[Intro]
A G Am G F G Am G Am G
[verse one]
Am G Am G
Hush, you little baby, don't you say a word
Am G F G
Here comes the devil, all dressed up like a mockingbird
Am G A G
And if that mockingbird should try to steal you off the ground
F G Am G
Mama's gonna grab on tight and hold you down, down, down
[verse two]
Am G
Mama, can you tell me, where did my money go?
Am G F G
What did the devil sell me? I don't even know
Am G Am G
He's been pecking in my pockets, diving round my door
Am G F G
Trying to take me with him- what does he want me for?
[Chorus]
Am G F G
Mama told me,
Am G F G
don't let go the ground
Am G F G
Somebody hold me, yeah
Am G F
hold me down
Em Am G
Down
[verse three]
Am G Am G
I got the devil on my shoulder- hollering- beating his red wing
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Am G F G
Saying "polly wanna dollar, I don't care if you can sing"
Am G Am G
And "put down that guitar, now, darlin', you can't really play it
Am G F G
Don't matter what you got to say- you don't know how to say it"
[Chorus]
Am G F G
Mama told me,
Am G F G
don't let go the ground
Am G F G
Somebody hold me, yeah
Am G F
hold me down
[Bridge]
F Dm C A#
What's this coming? what's this coming? coming over me
Am F Dm C A# C
I can't stand myself, I can't even stand on my own feet
[Chorus]
Am G F G
Mama told me,
Am G F G
don't let go the ground
Am G F G
Somebody hold me, yeah
Am G F
hold me down
Em Am G
Down
Am G A
