[Intro] C#m C#4 C#m C#4 C#m C#4 B2 F# C#m Mamma kept her foot on the devil's neck E F# C#m C#4 She have fire dawn in her bones, you can bet B2 F# When that old snake came around A7M The fire start to falling dawn B2 F# F#7 C#m Mamma kept her foot on the devil's neck C#4 C#m C#4 Oh, when the water rolls E F# C#m She cry out to the Holly ghost C#4 B2 F# And When her knees will hit the ground A7M Every demon start to leave the town B2 F# F#7 C#m Mamma kept her foot on the devil's neck ( C#m C#4 C#m ) ( C#4 C#m C#4 ) B2 F# C#m I've seen stone clouds all the way E F# C#m And she pray against the rain B2 F# C#m And seekness buckle at the knees C#4 E F# At her praying breath, no she won't rest C#4 Until the healing came C#m7 F# And when our Family would star to sleep A She grab the auter with the mother's grip B2 F# C#m Mamma keept her foot on the devil's neck C# C#4 C#m C#4 Oh, when the water rolls E F# C# She cry out to the Holly ghost C#m7 F#7 And When her knees will hit the ground A7M Every demon start to leave the town B2 F# E C# Mamma kept her foot on the devil's neck B2 F# C#m C# Mamma kept her foot on the devil's neck ( C# ) ( B2 F# C#m C# ) ( B2 F# C#m C# ) ( B2 F# A7M ) ( B F# C#m C# ) ( Bbm7 B Bbm7 F# ) ( E C#4 C#2 C#4 ) ( B B2 F#m E C# ) C#4 C#2 With a family of my own B2 Hell jealows for their souls F# B2 C#4 I'll fight the fight cause mamma told me how C# I’ll look that in the eye B2 I’ll swing first, yeah, I’ll start the fight F# C#m C# C#m And now ill keep my foot on the devil's neck C#m Oh, when the water rolls E F# C#m She cry out to the Holly ghost B2 Bb° And When her knees will hit the ground A7M Every demon start to leave the town B2 F# C#m Mamma kept her foot on the devil's neck B2 F# C#m Mamma kept her foot on the devil's neck B2 F# C#m And I keep my foot on the devil's neck [Final] C#m C#4 C#