The Supremes fue un grupo pop y soul estadounidense formado exclusivamente por chicas que interpretó canciones de distintos géneros musicales, desde el doo wop a la psicodelia y la música disco. Se formó en 1961 en la ciudad de Detroit, Sus primeras integrantes fueron Diana Ross, Mary Wilson y Florence Ballard.
Originalmente se llamaban The Primettes, y eran un cuarteto, ya que también contaban con la presencia de Barbara Martin. Con esta formación sólo grabaron un single en la compañía "Lupine" en 1960.
¡Cuatro años de duro trabajo!Este mes de mayo cumplimos cuatro años al aire. Seguimos trabajando en la difusión de este maravilloso instrumento, ¡gracias por participar en nuestra historia!
...I'M LIVIN' IN SHAME... by The Supremes -------------------------................
*from 'Love Child' (1968)*
Intro:
D, Dmaj7, D7, G
A
Verse 1:
Am Mama was cookin' bread, FC She wore a dirty raggedy scarf a-round her head. EmG Always had her stockings low, rolled to her feet; just didn't know.
Verse 2:
Am She wore a sloppy dress, FC Oh no matter how she tried, she always looked a mess. EmG Out of the pot she ate; never used a fork or a dinner plate.
Bridge 1:
BmA7D I was always so afraid my uptown friends would see her. BmA7D Afraid one day when I was grown, that I would be her.
Interlude:
F#
Verse 3:
Bm In a college town, GD A-way from home, an identi-ty I found. F#mA That I was born elite, with maids and servants at my feet..
Verse 4:
Bm I must have been insane; GD I lied and said mama died on a weekend trip to Spain. F#mA She never got out of the house; never even boarded a train.
Bridge 2:
BmA7D Married a guy, was living high; I didn't want him to know her. BmA7D She had a grandson, two years old, that I never even showed her.
Chorus 1:
DDmaj7D7G, Gm I'm living in shame; Mama, I miss you. DDmaj7D7G, Gm I know you're not to blame; Mama, I miss you.
Interlude:
F#
Break:
EmA, CD, G
Verse 5:
Am Came the telegram; FC Mama passed away while making home made jam. EmG Be-fore she died she cried to see me by her side.
Verse 6:
Am She always did her best, FC Ah, cooked and cleaned, and always in the same old dress. EmG Working hard, down on her knees; always trying to please.
Bridge 3:
BmA7D Mama, Mama, Mama can you hear me? BmA7D Mama, Mama, Mama can you hear me?
*KEY CHANGE* ------------
Chorus 3:
D#D#maj7D#7G#, G#m I'm living in shame; Mama, I miss you. D#D#maj7D#7G#, 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#7G#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...