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CHORUS:
CMother, may I? DmTell me what to do
FTell me where to Ggo and Cwho to sock it to
FMother, may I Copen up the Amdoor
To the Gheart of the one I Clove?
I:
CIf you may take another big step
FCloser to the one you Clove
CYes, you may take a giant step
And Gsing for joy and shout for Clove
FMay I hug her, and may I kiss her
And Cmiss her till she Bmcomes aA7gain?
She's D7something more than just a Gfriend
I'll Amlove her till the very endG  
CHORUS:
CMother, may I? DmTell me what to do
FTell me where to Ggo and Cwho to sock it to
FMother, may I Copen up the Amdoor
To the Gheart of the one I Clove?
II:
CIf you may take another big step
Get Fcloser to the one you Clove
CYes, you may take a giant step
And Gsing it to the stars aCbove
FMay I hug her, and may I squeeze her
And Cplease her till she Bmcomes aA7gain?
She's D7something more than just a Gfriend
Oh, I'll Amlove her till the very endG  
FINALE(fading):
CMother, may I? DmTell me what to do
FTell me where to Ggo...

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Mother May-I

by Cattanooga Cats

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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CHORUS:

C Dm

Mother, may I? Tell me what to do

F G C

Tell me where to go and who to sock it to

F C Am

Mother, may I open up the door

G C

To the heart of the one I love?

If you may take another big step

F C

Closer to the one you love

Yes, you may take a giant step

G C

And sing for joy and shout for love

May I hug her, and may I kiss her

C Bm A7

And miss her till she comes again?

D7 G

She's something more than just a friend

Am G

I'll love her till the very end

CHORUS:

C Dm

Mother, may I? Tell me what to do

F G C

Tell me where to go and who to sock it to

F C Am

Mother, may I open up the door

G C

To the heart of the one I love?

II:

If you may take another big step

F C

Get closer to the one you love

Yes, you may take a giant step

G C

And sing it to the stars above

May I hug her, and may I squeeze her

C Bm A7

And please her till she comes again?

D7 G

She's something more than just a friend

Am G

Oh, I'll love her till the very end

FINALE(fading):

C Dm

Mother, may I? Tell me what to do

F G

Tell me where to go...

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