Mama Don’t Allow

Hank Thompson

Written by Charles Edward "Cow Cow" Davenport

Key of C · Chords: I IV V

Verse 1

C                   G7                    C
Mama don't allow no guitar playin’ around here
                                          G7
Mama don't allow no guitar playin’ around here
C
We don't care what mama don't allow
      F
We’re gonna play the guitar anyhow
C                   G7                    C
Mama don't allow no guitar playin’ around here

Verse 2

                    G7                         C
Mama don't allow no fiddle playin’ done around here
                                               G7
Mama don't allow no fiddle playin’ done around here
C
We don't care what mama don't allow
   F
We can play the fiddle anyhow
C                   G7                         C
Mama don't allow no fiddle playin’ done around here

Verse 3

                    G7                        C
Mama don't allow no steel playin’ done around here
                                              G7
Mama don't allow no steel playin’ done around here
C
We don't care what mama don't allow
      F
We’re gonna play the steel anyhow
C                   G7                   C
Mama don't allow no steel playin’ around here

Verse 4

                    G7                    C
Mama don't allow no bass and drums around here
                                          G7
Mama don't allow no bass and drums around here
C
We don't care what mama don't allow
      F
We’re gonna play the bass and drums anyhow
C                   G7                    C
Mama don't allow no bass and drums around here

Verse 5

                        G7                      C
Now mama don't allow no mandolin playin’ around here
                                            G7
Mama don't allow no mandolin playin’ around here
C
We don't care what mama don't allow
      F
We’re gonna play the mandolin anyhow
C                   G7                      C
Mama don't allow no mandolin playin’ around here

Verse 6

                        G7                  C
Now mama don't allow no music played around here
                                        G7
Mama don't allow no music played around here
C
We don't care what mama don't allow
      F
We’re gonna jam it anyhow
C                   G7                  C
Mama don't allow no music played around here