Biography:
The Supremes were a very successful Motown all-female singing group active from 1959 until 1977, performing at various times doo-wop, pop, soul, Broadway showtunes, psychedelia, and disco. One of Motown's signature acts, The Supremes were the most successful African-American musical act of the 1960s, recording twelve #1 hits between 1964 and 1969, many of them written and produced by Motown's main songwriting and production team, Holland-Dozier-Holland.
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Other songs:
- Baby Love
- Back In My Arms Again
- Come See About Me
- Heaven Must Have Sent You
- I Hear A Symphony
- I Will Follow Him
- I'm Livin' In Shame
- Long Gone Lover
- Love Child
- Nathan Jones
- Someday We'll Be Together
- Stoned Love
- Stop! In The Name Of Love
- The Happening
- Where Did Our Love Go
- Where Did Our Love Go?
- You Can't Hurry Love
- You Keep Me Hangin On
- Baby Dont Go
- Im Livin In Shame
- Love Is Here
- Love Is Like An Itching In My Heart
- My World Is Empty Without You
- Never Again
- Reflections
- Someday Well Be Together
- Stop In The Name Of Love
- Up The Ladder To The Roof
- When The Lovelight Shines Through His Eyes
- You Cant Hurry Love
- You Keep Me Hanging On
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I'M LIVIN' IN SHAME
Intro:
D, Dmaj7, D7, G
A
Verse 1:
Am
Mama was cookin' bread
F C
She wore a dirty raggedy scarf a-round her head
Em G
Always had her stockings low rolled to her feet just didn't know
Verse 2:
Am
She wore a sloppy dress
F C
Oh no matter how she tried she always looked a mess
Em G
Out of the pot she ate never used a fork or a dinner plate
Bridge 1:
Bm A7 D
I was always so afraid my uptown friends would see her
Bm A7 D
Afraid one day when I was grown that I would be her
Interlude:
F#
Verse 3:
Bm
In a college town
G D
A-way from home an identi-ty I found
F#m A
That I was born elite with maids and servants at my feet
Verse 4:
Bm
I must have been insane
G D
I lied and said mama died on a weekend trip to Spain
F#m A
She never got out of the house never even boarded a train
Bridge 2:
Bm A7 D
Married a guy was living high I didn't want him to know her
Bm A7 D
She had a grandson two years old that I never even showed her
Chorus 1:
D Dmaj7 D7 G, Gm
I'm living in shame Mama I miss you
D Dmaj7 D7 G, Gm
I know you're not to blame Mama I miss you
Interlude:
F#
Break:
Em A, C D, G
Verse 5:
Am
Came the telegram
F C
Mama passed away while making home made jam
Em G
Be-fore she died she cried to see me by her side
Verse 6:
Am
She always did her best
F C
Ah cooked and cleaned and always in the same old dress
Em G
Working hard down on her knees always trying to please
Bridge 3:
Bm A7 D
Mama Mama Mama can you hear me
Bm A7 D
Mama Mama Mama can you hear me
*KEY CHANGE*
Chorus 3:
D# D#maj7 D#7 G#, G#m
I'm living in shame Mama I miss you
D# D#maj7 D#7 G#, G#m
I know you're not to blame Mama I miss you
Coda:
D# D#maj7
Won't you for-give me Mama for all the wrong I've done
D#7 G# G#m
I know you've done your best oh I know you've done
D# D#maj7
The very best you could Mama I thought you understood
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