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!