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... by The Supremes
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*from 'Love Child' (1968)*
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*
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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...
(Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
---------------
D Dmaj7 D7 G A Am F
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
xx0232 xx0222 xx0212 320003 x02220 x02210 133211
C Em Bm A7 F# F#m Gm
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x32010 022000 x24432 x02223 244322 244222 355333
D# D#maj7 D#7 G# G#m
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x68886 x68786 x68686 466544 466444
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2007 ([email protected])
-------------------------................
*from 'Love Child' (1968)*
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...
(Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
---------------
D Dmaj7 D7 G A Am F
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
xx0232 xx0222 xx0212 320003 x02220 x02210 133211
C Em Bm A7 F# F#m Gm
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x32010 022000 x24432 x02223 244322 244222 355333
D# D#maj7 D#7 G# G#m
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x68886 x68786 x68686 466544 466444
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2007 ([email protected])
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