------------------ MAMA IN THE GARDEN ------------------ New York, NY March 2002. Words & music by Luke Melia. ***Work in progress*** Mama [G]carried her baby with [D]courage and grace [A] [D] The [G]midwives were late, never [D]done it before [A] [D] Her [G]friends were around when her [D]water broke [A] [D] They were [G]walking along in the [D]garden [A] [D] [ BEGIN CHORUS ] [G]Mama, in the [Dmaj7]sculpture [D]garden [Dmaj7]yeah oh [D]yeah [Dmaj7]Sunshine [D]smile [Dmaj7]dress of [D]gold [Dmaj7]Green [D]eyes and [Dmaj7]tur[D]quoise, [Em]yeah oh [Em add9]yeah [Em] [Em add9] [A]Go away rain, the [E7]children say [Dmaj7]This is [D]mama's [G^]time to play-[D]ay-[A]ay-[Em]ay [ END CHORUS ] [G]Mama's first child was a [D]boy [A] [D] [G]Mama's next kids were a [D]boy and a girl [A] [D] Then [G]two more [D]gorgeous girls [A] [D] To[G]gether they went to the [D]garden [A] [D] [ REPEAT CHORUS ] Her [G]babies got drunk on [D]mother's milk [A] [D] On [G]carrots and fruit they [D]cut their teeth [A] [D] They [G]clamored and shouted for [D]sesame seeds [A] [D] And they [G]went with her to the [D]garden [A] [D] [ REPEAT CHORUS ] Mama [G]planted lives in the [D]soil [A] [D] She gave them [G]water and [D]sunshine [A] [D] She gave 'em [G]love and attention, taught em [D]right and wrong [A] [D] And her [G]kids came of age in the [D]garden [A] [D] [ REPEAT CHORUS ] [Dmaj7]This is [D]mama's [G^]time to play-[D]ay-[A]ay-[Em]ay [Em] [Dmaj7] [D] =END= CHORDS: D xx0232 Dmaj7 xx0222 Em 022000 E7 020100 Em add9 022002 G 3x0033 G^ xx0787 Intro: E---2------2------2------- B---2-3----2-3----2-3-2-0- G---2------2------2------- D-0------0------0--------- A------------------------- E------------------------- Possible licks: E--2------- B--3-3-0-2- G--2------- D--0------- A--------- E--------- E--2---0-2- B--3-3----- G--2------- D--0------- A--------- E---------