a push and mama
D#m C# D#m C#
watch me fly
D
watch me fly
( hey , mama , say mama )
G
one day i will meet a man you won’t condemn
Em
and we will have some kids and you can torture them
C
but let me be a star before i take that vow
D D7 G
’cause mama , i’m a big girl now
D/F# Em
oh oh oh
C D
mama , i’m a big girl now
Em/G D/F# Em
hey hey hey hey hey!
C6 D
mama , i’m a big girl!
ooh , such a big , big girl!
G
i’m a big girl
now!
( stop! don’t! no! please! )
Em
oh oh oh oh oh .
( stop! don’t! no! please! )
C
oh oh oh oh please!
( stop! don’t! no! please! )
D D7 G
mama , i’m a big girl now!!!
song : mama , i’m a big girl now
artist : marc shaiman & scott wittman
from the musical , hairspray
F
stop!
stop telling me what to do
Dm
don’t!
don’t treat me like a child of two
A#
no!
i know that you want what’s best
C
please!
but mother , please , give it a rest!!!
C F
Dm
stop! don’t! no! please!
A#
stop! don’t! no! please!
stop! don’t! no! please!
C C7 F C
mama . i’m a big girl now!
F
once upon a time when i was just a kid
Dm
you never let me do iust what the older kids did
A#
but lose that laundry list of what you won’t allow
C C7 F C
’cause mama , i’m a big girl now
F
once upon a time i used to play with toys
Dm
but now i’d rather play around with teenage boys
A#
so , if i get a hickey , please don’t have a cow
C C7 F F
’cause mama , i’m a big girl now
A#
ma , i gotta tell you that without a doubt
F
i get my best dancing lessons from you
A#
you’re the one who taught me how to “twist and shout”
G Am/G
because you shout non stop
G Am/G G Dm C Dm C
and you’re so twisted too!
wo oh oh oh oh
F
once i used to fidget
’cause i just sat home
Dm
but now i’m just like gidget
and i gotta get to rome!
A#
so say , arrivederci!
toodle loo!
and ciao!
C C7 F C#
’cause mama , i’m a big girl now
F#
D#m
stop! don’t! no! please!
B
stop! don’t! no! please!
stop! don’t! no! please!
C# C#7 F#
mama , i’m a big girl now
C#
( hey mama , say mama )
F#
once upon a time i was a shy young thing
D#m F#7
could barely walk and talk so much as dance and sing
B
but let me hit that stage , i wanna take my bow
C# C#7 F#
’cause mama , i’m a big girl now
wo oh oh oh oh
F#
once upon a time i used to dress up ’ken’
D#m
but now that i’m a woman , i like bigger men
B
and i don’t need a barbie doll to show me how
C# C#7 F# F# A#m7/G# F#7/A#
’cause mama , i’m a big girl now
B
ma , you always taught me what was right from wrong
F#
and now i just wanna give it a try
B
mama , i’ve been in the nest for far too long
G# A#m/G# G# A#m/G# G#/C#
so please give a push and mama
D#m C# D#m C#
watch me fly
D
watch me fly
( hey , mama , say mama )
G
one day i will meet a man you won’t condemn
Em
and we will have some kids and you can torture them
C
but let me be a star before i take that vow
D D7 G
’cause mama , i’m a big girl now
D/F# Em
oh oh oh
C D
mama , i’m a big girl now
Em/G D/F# Em
hey hey hey hey hey!
C6 D
mama , i’m a big girl!
ooh , such a big , big girl!
G
i’m a big girl
now!
( stop! don’t! no! please! )
Em
oh oh oh oh oh .
( stop! don’t! no! please! )
C
oh oh oh oh please!
( stop! don’t! no! please! )
D D7 G
mama , i’m a big girl now!!!
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