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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
Your Mama don't dance and your Daddy don't rock n' roll.
Your Mama don't dance and your Daddy don't rock n' roll.
When evenin' rolls around and it's time to go to town,
where do you go, to rock and roll? 0:32
Verse 1
The old folks say that you gotta end your day by ten.
If you're out on a date and you bring it home late, it's a sin.
There just ain't no excuse and you know you're gonna lose and never win.
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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 >
You pull into a drive-in and find a place to park.
You hop into the back seat where you know it's nice and dark.
You're just about to move in, you're thinkin' it's a breeze,
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, the local police!"
(spoken) and it's all because..... 2:11
Chorus 2:30
Outro < single chords; no strumming >
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
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