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Locomotion - Carole King
Capo: 3
[Intro]
| N.C. | % | % | % | 
|  C|  C   Am   G|  C|  C   Am   G|
[Chorus]
CEverybody's doing a Ambrand new dance nowC  
Come on baby Amdo the locomotion
I Cknow you'll get to like it 
if you Amgive it a chance nowC  
Come on, baby Amdo the locomotion
My lFittle baby sister can dDmo it with me
It's Feasier than learning your AmA, B, C's
So, Ccome on, come oGn, do the locomotion with meC  
[Verse 1]
You gotta swing your hips nowF7  
Come on baby, jump Cup, jump back
Well, I Gthink you got the G7knack, whoah whoa
[Chorus]
Oh, Cnow that you can Amdo it let's make a train Cnow
Come on, baby Amdo the locomotion
Ca' chugga chugga motion likAme a railway train, nowC  
Come on, baby Amdo the locomotion
FDo it nice and easy now, Dmdon't lose control
A Flittle bit of rhythm and and Dm7whole lot of soul
CCome on, come on, Gdo the locomotion witCh me
[Instrumental]
|  C| %  |  F7| %   | 
|  C| %  |   G|   G7|
|  C|  Am|   C|   Am| 
|  C|  Am|   C|   Am|    
|  F|  Dm|   F|  Dm7| 
|  C|   G|  C7| % |  F7| %  |
|  C| %  |   G| % |
[Chorus]
CMove around the floor in a AmlocomotionC  
Come on, baby Amdo the locomotion
CDo it holding hands if you get Amthe notionC  
Come on, baby Amdo the locomotion
FThere's never been a dDmance that's so easy to do
It Feven makes you happy when you're Dm7feeling blue
So, Ccome on, come on, Gdo the locomotion with Cme
[Bridge]
Come on, do the locomotionF7  
Come on, do the locomotionC  
Come on, do the locomotionF7  
Come on, do the locomotionC  F7  
Let me hear you say
CYeah, yeah
F7Yeah, yeah
Oh Cyeah, oh yeah
Yeah, F7yeah, yeah (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
I saida Chey now (Hey now)
I saida F7hey now
Hey now
I saida Chey hey now (Hey hey now)
I said F7yeah yeah (Yeah yeah)
Oh Coh (Oh oh)
Oh F7oh (Oh oh)
Oh Coh woe (Oh oh woe)
And F7let's go go go go go
[Outro]
CCome on, do the locomotionF7  
Come on, do the locomotionC  
Come on, do the locomotionF7  
Come on, do the locomotionC  
Come on, do the locomotionF7  
Come on, do the locomotionC  
Come on, do the locomotionF7  
Come on, do the locomotionC  
Come on, come on
GDo the locomotion with Cme

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Locomotion

by Carole King

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Dm7

Locomotion - Carole King

Capo: 3

[Intro]

| N.C. | % | % | % |

C C Am G C C Am G

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[Chorus]

C Am C

Everybody's doing a brand new dance now

Come on baby do the locomotion

I know you'll get to like it

Am C

if you give it a chance now

Come on, baby do the locomotion

F Dm

My little baby sister can do it with me

F Am

It's easier than learning your A, B, C's

C G C

So, come on, come on, do the locomotion with me

[Verse 1]

You gotta swing your hips now

Come on baby, jump up, jump back

G G7

Well, I think you got the knack, whoah whoa

[Chorus]

C Am C

Oh, now that you can do it let's make a train now

Come on, baby do the locomotion

C Am C

a' chugga chugga motion like a railway train, now

Come on, baby do the locomotion

F Dm

Do it nice and easy now, don't lose control

F Dm7

A little bit of rhythm and and whole lot of soul

C G C

Come on, come on, do the locomotion with me

[Instrumental]

C F7

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C G G7

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C Am C Am

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C Am C Am

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F Dm F Dm7

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C G C7 F7

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C G

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[Chorus]

C Am C

Move around the floor in a locomotion

Come on, baby do the locomotion

C Am C

Do it holding hands if you get the notion

Come on, baby do the locomotion

F Dm

There's never been a dance that's so easy to do

F Dm7

It even makes you happy when you're feeling blue

C G C

So, come on, come on, do the locomotion with me

[Bridge]

Come on, do the locomotion

C F7

Come on, do the locomotion

Let me hear you say

Yeah, yeah

Oh yeah, oh yeah

Yeah, yeah, yeah (Yeah, yeah, yeah)

I saida hey now (Hey now)

I saida hey now

Hey now

I saida hey hey now (Hey hey now)

I said yeah yeah (Yeah yeah)

Oh oh (Oh oh)

Oh oh woe (Oh oh woe)

And let's go go go go go

[Outro]

C F7

Come on, do the locomotion

Come on, come on

G C

Do the locomotion with me

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