Your Mama Dont Dance Chords & Tabs
Your Mama Dont Dance Chords
Nice rocker that reached #4 in the Billboard Hot 100 in 1972. Times listed are
elapsed time from the start. Tabbed by Marty Lurvey.
Intro: C 0:13
Chorus
C F C
Your Mama don't dance and your Daddy don't rock n' roll.
F C
Your Mama don't dance and your Daddy don't rock n' roll.
G7 F
When evenin' rolls around and it's time to go to town,
C
where do you go, to rock and roll? 0:32
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Verse 1
F C
The old folks say that you gotta end your day by ten.
F C
If you're out on a date and you bring it home late, it's a sin.
G7 F C
There just ain't no excuse and you know you're gonna lose and never win.
]
I'll say it again, (spoken) and it's all because ...... 0:52
Chorus 1:12
Instrumental: X2: verse chords 1:51
Bridge < single chords; no strumming >
F F
You pull into a drive-in and find a place to park.
F F
You hop into the back seat where you know it's nice and dark.
F F
You're just about to move in, you're thinkin' it's a breeze,
F
there's a light in your eye and then a guy says,
F ]
(spoken) "Out of the car, long hair... 2:04
< back to strumming >
G7 F C ]
Louise, you're comin' with me, and no more movies!"
(spoken) and it's all because..... 2:11
Chorus 2:30
Outro < single chords; no strumming >
C C C C
Where do you go, to rock and roll?
C C C C C << strum last C
Where do you go, to rock and roll?.... 2:48