Biography:
Empire is an American musical drama television series which debuted on FOX on January 7, 2015. The show centers around a hip hop music and entertainment company, Empire Enterprises, and the drama among the members of the founders' family as they fight for control of the company. The hour-long family drama was created by Lee Daniels and Danny Strong, and stars Terrence Howard, Taraji P. Henson, Jussie Smollett, Bryshere Y. Gray AKA "Yazz", Serayah McNeill and so many others.
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[Intro]
D#m F# G#m
D#m F# G#m
F# B F# G#m
x2
[Verse 1]
G#m D#m F#
Listen, mama
G#m7 D#m F#
So many words to describe you
G#m7 F#
Strong would be an understatement
B F#/A# G#m[add2]
Warrior would suit you so much better
G#m D#m F
‘Cause you’ve been fighting
G#m D#m F#
She was just turning 16
G#m F#
Daddy left her out in the cold streets
B
He wasn’t having it
F#/A# G#m Bbm7
He found all her sins underneath the mattress
[Pre-Chorus]
Bbm7 Am7 G#m7
Then suddenly her daddy up and died
G#m7 B/C# Ddim7
But still she sees her father there in Lucious’ eyes
[Chorus]
D#m F# G#m D#m F# G#m
Mama, oh mama,
F# B
For everything you’ve been through
F#/A# G#m
There’s nothing that I won’t do for
D#m F# G#m D#m F# G#m
You, mama, oh mama
F# B
See you deserve the best of
F#/A# G#m D#m
What this world can offer to you
D#m F# G#m
Mama, I love you
D#m F# G#m
Mama mama mama I do love you
F# B F# G#m
Mama I love you, mama mama
[Verse 2]
G#m D#m F# G#m
In love with the thought of becoming queen
D#m F# G#m
She never told, she did seventeen
G#m F# B
She gave it all so unselfishly
F#/A# G#m
And she did it all just for loyalty
Bbm7
That’s my mama
[Pre-Chorus]
Bbm7 Am7 G#m7
I never knew someone to sacrifice
G#m7 B/C# Ddim7 D#m
Everything for love, even gave up their whole lives
[Chorus]
D#m F# G#m D#m F# G#m
Oh mama
F# B
For everything you’ve been through
F#/A# G#m
There’s nothing that I won’t do for
D#m F# G#m D#m F# G#m
You, oh mama
F# B
See you deserve the best of
F#/A# G#m
What this world can offer
[Bridge]
G#m7 Am7 Bbm7 Bbm7 Am7 B/C#
You’re the reason for my being here
B/C# B/C# Am7 Bbm7
Mama I’m so grateful, yes I am
Bbm7 Bbm7 Am7 G#m7
I'm gon' be the one to guide your heart
D#m G#m7 B/C# Ddim7 D#m
Although Lucious raised us, you still made us from the sun
[Chorus]
D#m F# G#m D#m F# G#m
Mama, oh mama
F# B
For everything you’ve been through
F#/A# G#m
There’s nothing that I won’t do for
D#m F# G#m D#m F# G#m
You, oh mama
F# B
See you deserve the best of
F#/A# G#m
What this world can offer
D#m
To you
D#m F# G#m
D#m F# G#m
F# B F# G#m
x2
[Verse 1]
G#m D#m F#
Listen, mama
G#m7 D#m F#
So many words to describe you
G#m7 F#
Strong would be an understatement
B F#/A# G#m[add2]
Warrior would suit you so much better
G#m D#m F
‘Cause you’ve been fighting
G#m D#m F#
She was just turning 16
G#m F#
Daddy left her out in the cold streets
B
He wasn’t having it
F#/A# G#m Bbm7
He found all her sins underneath the mattress
[Pre-Chorus]
Bbm7 Am7 G#m7
Then suddenly her daddy up and died
G#m7 B/C# Ddim7
But still she sees her father there in Lucious’ eyes
[Chorus]
D#m F# G#m D#m F# G#m
Mama, oh mama,
F# B
For everything you’ve been through
F#/A# G#m
There’s nothing that I won’t do for
D#m F# G#m D#m F# G#m
You, mama, oh mama
F# B
See you deserve the best of
F#/A# G#m D#m
What this world can offer to you
D#m F# G#m
Mama, I love you
D#m F# G#m
Mama mama mama I do love you
F# B F# G#m
Mama I love you, mama mama
[Verse 2]
G#m D#m F# G#m
In love with the thought of becoming queen
D#m F# G#m
She never told, she did seventeen
G#m F# B
She gave it all so unselfishly
F#/A# G#m
And she did it all just for loyalty
Bbm7
That’s my mama
[Pre-Chorus]
Bbm7 Am7 G#m7
I never knew someone to sacrifice
G#m7 B/C# Ddim7 D#m
Everything for love, even gave up their whole lives
[Chorus]
D#m F# G#m D#m F# G#m
Oh mama
F# B
For everything you’ve been through
F#/A# G#m
There’s nothing that I won’t do for
D#m F# G#m D#m F# G#m
You, oh mama
F# B
See you deserve the best of
F#/A# G#m
What this world can offer
[Bridge]
G#m7 Am7 Bbm7 Bbm7 Am7 B/C#
You’re the reason for my being here
B/C# B/C# Am7 Bbm7
Mama I’m so grateful, yes I am
Bbm7 Bbm7 Am7 G#m7
I'm gon' be the one to guide your heart
D#m G#m7 B/C# Ddim7 D#m
Although Lucious raised us, you still made us from the sun
[Chorus]
D#m F# G#m D#m F# G#m
Mama, oh mama
F# B
For everything you’ve been through
F#/A# G#m
There’s nothing that I won’t do for
D#m F# G#m D#m F# G#m
You, oh mama
F# B
See you deserve the best of
F#/A# G#m
What this world can offer
D#m
To you
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