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Wouldn't Mama Be Proud?

Figure 8
standard D tuning DGCFAD

Am7    x02010  Am6    x04210
Am6/A  x24010  F/C    x33211
C/G    332010  D/A    554030
F      133211  Am     x02210
C      x32010  D7     xx0212
C/E    032010  E7     020100

Am7         Am6  Am6/A F/C                 C/G   /B  
the question           is wouldn't mama be proud
Am7              Am6  Am6/A F/C              C/G   /B
there's a silver lining     in the corporate cloud
Am7            Am6                     Am6/A F/C      C/G
and the pretty post that you're taking as an, as an NCO
D/A                 F 
of the great pretender, i should sure think so
Am       C          D7  F  /G
wouldn't mama be proud?
Am              D7   C/E  F                  C   /B 
can i take your order     asked the heavenly host
Am            D7      C/E  F                C   /B 
ticket to the jetstream    blowing coast to coast
Am                D7                C/E  F                    C   
with the longstem glasses, a movie and a pleasant dream in midair
D/A                     F 
you gotta tell me quickly cos we're almost there
Am       C          D7  F   /G
wouldn't mama be proud?
F                  E7     Am               D7    
pointed out of the window at the sky gone black
F          E7
kid you're on the right track

Am  D7  C/E  F  C  /B  [X2]
  
Am            D7       C/E  F                    C    /B 
if i send you postcards     from the side of the road
Am             D7    C/E  F                 C    /B 
photographs of moving     parts about to implode
Am           D7               C/E     F                   C 
if i call to keep it together like you say you know i can do
D/A                  F 
to transmit the moment from me to you
Am       C          D7  F
wouldn't mama be proud?
Am       C          D7  F
wouldn't mama be proud?
Am       C          D7  F
wouldn't mama be proud?
Am       C          D7  F
wouldn't mama be proud?