[Intro] x2 [G] Gsus4 (pull off back to G) - 355433 35x533 [F] Fsus4 (pull off back to F) - same approach as G [Am] Am9 (hammer on back to Am - or play x02200) (repeat these figures throughout verses)
[Verse] When you [G] grow up livin' like a good boy [F] oughta And your [Am] mama takes a shine to her best s [G] on Something [G] different all the girls they seem to [F] like you Cause you're [Am] handsome like to talk and a whole lot of f [G] un
But now your [Am] girl's gone a m [Am/G] issin' And your [Am/F#] house has got an [D] empty [G] bed The folks'll [Am] wonder 'bout the [Am/G] wedding They won't [Am/F#] listen to a [D] word you [G] said
[Chorus] [G] Gonna take your mama out all night Yeah we'll s [F] how her what it's all about We'll get her j [C] acked up on some cheap champagne We'll let the [G] good times all roll out And if the [G] music ain't good, well it's just too bad We're gonna s [F] ing along no matter what Because the [C] dancers don't mind at the New Orleans If you tip ' [G] em and they make a cut [F][F][F#][G]
[G] Do it -take your mama [F] out all night So she'll [C] have no doubt that we're doing oh the best we [G] can [F][F][F#][G] We're gonna d [G] o it -take your mama [F] out all night You can [C] stay up late 'cause baby you're a full grown [G] man [F][F][F#][G]
[Repeat intro] - G F Am
[Verse] It's a [G] struggle livin' like a good boy ou [F] ghta In the [Am] summer watchin' all the girls pass b [G] When your [G] mama heard the way that you'd been [F] talking I tried to tell [Am] you that all she'd wanna do is [G] cry
Now we [Am] end up takin' the long [Am/G] way home [Am/F#] Lookin' overdressed wearin' bu [D] ckets of stale co [G] logne It's so [Am] hard to see streets on a c [Am/G] ountry road When your [Am/F#] glasses in the garbage And your [D] Continental's just got [G] towed
[Chorus] Gonna [G] take your mama out all night Yeah we'll [F] show her what it's all about We'll get her j [C] acked up on some cheap champagne We'll let the g [G] ood times all roll out And if the [G] music ain't good, well it's just too bad We're gonna s [F] ing along no matter what Because the [C] dancers don't mind at the New Orleans If you [G] tip 'em and they make a cut [F][F][F#][G]
[Bridge] [G] Do it - take your mama [F] out all night So she'll [C] have no doubt that we're doing oh the best we [G] can [F][F][F#][G] We're gonna [G] do it -take your mama [F] out all night You can [C] stay up late 'cause baby you're a full grown [G] man [F][F][F#][G]
[Solo - Repeat intro riff] G F C G F C F F F# G
[Chorus] Gonna [G] take your mama out all night Yeah we'll [F] show her what it's all about We'll get her j [C] acked up on some cheap champagne We'll let the g [G] ood times all roll out And if the [G] music ain't good, well it's just too bad We're gonna s [F] ing along no matter what Because the [C] dancers don't mind at the New Orleans If you [G] tip 'em and they make a cut [F][F][F#][G]
BPM 80 [Intro - Play 022000 577xxx 577755 for intro and verse] Em A5 Asus4 Em A5 Asus4 Em A5 Asus4 Em Em7 A [Verse] [Em] I've seen you [A5] twice [Asus4][Em] [Em] In a short [A5] time -- [Asus4] ------ [Em] ---- [Em] Only a [A5] week Since we [Em] star - [Em7] ted [A] --- [Em] It seems to [A5] me --- [Asus4] ------ [Em] -- [Em] For every [A5] time - [Asus4] ------ [Em] ---- [Em] I'm getting [A5] more Open [Em] hear - [Em7] ted [A]
[Bridge] [Em] I was an im [A/C#] possible case [Bm] No one ever could [Cmaj7] reach me [Em] But I think I can [A/C#] see in your face [Bm] There's a lot you can [Cmaj7] teach me So I [Am7] wanna know [C/D]
[Chorus] What's the name of the [G] game [C] ? Does it [D] mean any [D/C] thing to y [G] ou? [C][D] [C] What's the name of the [G] game [C] ? Can you [D] feel it the [D/C] way I [G] do?
[Link] [B] Tell me [Em] please Cause I [A/C#] have to [D] know I'm a [B] bashful [Em] child Be [A/C#] ginning to grow [C/D]
[Middle 8] And you [G] make me talk And you [C/G] make me feel And you [G] make me show What I'm [C]try [F/C]ing [C]to [C9]con [C]ceal If I [G] trust in you Would you [C/G] let me down? Would you [G] laugh at me If I [Em] said I care for you? [F#m7][B7] Could you [Cmaj7] feel the same way too? I wanna know [C/D] ... The name of the game
[Verse] instrumental Em A5 Asus4 Em A5 Asus4 Em A5 Asus4 Em Em7 A
[Verse] [Em] I have no [A5] friends -- [Asus4] [Em] No one to [A5] see - [Asus4] [Em] And I am [A5] never in [Em] vi- [Em7] ted [A] [Em] Now I am [A5] here -- [Asus4] [Em] Talking to [A5] you -- [Asus4] [Em] No wonder [A5] I get ex [Em] ci- [Em7] ted [A]
[Bridge] [Em] Your smile and the [A/C#] sound of your voice [Bm] And the way you see [Cmaj7] through me [Em] Got a feeling, you [A/C#] give me no choice [Bm] But it means a lot [Cmaj7] to me So I [Am7] wanna know [C/D]
[Chorus] What's the name of the [G] game? (Your smile and the [C] sound of your voice) Does it [D] mean any [D/C] thing to [G] you? (Got a feeling you [C] give me no choice [D] but it means a lot[C]) What's the name of the [G] game? (Your smile and the [C] sound of your voice) Can you [D] feel it the [D/C] way I [G] do?
[Link] [B] Tell me [Em] please Cause I [A/C#] have to [D] know I'm a [B] bashful [Em] child Be [A/C#] ginning to grow [C/D]
[Middle 8] And you [G] make me talk And you [C/G] make me feel And you [G] make me show What I'm [C]try [F/C]ing [C]to [C9]con [C]ceal If I [G] trust in you Would you [C/G] let me down? Would you [G] laugh at me If I [Em] said I care for you? [F#m7][B7] Could you [Cmaj7] feel the same way too? I wanna know [C/D] ... Oh yes I wanna know [C/D]
[Chorus] (repeat and fade) The name of the [G] game (I was an [C] impossible case) Does it [D] mean any [D/C] thing to [G] you? (But I think I can [C]see in your face [D] and it means a lot [C]) What's the name of the [G] game? (Your smile and the [C] sound of your voice) Can you [D] feel it the [D/C] way I [G] do? (Got a feeling you [C] give me no choice [D] but it means a lot[C]) What's the name of the [G] game? (Your smile and the [C] sound of your voice) Does it [D] mean any [D/C] thing to [G] you? (But I think I can [C]see in your face [D] and it means a lot[C] ) What's the name of the [G] game? (Your smile and the [C] sound of your voice) Can you [D] feel it the [D/C] way I [G] do? (Got a feeling you [C]give me no choice [D] but it means a lot[C])
