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Tabbed by John Shaw (jashaw@shaw-web.net)
Loggins and Messina
Your Mama Don't Dance
Originally recorded in C, was later recorded in A by Kenny Loggins solo.
1st Guitar(Pick two notes at a time with your fingers to get the right sound)e|| -----------------------------------------------||B|| -----------------------------------------------||G||:--------5----------5----------5----------5----:||x2D|| -5--5---5h7-5--5---5h7-5--5---5h7-5--5---5h7---||A|| -3--6h7-----3--6h7-----3--6h7-----3--6h7-------||E|| -----------------------------------------------||
2nd Guitare|------------------------------------|| ----------||B|------------------------------------|| -10-8-----||G|------------------------------------||:-10-8h9--:||x5D|------------------------------------|| -------10-||A|------------------------------------|| ----------||E|------------------------------------|| ----------||
C F C Ce|| -----------------------------------------------||B|| -----------------------------------------------||G|| --------5--------------------5---------5-------|| D|| -5--5---5h7-------3----5--5--5h7-5--5--5h7-----||A|| -3--6h7-----1--3--3h5--3--6h7----3--6h7--------||E|| ------------1--4h5-----------------------------||
F F C Ce|| -----------------------------------------------||B|| -----------------------------------------------||G|| -----------------------------5---------5-------||D|| --------3---------3----5--5--5h7-5--5--5h7-----||A|| -1--3---3h5-1--3--3h5--3--6h7----3--6h7--------||E|| -1--4h5-----1--4h5-----------------------------||
G F C Ce|| -----------------------------------------------||B|| -----------------------------------------------||G|| -----------------------------5---------5-------||D|| --------5---------3----5--5--5h7-5--5--5h7-----||A|| -3--5---5h7-1--3--3h5--3--6h7----3--6h7--------||E|| -3--6h7-----1--4h5-----------------------------||
CHORUS: (Play pattern Lick first Chorus & Verse, Switch to Chords 2nd Chorus)
C F C
Your mama don't dance, your daddy don't rock and roll.
F C
Your mama don't dance, your daddy don't rock and roll.
G F
When evenin' comes around and it's time to go to town
C
Where ya go to rock and roll.
1st VERSE: (Play intro lick)(BASS STARTS)
C F C
The old folks say that you gotta end your date by ten.
F C
If you're out on a date and you bring it home late it's a sin.
G F C
Just ain't no excusin', you know you're gonna lose and never win, I'll say it again.
N/C
And it's all because-
(CHORUS)
(Lead 1:Sax)(Lead 2:Guitar)(Then go to bridge with a walk up)
C D Eb
BRIDGE:
E-F
You pull into a drive-in, you find a place to park.E-F
You hop into the backseat, where you know it's nice and dark.E-F
You're just about to move and you thinkin' it's a breeze,E-FThere's a light in your eye and then a guy says:
OUTTA THE CAR LONG - HAIR!!!!
G F C
Louise, you're coming with me, and we'll call the police.
(CHORUS)
(Switch back to beginning lick)
C
Where ya go to rock and roll.
C
Where ya go to rock and roll.
C
Where ya go to rock and roll.
