The Loco-motion Chords & Tabs
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The Loco-Motion chords
Grand Funk Railroad 1974 (1962 Gerry Goffin & Carole King, made popular by Little Eva)
Capo II*
C Am
Everybody's doing a brand new dance now
C Am
(C'mon baby do the loco-motion)
C
I know you'll get to like it
Am
If you give it a chance now
C Am
(C'mon baby do the loco-motion)
F Dm
My little baby sister can do it with me
F D
It's easier than learning your a b c's
C
So come on, come on,
G C
Do the loco-motion with me
C F
You gotta swing your hips now
C
Come on baby, jump up, hmmm jump back
G G7
Oh well I think you got the knack
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/g/grand_funk_railroad/the_loco_motion_crd.html ]
C
Now that you can do it
Am
Let's make a chain now
C Am
(C'mon baby do the loco-motion)
C Am
Chug-a chug-a motion like a railway train now
C Am
(C'mon baby do the loco-motion)
F Dm
Do it nice and easy now don't lose control
F D
A little bit of rhythm and a lot of soul
C
So come on, come on,
G C
Do the loco-motion with me
Break
C Am
Move around the floor in a loco-motion
C Am
(C'mon baby do the loco-motion)
C Am
Do it holding hands if you got the notion
C Am
(C'mon baby do the loco-motion)
F D
There's never been a dance that's so easy to do
F
It even makes you happy
D
When you're feeling blue
C G C
So come on come on do the loco-motion with me
C Am
(C'mon baby do the loco-motion)
C
So come on, come on,
G C
Do the loco-motion with me
C Am
(C'mon baby do the loco-motion)
C Am
(C'mon baby do the loco-motion)
C Am
(C'mon baby do the loco-motion). . .
* Alternate:
Open
C = D
Am = Bm
F = G
Dm = Em
G = A
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