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Your Mama Don't Dance

by Loggins & Messina · posted by WaltP

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YOUR MAMA DON’T DANCE
By; Kenny Loggins & Jim Messina
Key:C


3   -5*-5*  -5     4
Your ma-ma don't dance 
-3*  4   -5*-5*  -5    4    -3  4
and your dad-dy don't rock and roll
3   -5*-5*  -5     4
Your ma-ma don't dance 
-3*  4   -5*-5*  -5    4    -3  4
and your dad-dy don't rock and roll
3     -4  -5   -5  -4   6
When eve-nin’ rolls a-round 
-5   -5   -3  4  4  4   4
and it's time to go to town
-5*   -5* 6  5    3   -5*  6   5
Where do you go – To rock and roll?
3   -5*  -5    4
The old folks say 
-3   4  -5 -5* -5   -3   4  -3  4  
That ya got-ta end your day by ten
-3   4    -5* -5 4   4  -3   4 
If you're out on a date and you
-5*   -5* -5   4    4  -3  4
Bring it home late it's a sin
3      -4    -5  -5 -4  6  -5
There just ain’t no ex-cus-in’
3    -3     4    4  4   -5   5  -5* 6   5
You know you're gon-na lose and nev-er win
5    -5*-5* 6  5
I'll say it a-gain

1    1    2  3    -3
And it's all be-cause 
4   -5*-5*  -5    4
your ma-ma don't dance
-3    4  -5*-5*  -5    4    -3  4
And your dad-dy don't rock and roll
3   -5*-5*  -5     4
Your ma-ma don't dance 
-3   4   -5*-5*  -5    4    -3   4
and your dad-dy don't rock and roll
3     -4  -5   -5   -4  6 
When eve-nin' rolls a-round 

-5   -5   -3  4   4   4   4
and it's time to hit the town
-5*   -5* 6  5    3   -5*  6    5
Where do you go - To rock and roll

3    -3  4   4-3  -5   4   -3 
You pull in-to a drive-in and
-3   4   4   4   -5
find a place to park
3   -3  4  4   -3  -5   4     4 
You hop in-to the back seat where 
4    -5*  -5   4    -3   4
You know it’s nice and dark
3     -3  4  4   -3  -5  4 
Your just a-bout to move in
3     -3   4     4  -5  -5*
Your think-in’ it’s a breeze
3       3*  -3   4  4    4
There's a light in your eye 
-3   -5*-5* 4   4
and then a guy says

(Spoken) Out of the car long hair

3   -5* -5      4    -5  -5   -5* 5 
But ooh-wee - You're com-in’ with me
5   -5*-5* 6   5
The lo cal po-lice
1    1    2   3   -3
And it's all be-cause 
4   -5*-5*  -5    4 
your ma-ma don't dance
-3   4   -5*-5*  -5    4    -3  4
And your dad-dy don't rock and roll
3   -5*-5*  -5     4  
Your ma-ma don't dance 
-3   4   -5*-5*  -5    4   -3   4   
and your dad-dy don't rock and roll
3     -4  -5   -5   -4  6 
When eve-nin' rolls a-round 
-5   -5   -3  4   4   4   4
and it's time to hit the town
-5*   -5* 6  5    3   -5*  6    5
Where do you go - To rock and roll
-5*   -5* 6  5    3   -5*  6    5
Where do you go - To rock and roll

Loggins & Messina
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_NmPgB8nOo&feature=related

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