She was the [Dm]meanest [C]cat, in old [Am]Chicago [Dm]town,
she was the meanest [C]cat, she really [Am]mowed them [Dm]down.
She had no [C]heart at [Dm]all, no no no [C]heart at [Dm]all.
She was the [Dm]meanest [C]cat, oh she was [Am]really [Dm]tough,
she left her husband [C]flat, he wasn't [Am]tough [Dm]enough.
She took her [C]boys [Dm]along, 'cos they were [C]mean and [Dm]strong.
Ma Ma Ma [Dm]Ma - Ma [C]Baker - she [Am]taught her four [Dm]sons,
Ma Ma Ma Ma - Ma [C]Baker - to [Am]handle their [Dm]guns.
Ma Ma Ma Ma - Ma [C]Baker - she [Am]never could [Dm]cry,
Ma Ma Ma Ma - Ma [C]Baker - but she [Am]knew how to [A]die!
They left a [Dm]trail of [C]crime across the [Am] [Dm]U.S.A.
And when one boy was [C]killed, she really [Am]made them [Dm]pay.
She had no [C]heart at [Dm]all, no no no [C]heart at [Dm]all.
Ma Ma Ma [Dm]Ma - Ma [C]Baker - she [Am]taught her four [Dm]sons,
Ma Ma Ma Ma - Ma [C]Baker - to [Am]handle their [Dm]guns.
Ma Ma Ma Ma - Ma [C]Baker - she [Am]never could [Dm]cry,
Ma Ma Ma Ma - Ma [C]Baker - but she [Am]knew how to [A]die!
She met a [Dm]man she [C]liked, she thought she'd [Am]stay with [Dm]him,
one day he fought with [C]them, they did [Am]away with [Dm]him.
She didn't [C]care at [Dm]all, just didn't [C]care at [Dm]all.
" Here is a special bulletin:
Ma Baker is the FBI's most wanted woman.
Her photo is hanging on every post office wall.
If you have any information about this woman,
please contact the nearest police station..."
Don't anybody move! The money or your lives!
One day they [Dm]robbed a [C]bank, it was their [Am]last [Dm]foray,
the cops appeared too [C]soon, they couldn't [Am]get [Dm]away.
And all the [C]loot they [Dm]had, it made them [C]mighty [Dm]mad.
And so they [Dm]shot it [C]out, Ma Baker [Am]and her [Dm]sons.
They didn't want to [C]hang, they died with [Am]blazing [Dm]guns.
and so the [C]story [Dm]ends, of one who [C]left no [Dm]friends.
Ma Ma Ma [Dm]Ma - Ma [C]Baker - she [Am]taught her four [Dm]sons,
Ma Ma Ma Ma - Ma [C]Baker - to [Am]handle their [Dm]guns.
Ma Ma Ma Ma - Ma [C]Baker - she [Am]never could [Dm]cry,
Ma Ma Ma Ma - Ma [C]Baker - but she [Am]knew how to [A]die.
Ma Ma Ma [Dm]Ma - Ma [C]Baker - she [Am]taught her four [Dm]sons,
Ma Ma Ma Ma - Ma [C]Baker - to [Am]handle their [Dm]guns.
Ma Ma Ma Ma - Ma [C]Baker - she [Am]never could [Dm]cry,
Ma Ma Ma Ma - Ma [C]Baker - but she [Am]knew how to [A]die
