Biography:
Eva Narcissus Boyd (June 29, 1943 – April 10, 2003), known by the stage name of Little Eva, was an American pop singer.
Born in Belhaven, North Carolina, she moved to the Brighton Beach section of Brooklyn, New York, at a young age. Although some sources claim that her stage name was inspired by a character from the novel Uncle Tom's Cabin, she stated in an interview that she was named after her aunt, which prompted her family to call her "Little Eva.
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Mama Said:Little Eva.
#98 on BB Hot 100 and CDN RPM on SPRING
Records in 1970. ***(This is a bit
different than the Shirelles version.)***
INTRO:
Ab Eb............Fm Cm C Cm Ab
Yeeeeeah..yeeeeahhhh!
CHORUS:
Eb Ab Cm
Mama said there'd be days like this,
Ab Eb
there'd be days like this mama said.
Ab Eb
(Mama said, mama said)
Eb Cm
Mama said there'd be days like this,
Ab Bb Eb
there'd be days like this my mama said.
#1.
Cm Eb Ab
I was walking the other day (yeah, yeah)
Eb
everything was going fine.
Cm Eb
I met a little boy named Billy Joe and
Ab Bb Eb
I almost lost my mind.
INTERLUDE: Eb Cm Eb Cm Db F
CHORUS:
Eb Ab Cm
Mama said there'd be days like this,
Ab Eb
there'd be days like this mama said.
Ab Eb
(Mama said, mama said)
Eb Cm
Mama said there'd be days like this,
Ab Bb Eb
there'd be days like this my mama said.
#2.
Cm Eb Ab
I was walking the other day (yeah, yeah)
Eb
everything was going fine.
Cm Eb
I met a little boy named Billy Joe and
Ab Bb Eb
I almost lost my mind..(but the she said..)
BRIDGE:
Gm7
Someone will look at you, like you're
Cm F
lookin' at me..and then I might find love
Bb Gm7
that is satisfaction..(yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah..
Bb
yeah..yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah)
CHORUS:
Eb Ab Cm
Mama said there'd be days like this,
Ab Eb
there'd be days like this mama said.
Ab Eb
(Mama said, mama said)
Eb Cm
Mama said there'd be days like this,
Ab Bb Eb
there'd be days like this my mama said.
(tell, 'em, mama)
INTERLUDE: Fm E D B E
BRIDGE:
Eb Cm Eb Cm
(Mama said, mama said, hey) don't worry.
Eb Cm Eb Cm
(Mama said, mama said, hey) don't worry.
Eb Cm Eb Cm
(Mama said, mama said, hey) don't worry.
Eb Cm Eb Cm
(Mama said, mama said, hey) don't worry.
OUTRO:
Eb Ab Cm
Mama said there'd be days like this,
Ab Eb
there'd be days like this mama said.
Ab Eb
(Mama said, mama said)
Eb Cm
Mama said there'd be days like this,
Ab Bb Eb
there'd be days like this my mama said..(Fade.)
A seventies smash from Kraziekhat.
#98 on BB Hot 100 and CDN RPM on SPRING
Records in 1970. ***(This is a bit
different than the Shirelles version.)***
INTRO:
Ab Eb............Fm Cm C Cm Ab
Yeeeeeah..yeeeeahhhh!
CHORUS:
Eb Ab Cm
Mama said there'd be days like this,
Ab Eb
there'd be days like this mama said.
Ab Eb
(Mama said, mama said)
Eb Cm
Mama said there'd be days like this,
Ab Bb Eb
there'd be days like this my mama said.
#1.
Cm Eb Ab
I was walking the other day (yeah, yeah)
Eb
everything was going fine.
Cm Eb
I met a little boy named Billy Joe and
Ab Bb Eb
I almost lost my mind.
INTERLUDE: Eb Cm Eb Cm Db F
CHORUS:
Eb Ab Cm
Mama said there'd be days like this,
Ab Eb
there'd be days like this mama said.
Ab Eb
(Mama said, mama said)
Eb Cm
Mama said there'd be days like this,
Ab Bb Eb
there'd be days like this my mama said.
#2.
Cm Eb Ab
I was walking the other day (yeah, yeah)
Eb
everything was going fine.
Cm Eb
I met a little boy named Billy Joe and
Ab Bb Eb
I almost lost my mind..(but the she said..)
BRIDGE:
Gm7
Someone will look at you, like you're
Cm F
lookin' at me..and then I might find love
Bb Gm7
that is satisfaction..(yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah..
Bb
yeah..yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah)
CHORUS:
Eb Ab Cm
Mama said there'd be days like this,
Ab Eb
there'd be days like this mama said.
Ab Eb
(Mama said, mama said)
Eb Cm
Mama said there'd be days like this,
Ab Bb Eb
there'd be days like this my mama said.
(tell, 'em, mama)
INTERLUDE: Fm E D B E
BRIDGE:
Eb Cm Eb Cm
(Mama said, mama said, hey) don't worry.
Eb Cm Eb Cm
(Mama said, mama said, hey) don't worry.
Eb Cm Eb Cm
(Mama said, mama said, hey) don't worry.
Eb Cm Eb Cm
(Mama said, mama said, hey) don't worry.
OUTRO:
Eb Ab Cm
Mama said there'd be days like this,
Ab Eb
there'd be days like this mama said.
Ab Eb
(Mama said, mama said)
Eb Cm
Mama said there'd be days like this,
Ab Bb Eb
there'd be days like this my mama said..(Fade.)
A seventies smash from Kraziekhat.
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