Mame

You (C6)coax the (Cmaj7)blues right out of the (Dm7)horn,

(G7)Mame,

you charm the (Dm7)husk right off of the (Cmaj7)corn,

(Cmaj7)Mame;

you’ve got the (Am7)ban jos strum min’ and (Em)plunk in’ out a tune to beat the (A9)band,

the whole plan (Dm7)ta tion’s hum min’ since (C)you brought Dix ie (C#dim)back to Dix ie (Dm7)land.

You (C6)make the (Cmaj7)cot ton eas y to (Dm7)pick,

(G7)Mame,

you give my (Dm7)old mint ju lep a (E7)kick,

Mame.

You make the (Am7)old mag no lia tree (Em)blos som at the men tion of your (A9)name,

you’ve made us (Dm7)feel a live a (G)gain, you’ve giv (Em7)en (A9)us the drive a gain, to make the (Dm7)South re vive a gain, (C)Mame.

You’ve (C6)brought the (Cmaj7)cake walk back in to (Dm7)style,

(G7)Mame,

you make the (Dm7)weep in’ wil low tree (Cmaj7)smile,

(Cmaj7)Mame;

your skin is (Am7)Dix ie sat in, there’s (Em)reb el in your man ner and your (A9)speech,

you may be (Dm7)from Man hat tan, but (C)Geor gia nev er (C#dim)had a sweet er (Dm7)peach.

You (C6)make our (Cmaj7)black eyed peas and our (Dm7)grits,

(G7)Mame,

seem like the (Dm7)bill of fare at the (E7)Ritz,

Mame.

You came, you (Am7)saw, you con quered and (Em)ab so lute ly noth ing is the (A9)same,

your spe cial (Dm7)fas ci na tion (G)’ll prove to (Em7)be (A9)in spi ra tion al, we think you’re (Dm7)just sen sa tion al, (C)Mame.

(C)Mame.