F
Stop!

Stop telling me what to do
Dm
Don't!

Don't treat me like a child of two
A#
No!

I know that you want what's best
C
Please!

But mother, please, give it a rest!

( C  F )

                        Dm
Stop! Don't! No! Please!
                        A#
Stop! Don't! No! Please!

Stop! Don't! No! Please!
C                    F    C
Mama. I'm a big girl now!
F
Once upon a time when i was just a kid
    Dm
You never let me do iust what the older kids did
    A#
But lose that laundry list of what you won't allow
       C                    F    C
'Cause mama, i'm a big girl now
F
Once upon a time i used to play with toys
    Dm
But now i'd rather play around with teenage boys
    A#
So, if i get a hickey, please don't have a cow
       C                    F
'Cause mama, i'm a big girl now
  A#
Ma, i gotta tell you that without a doubt
         F
I get my best dancing lessons from you
    A#
You're the one who taught me how to "twist and shout"
            G         Am
Because you shout non stop
G   Am     G   Dm  C  Dm  C
And you're so twisted too!

Wo  oh  oh  oh  oh
F
Once I used to fidget

'Cause I just sat home
    Dm
But now I'm just like Gidget

And I gotta get to Rome!
   A#
So say, arrivederci!

Toodle loo!

And ciao!
       C                    F    C#
'Cause mama, i'm a big girl now

( F# )

                        D#m
Stop! Don't! No! Please!
                        B
Stop! Don't! No! Please!

Stop! Don't! No! Please!
C#                   F#
Mama, I'm a big girl now
 C#
(hey mama, say mama)
F#
Once upon a time I was a shy young thing
      D#m                                           F#
Could barely walk and talk so much as dance and sing
    B
But let me hit that stage, I wanna take my bow
       C#                   F#
'Cause mama, i'm a big girl now

Wo   oh   oh   oh   oh
F#
Once upon a time i used to dress up 'ken'
    D#m
But now that i'm a woman, i like bigger men
    B
And i don't need a barbie doll to show me how
       C#                   F#   
'Cause mama, i'm a big girl now

( A#m/G#  F#/A# )

  B
Ma, you always taught me what was right from wrong
          F#
And now I just wanna give it a try
  B
Mama, I've been in the nest for far too long
   G#            A#m/G#        A#m/G#     /C#
So please give a push and mama
D#m   C#  D#m  C#
Watch me fly
D
Watch me fly

(Hey, mama, say mama)
G
One day I will meet a man you won't condemn
    Em
And we will have some kids and you can torture them
    C
But let me be a star before i take that vow
       D                    G
'Cause mama, i'm a big girl now
     D     Em
Oh   Oh   Oh
C           D
Mama, i'm a big girl now
Em    D     Em
Hey   Hey   Hey   Hey   hey!
C           D
Mama, I'm a big girl!

Ooh, such a big, big girl!
               G
I'm a big girl

Now!

(Stop! Don't! No! Please!)
         Em
Oh oh oh oh oh

(Stop! Don't! No! Please!)
         C
Oh oh oh oh       Please!

(Stop! Don't! No! please!)
D                    G
Mama, i'm a big girl now!