AG A Mama's got a problem
C A She don't know what to say
AG A Her little baby boy
C A Has just left home today
AG AC A She's got to be the loser in the end
D She's got to be the loser in the end
AG AC A Misuse her and you'll lose her as a friend
DD7 A She's ma on whom you can always depend ooh
AG A She washed and fed and clothed and cared
C A For nearly twenty years
AG A And all she gets is "Goodbye Ma"
C A And the night times for her tears
AG AC A She's got to be the loser in the end
D She's got to be the loser in the end
AG AC A Misuse her and you'll lose her as a friend
DD7 AA G She's ma on whom you can always depend ooh
DG So listen mothers ev'rywhere
DG To just one mothers son
DG You'll get forgotten on the way
CA If you don't let them have their fun
DG Forget regrets and just remember
CD It's not so long since you were young
AG AC A You're bound to be the loser in the end
D You're bound to be the loser in the end
AG A They'll chose their new shoes
C A That's not far to bend
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