The Loco-Motion

{t:The Loco-Motion}
{st:Gerry Goffin & Carole King, 1962}


{sot}
	| d - D u - u d u |
{eot}


{c:Intro: (four beats each):}
         [C]  [Am]  [C]  [Am] 


[C] Everybody's doin' a [Am] brand new dance now
[C] C'mon baby [Am] do the Loco-Motion
[C] I know you'll get to like it if you [Am] give it a chance now
[C] C'mon baby [Am] do the Loco-Motion
[F] My little baby sister can [Dm] do it with ease
[F] It's easier than learning your [D7] ABCs
So [C] come on, come on, [G] do the Loco-Motion with [C] me


{c:Chorus:}
{soc}
You gotta swing your hips now [F], come on baby
Jump [C] up, jump back!
Oh well I [G] think you got the knack
{eoc} 


[C] Now that you can do it [Am] let's make a chain now
[C] C'mon baby [Am] do the Loco-Motion
[C] Chug-a chug-a motion like a [Am] railway train now
[C] C'mon baby [Am] do the Loco-Motion
[F] Do it nice and easy now don't [Dm] lose control
A [F] little bit of rhythm and a [D7] lot of soul
So [C] come on, come on, [G] do the Loco-Motion with [C] me


{c:Chorus ... (just chords):}
{soc}
___ ______ _____ ____ ____ ___ [F], ____ __ ____
____ [C] __, ____ ____!
__ ____ _ [G] _____ ___ ___ ___ _____
{eoc} 


[C] Move around the floor in a [Am] Loco-motion
[C] C'mon baby [Am] do the Loco-Motion
[C] Do it holding hands if you [Am] got the notion
[C] C'mon baby [Am] do the Loco-Motion
There's [F] never been a dance that's so [Dm] easy to do
It [F] even makes you happy when you're [D7] feeling blue
So [C] come on, come on, [G] do the Loco-Motion with [C] me

{c:Ending:}
You gotta swing your hips now
[F] C'mon do the Loco-Motion
[C] C'mon do the Loco-Motion

[F] C'mon do the Loco-Motion
[C] C'mon do the Loco-Motion
{c:-->              Repeat with F to finish on C}



{t:The Loco-Motion}