INTRO: C - Cm7 - F - G | C - Am - Dm - G }x2
       Am - Em - Am - Em 
       Dm - G 
       Am - Em - Am - Em 
       Dm - G - Dm - G 
       F - G 
 
VERSE: 
            C           Cmaj7       C   Cmaj7         
Don’t cry, little mamma, it’s your birthday.                   
 C                        Cmaj7    Dm G  
Life is what you make of it, you know. 
 Dm        G                   Dm      
Mine began when you gave me your hand. 
           G             Dm   G (C - C#dim - Dm - G) 
And I became a lucky so-and-so. 
             C          Cmaj7        C   Cmaj7  
Don’t cry, little mamma, it’s your birthday.             
          C              C7  F  
It’s just another year gone by. 
                F                       Fm              C  A7  
And I’ll tell you ‘cuz it’s true, that I love you like I do. 
           D             G      C  
And baby, baby please don’t cry 
 
ENDING 
     C          G          G         C  
Happy birthday to you,  Happy birthday to you 
     G          F          C          G  
Happy birthday, Little Mama, Happy birthday to you   
Don’t Cry, Little Mamma