Intro:
BD
La la la la la la la la la la
AG7
La la la la la la la la la la
BD
La la la la la la la la la la
AG7
La la la la la la la la la la
BD
La la la la la la la la la la
AG7
La la la la la la la la la la
BD
La la la la la la la la la la
AG7A
La la la la la la
Verse:
BD
Please mama tell me 'bout the old times
AG7
Before the cellphones and the iphones
BD
About the music and the everyday life
AG7
And the colour of the night
BD
Please mama tell be 'bout the rainbows
AG7
About the treasures at the end
BD
Now politicians build a franchise
AG7A
selling it piece by piece
Chorus:
BD
Please bring back the sunshine
AG7
Mama won't you please bring back the good times
BD
Mama won't you please bring back the moonlight
AG7AB
Mama won't you please bring back the sunshine
Verse:
BD
Please mama tell me 'bout the old sound
AG7
Before the music turned sad now
BD
Heard you used to meet your friends outside
AG7
Instead of build a pack around
BD
Oh mama tell me 'bout the milkman
AG7
I heard he ended up a storeman
BD
He always used to be a happy man
AG7A
Until a company fought his brand
Chorus:
BD
Please bring back the sunshine
AG7
Mama won't you please bring back the good times
BD
Mama won't you please bring back the moonlight
AG7
Mama won't you please bring back the sunshine
Interlude:
BD
La la la la la la la la la la
AG7
La la la la la la la la la la
BD
La la la la la la la la la la
AG7
La la la la la la
BDAG7BDAG7ABChorus:
BD
Please bring back the sunshine
AG7
Mama won't you please bring back the good times
BD
Mama won't you please bring back the moonlight
A
Mama won't you please bring back the sunshine
Chorus:
BD
Please bring back the sunshine
AG7
Mama won't you please bring back the good times
BD
Mama won't you please bring back the moonlight
AG7
Mama won't you please bring back the sunshine
Outro:
BD
La la la la la la la la la la
AG7
La la la la la la la la la la
BD
La la la la la la la la la la
AG7AB
La la la la la la
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.