D# Bb
When Mama said that it was okay
Dm Gm
Mama said that it was quite alright
Dm Gm
Our kind of people had a bed for the night
F
And it was ok
D# Bb
Mama told us we are good kids
Dm Gm
And daddy told us never listen to the ones
Dm Gm
Pointing nasty fingers and making fun
F
'Cause we were good kids
Gm
Remember asking both my mom and dad
Gm A Bb
Why we never traveled to exotic lands
Gm
We only ever really visit friends
Gm A Bb
Nothing to tell when the summer ends
Gm
We never really went buying clothes
D# Bb
Folks were passing on this stuff in plenty loads
Gm
New shoes once a year and then
Gm A Bb
Out to play ball so we could ruin them
D# Bb
When mama said that it was okay
Dm Gm
Mama said that it was quite alright
Dm Gm
Our kind of people had a bed for the night
F
And it was ok
D# Bb
Mama told us we are good kids
Dm Gm
And daddy told us never listen to the ones
Dm Gm
Pointing nasty fingers and making fun
F
'Cause we were good kids
Gm
Don't get me wrong I didn't have it bad
Gm A Bb
I got enough loving from my mom and dad
Gm
But I don't think they really understood
Gm A Bb
When I said that I wanted the deal in Hollywood
Gm
I told them I'll be singing on TV
D# Bb
The other kids were calling me a wannabe
Gm
The older kids they started bugging me
Gm A Bb
But now they all standing right in front of me
D# Bb
When Mama said that it was okay
Dm Gm
Mama said that it was quite alright
Dm Gm
Our kind of people had a bed for the night
F
And it was ok
D# Bb
Mama told us we are good kids
Dm Gm
And daddy told us never listen to the ones
Dm Gm
Pointing nasty fingers and making fun
F
'Cause we were good kids
Gm C
I know which place I'm from
D# Bb
I know my home
Gm C
When I'm in doubt and struggling
D# Bb
That's where I go
Gm C/E
An old friend can give advice
D# Bb
When new friends only know a half story
Gm C
That's why I'm always keep them tight
D#
And why I'm okay
D
I said I'm OK
You know what my mama said
You know what she told me
D# Bb
When Mama said that it was okay
Dm Gm
Mama said that it was quite alright
Dm Gm
Our kind of people had a bed for the night
F
And it was ok
D# Bb
Mama told us we are good kids
Dm Gm
And daddy told us never listen to the ones
Dm Gm
Pointing nasty fingers and making fun
F
'Cause we were good kids
D# Bb Dm Gm Dm Gm F
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