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Tie Your Mother Down

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A5* = play C note over chord and pull off
Walkup is best played as A5, then single notes B, C and C#.
[Intro]
Lead Guitar A5* G   D   Csus2  G/B  
Add drums & "Ooooh" A5* G   D   Csus2  G/B  
A5* G   D  Csus2  
[Verse 1]
G/B  A5*
Get your party gown, and get your pigtail down
And get your heart beatin', babyG  D  Csus2  
G/B  A5*
Got my timin' right, got my act all tight
It's gotta be tonight, my little schGoolbaDbeCsus2  G/B  
Your Emamma says you don't, and your daddy says you won't
And I'm boilin' up inside
G  A5* A   B   C  C#  
Ain't no way I'm gonna lose out this time Walkup
[Chorus]
DTie your mother down, tie your mother down
Lock your Adaddy out of Gdoors, I D/F#don't need Ahim nosin' around
DTie your mother down, tie your mother down
G   D/F#   Csus2   G/B  A5* G   D  Csus2  
Give me all your love to - night
[Verse 2]
G/B  A5*
You're such a dirty louse, go get out of my house
That's all I ever get from yourG  D  Csus2  G/B  
A5*
Family ties, in fact I don't think I ever heard
A single little civil word from thGose gDuysCsus2  
But G/Byou know EI don't give a light, I'm gonna make out all right
I've got a sweetheart hand to put a stop Gto all that
A5* A   B   C  C#  
Snipin' an' grousin' all night \Walkup
[Chorus]
DTie your mother down, tie your mother down
Take yAour little broGther swimD/F#min' with a Abrick (that's all right)
DTie your mother down, tie your mother down
G   D/F#   Csus2   G/B  A5* G   D   Csus2  G/B  
Or you ain't no friend of mine
[Lead Break]
A5* G   D   Csus2   G/Bx2
E G
A5* G   D   Csus2   G/Bx2
[Verse 3]
Your Emummy and your daddy are gonna plague me till I die
Why can't they understand I'm just a Gpeace lovin' guy
AN.C. A   AN.C. Am7   Am7   Am7   Am7   A   B   C  C#  
Walkup
[Chorus]
DTie your mother down, tie your mother down
A (Syncopated)
Get that big big big big big big daddy out of doors
DTie your mother down, tie your mother down
G   D/F#   Csus2   G/B  A5* G   D   Csus2   G/B  A5*
Give me all your love to - night All your love tonight
A5* G   D   Csus2  G/B  
Give me every inch of your love
A5* G   D   Csus2   G/B  A5*
All your love tonight
A5* G   D   Csus2   G/B   D  A  
Gotta get my timing right All your love .............. tonight
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