Mean Little Mama
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Mean Little Mama:Roy Orbison.
Album - Roy Orbison At The Rock House -
on SUN Records in 1961.
#1.
E
Well, why do you treat me so mean?
E
You're the meanest thing I've ever seen.
A B
You won't let a-me hold you tight.
A B
You won't let a-me love you right.
A B
But you know I love you, so, why do you do
E
me like you do?
Bridge:
A E
Say, maybe, little baby, I'm nervous as a bug.
A
You got me crazy little baby, you know you tear
Gb B
me up?
#2.
E
You're a mean little mama, ah-ha..yeah, a mean
little mama, ah-ha.
A B
Well, I'm down on my knees for you..well, I'm
A B
beggin' and a-pleadin'..oh, please, please love
E
me, do.
INTERLUDE: E A E D A E E A E A E
Bridge:
A E
Say, maybe, little baby, I'm nervous as a bug.
A
You got me crazy little baby, you know you tear
Gb B
me up?
#3.
E
You're a mean little mama, ah-ha..yeah, a mean
little mama, ah-ha.
A B
Well, I'm down on my knees for you..well, I'm
A B
beggin' and a-pleadin'..oh, please, please love
E
me, do.
OUTRO:
A B
Well, I'm beggin' and a-pleadin'..oh, please, please love
E
me, do.
A B
Well, I'm beggin' and a-pleadin'..oh, please, please love
E Bb E
me, do.
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
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