Bb Ab Cm Bb x2


BbWhen (x1333x@1)you grow up
                       AbLivin' (xx1114@1)like a good boy oughta
         CmAnd (x3101x@1)your mama
                          BbTakes (x1333x@1)a shine to her best son

Something different
                            AbAll (xx1114@1)the girls, they seem to like you
             CmCause (x3101x@1)you're handsome,
                                 BbLike (x1333x@1)to talk, and a whole lot of fun


             CmBut (x3101x@1)now your girl's gone a missin'
                                BbAnd (x1333x@1)your house has got an empty bed
             CmThe (x3101x@1)folks'll wonder 'bout the wedding
                                BbThey (x1333x@1)won't listen to a word you said


      BbGonna (x1333x@1)take your mama out all night
      AbYeah, (xx1114@1)we'll show her what it's all about
              EbWe'll (x43121@3)get her jacked up on some cheap champagne
              BbWe'll (x1333x@1)let the good times all roll out
           BbAnd (x1333x@1)if the music ain't good, well it's just too bad
            AbWe're (xx1114@1)gonna sing along no matter what
             EbBecause (x43121@3)the dancers don't mind at the New Orleans
       Bb (x1333x@1)                         AbAb ABb
If you tip 'em and they make a cut


Bb (x1333x@1)                 AbDo (xx1114@1)it Take your mama out all night
          EbSo (x43121@3)she'll have no doubt
                                 Bb (x1333x@1) AbAb ABb
That we're doing all the best we can

Bb (x1333x@1)                       AbGonna (xx1114@1)do it Take your mama out all night
        EbYou (x43121@3)can stay up late
                                Bb (x1333x@1) AbAb ABb
'cause baby you're a full grown man


Bb Ab Cm Bb


BbIt's (x1333x@1)a struggle
                       AbLivin' (xx1114@1)like a good boy oughta
       CmIn (x3101x@1)the summer
                            BbWatchin' (x1333x@1)all the girls pass by
          BbWhen (x1333x@1)your mama
                              AbHeard (xx1114@1)the way that you'd been talking
           CmI (x3101x@1)tried to tell you
                           BbThat (x1333x@1)all she'd wanna do is cry


       CmNow (x3101x@1)we end up takin' the long way home
 F/C (133211@1)                                         BbLookin' (x1333x@1)overdressed wearin' buckets of stale cologne
        CmIt's (x3101x@1)so hard to see streets on a country road
          F/CWhen (133211@1)your glasses in the garbage
                                 BbAnd (x1333x@1)your Continental's just been towed


      BbGonna (x1333x@1)take your mama out all night
      AbYeah, (xx1114@1)we'll show her what it's all about
              EbWe'll (x43121@3)get her jacked up on some cheap champagne
              BbWe'll (x1333x@1)let the good times all roll out
           BbAnd (x1333x@1)if the music ain't good, well it's just too bad
            AbWe're (xx1114@1)gonna sing along no matter what
             EbBecause (x43121@3)the dancers don't mind at the New Orleans
       Bb (x1333x@1)                         AbAb ABb
If you tip 'em and they make a cut


Bb (x1333x@1)                 AbDo (xx1114@1)it Take your mama out all night
          EbSo (x43121@3)she'll have no doubt
                                 Bb (x1333x@1) AbAb ABb
That we're doing all the best we can

Bb (x1333x@1)                       AbGonna (xx1114@1)do it Take your mama out all night
        EbYou (x43121@3)can stay up late
                                Bb (x1333x@1) AbAb ABb
'cause baby you're a full grown man


GUITAR SOLO over first half of chorus 
(Bb Ab Eb Bb x 2 then Ab Ab A Bb pushes)
   

Bb (x1333x@1)                 AbDo (xx1114@1)it Take your mama out all night
          EbSo (x43121@3)she'll have no doubt
                                 Bb (x1333x@1) AbAb ABb
That we're doing all the best we can

Bb (x1333x@1)                       AbGonna (xx1114@1)do it Take your mama out all night
        EbYou (x43121@3)can stay up late
                                Bb (x1333x@1) AbAb ABb
'cause baby you're a full grown man