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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 note
e|| ----------
B|| ----------
G||:--------5-
D|| -5--5---5h
A|| -3--6h7---
E|| ----------

s at a time wi
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7-5--5---5h7-5
--3--6h7-----3
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th your finger
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------5-------
--5---5h7-5--5
--6h7-----3--6
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s to get the right sound)
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---5----:||x2
---5h7---||
h7-------||
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2nd Guitar
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A|------------
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10-8h9--:||x5
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     C        
e|| ----------
B|| ----------
G|| --------5-
D|| -5--5---5h
A|| -3--6h7---
E|| ----------

  F          C
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7-------3----5
--1--3--3h5--3
--1--4h5------

         C
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--5--5h7-5--5-
--6h7----3--6h
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-5-------|| 
-5h7-----||
7--------||
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     F        
e|| ----------
B|| ----------
G|| ----------
D|| --------3-
A|| -1--3---3h
E|| -1--4h5---

  F          C
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--------3----5
5-1--3--3h5--3
--1--4h5------

         C
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--5--5h7-5--5-
--6h7----3--6h
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-5-------||
-5h7-----||
7--------||
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     G        
e|| ----------
B|| ----------
G|| ----------
D|| --------5-
A|| -3--5---5h
E|| -3--6h7---

  F          C
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--------3----5
7-1--3--3h5--3
--1--4h5------

         C
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--5--5h7-5--5-
--6h7----3--6h
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-5-------||
-5h7-----||
7--------||
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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 
E-F

a drive-in, yo

u find a place

 to park.
You hop into t
E-F

he backseat, w

here you know 

it's nice and 

dark.
You're just ab
E-F
There's a ligh

out to move an
t in your eye 

d you thinkin'
and then a guy

 it's a breeze,
 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.