How to Play Ma! He's Making Eyes at Me on Guitar?

Johnny Otis - Ma! He's Making Eyes at Me can be played in the key of C using the C, G7, Am, D7 chords. For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D. For G7, To play G7, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute A, high E. For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G. For D7, To play D7, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, let A, D ring open. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play Ma! He's Making Eyes at Me with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.

Johnny Otis - Ma! He’s Making Eyes at Me Chords

Chord reference C, G7, Am, D7

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[C]Little Lilly was [G7]oh so silly and [C]shy And all the [G7]fellows knew, she wouldn’t [Am]bill and [G7]coo. [C]Every single night [G7]some smart fellow would [C]try To cuddle [D7]up to her, but she would [G7]cry. [G] [G7]

[C]Ma, he’s making [D7]eyes at me. [G7]Ma, he’s awful [C]nice to me. [C]Ma, he’s almost [G7]breaking my heart [G7]I’m beside him. [C]Mercy let his [G7]conscience guide him [C]Ma, he wants to [D7]marry me, [G7]be my honey [E7]bee. [G7] [C]Every minute [G7]he gets bolder, [C]Now he’s leaning [G7]on my shoulder. [G]Ma, he’s [G7]kissing [C]me

[C]Lilly was so good, [G7]everybody could [C]tell. You would never [G7]see her roam, she would always [Am]stay at home. [G7] [C]All the neighbors knew [G7]little Lilly too [C]well, For when the [D7]boys would call, they would her [G7]yell. [G] [G7]

[C]Ma, he’s making [Dm]eyes at me. [G7]Ma, he’s awful [C]nice to me. [C]Ma, he’s almost [G7]breaking my heart [G7]If you peek in, [C]Can’t you see I’m [G7]gonna weaken [C]Ma, he wants to [D7]marry me, [G7]be my honey [E7]bee. [G7] [C]Ma, I’m meeting [G7]with resistance, [C]I shall holler [G7]for assistance, [G]Ma, he’s [G7]kissing [C]me.

[G7] [C]

Artist Johnny Otis

Album The Greatest Johnny Otis Show

Genres Rock

Year 1957

Key C

Johnny Otis - Ma! He's Making Eyes at Me can be played in the key of C using the C, G7, Am, D7 chords.

For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
For G7, To play G7, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute A, high E.
For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
For D7, To play D7, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, let A, D ring open.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Ma! He's Making Eyes at Me with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.