BUJ Songbook Editor

Compare:

	v0			v1
f	1	Ma Baker - Boney M	f	1	Ma Baker - Boney M
	2			2
n	3	Intro: (same chords as verse)	n	3	Intro: {blue}(same chords as verse){/blue}
	4	[Dm] [C] [Am] [Dm] [Dm] [C] [Am] [Dm] [C] [Dm] [C] [Dm]		4	[Dm] [C] [Am] [Dm] [Dm] [C] [Am] [Dm] [C] [Dm] [C] [Dm]
	5			5
	6	Verse 1:		6	Verse 1:
	7	Dm C Am Dm		7	Dm C Am Dm
	8	She was the meanest cat, in old Chicago town,		8	She was the meanest cat, in old Chicago town,
	9	Dm C Am Dm		9	Dm C Am Dm
	10	she was the meanest cat, she really mowed them down.		10	she was the meanest cat, she really mowed them down.
	11	C Dm C Dm		11	C Dm C Dm
	12	She had no heart at all, no no no heart at all.		12	She had no heart at all, no no no heart at all.
	13			13
	14	Verse 2:		14	Verse 2:
	15	Dm C Am Dm		15	Dm C Am Dm
	16	She was the meanest cat, oh she was really tough,		16	She was the meanest cat, oh she was really tough,
	17	Dm C Am Dm		17	Dm C Am Dm
	18	she left her husband flat, he wasn't tough enough.		18	she left her husband flat, he wasn't tough enough.
	19	C Dm C Dm		19	C Dm C Dm
	20	She took her boys along, 'cos they were mean and strong.		20	She took her boys along, 'cos they were mean and strong.
	21			21
	22	\|Chorus:		22	\|Chorus:
	23	\| Dm C Am Dm		23	\| Dm C Am Dm
	24	\|Ma Ma Ma Ma - Ma Baker - she taught her four sons,		24	\|Ma Ma Ma Ma - Ma Baker - she taught her four sons,
	25	\| C Am Dm		25	\| C Am Dm
	26	\|Ma Ma Ma Ma - Ma Baker - to handle their guns.		26	\|Ma Ma Ma Ma - Ma Baker - to handle their guns.
	27	\| C Am Dm		27	\| C Am Dm
	28	\|Ma Ma Ma Ma - Ma Baker - she never could cry,		28	\|Ma Ma Ma Ma - Ma Baker - she never could cry,
	29	\| C Am A7		29	\| C Am A7
	30	\|Ma Ma Ma Ma - Ma Baker - but she knew how to die!		30	\|Ma Ma Ma Ma - Ma Baker - but she knew how to die!
	31			31
t	32	Instrumental: (same chords as verse)	t	32	Instrumental: {blue}(same chords as verse){/blue}
	33	[Dm] [C] [Am] [Dm] [Dm] [C] [Am] [Dm]		33	[Dm] [C] [Am] [Dm] [Dm] [C] [Am] [Dm]
	34	[C] [Dm] [C] [Dm]		34	[C] [Dm] [C] [Dm]
	35			35
	36	Verse 3:		36	Verse 3:
	37	Dm C Am Dm		37	Dm C Am Dm
	38	They left a trail of crime across the U.S.A.		38	They left a trail of crime across the U.S.A.
	39	Dm C Am Dm		39	Dm C Am Dm
	40	And when one boy was killed, she really made them pay.		40	And when one boy was killed, she really made them pay.
	41	C Dm C Dm		41	C Dm C Dm
	42	She had no heart at all, no no no heart at all.		42	She had no heart at all, no no no heart at all.
	43			43
	44			44
	45	\|Chorus:		45	\|Chorus:
	46	\| Dm C Am Dm		46	\| Dm C Am Dm
	47	\|Ma Ma Ma Ma - Ma Baker - she taught her four sons,		47	\|Ma Ma Ma Ma - Ma Baker - she taught her four sons,
	48	\| C Am Dm		48	\| C Am Dm
	49	\|Ma Ma Ma Ma - Ma Baker - to handle their guns.		49	\|Ma Ma Ma Ma - Ma Baker - to handle their guns.
	50	\| C Am Dm		50	\| C Am Dm
	51	\|Ma Ma Ma Ma - Ma Baker - she never could cry,		51	\|Ma Ma Ma Ma - Ma Baker - she never could cry,
	52	\| C Am A7		52	\| C Am A7
	53	\|Ma Ma Ma Ma - Ma Baker - but she knew how to die!		53	\|Ma Ma Ma Ma - Ma Baker - but she knew how to die!
	54			54
	55	Verse 4:		55	Verse 4:
	56	Dm C Am Dm		56	Dm C Am Dm
	57	She met a man she liked, she thought she'd stay with him,		57	She met a man she liked, she thought she'd stay with him,
	58	Dm C Am Dm		58	Dm C Am Dm
	59	one day he fought with them, they did away with him.		59	one day he fought with them, they did away with him.
	60	C Dm C Dm		60	C Dm C Dm
	61	She didn't care at all, just didn't care at all.		61	She didn't care at all, just didn't care at all.
	62			62
	63	Verse 5:		63	Verse 5:
	64	Dm C Am Dm		64	Dm C Am Dm
	65	One day they robbed a bank, it was their last foray,		65	One day they robbed a bank, it was their last foray,
	66	Dm C Am Dm		66	Dm C Am Dm
	67	the cops appeared too soon, they couldn't get away.		67	the cops appeared too soon, they couldn't get away.
	68	C Dm C Dm		68	C Dm C Dm
	69	And all the loot they had, it made them mighty mad.		69	And all the loot they had, it made them mighty mad.
	70			70
	71	Verse 6:		71	Verse 6:
	72	Dm C Am Dm		72	Dm C Am Dm
	73	And so they shot it out, Ma Baker and her sons.		73	And so they shot it out, Ma Baker and her sons.
	74	Dm C Am Dm		74	Dm C Am Dm
	75	They didn't want to hang, they died with blazing guns.		75	They didn't want to hang, they died with blazing guns.
	76	C Dm C Dm		76	C Dm C Dm
	77	and so the story ends, of one who left no friends.		77	and so the story ends, of one who left no friends.
	78			78
	79	\|Chorus:		79	\|Chorus:
	80	\| Dm C Am Dm		80	\| Dm C Am Dm
	81	\|Ma Ma Ma Ma - Ma Baker - she taught her four sons,		81	\|Ma Ma Ma Ma - Ma Baker - she taught her four sons,
	82	\| C Am Dm		82	\| C Am Dm
	83	\|Ma Ma Ma Ma - Ma Baker - to handle their guns.		83	\|Ma Ma Ma Ma - Ma Baker - to handle their guns.
	84	\| C Am Dm		84	\| C Am Dm
	85	\|Ma Ma Ma Ma - Ma Baker - she never could cry,		85	\|Ma Ma Ma Ma - Ma Baker - she never could cry,
	86	\| C Am A7		86	\| C Am A7
	87	\|Ma Ma Ma Ma - Ma Baker - but she knew how to die!		87	\|Ma Ma Ma Ma - Ma Baker - but she knew how to die!
	88			88
	89			89
	90	Outro:		90	Outro:
	91	[Dm - Single Strum]		91	[Dm - Single Strum]

← Back to Song

Display Preferences

Compare: