Intro
G CYeah, yeah, you
G F# F D#What would she do?
What would grandma do, do, do?
Verse 1
GOn a Monday night at the Rose and Crown
CWas a man watching me (Yeah, yeah)
GHe had the refrigerated lager demeanor
C GBit the bottle top with his teeth, oh (Oh, yeah, oh, yeah, yeah)
GHe has auburn hair and trouble in his eyes
And a smile to start a fire (Yeah, yeah)
C FThere inside my dull, uninspired heart, mm (Oh, yeah, oh, yeah, yeah)
G Fast forward to a couple of weeks
FAnd I think I've fallen in love (Yeah, yeah)
GHe doesn't have anything going for him
FBut has a little red car, he calls her Carly (Carly)
G I'm sitting beside him with my hand in his pocket
FAnd we're driving with nowhere to go
C A# D# FBut how it soothes my aching soul .
Chorus
C Girl, what would your mother say?
GShe said, "Take your time, baby, you can Go both ways"
CGirl, what would your daddy say?
GHe said I could Do better, do, do-do-Do better
C GWoo-woo-woo, what would your grandma do?
G F# F D#Oh, what would she do?
She would get on her knees and pray that I don't make this mistake
C C# DGrandma calls the boy bad news
Post-Chorus
G FOh-oh, oh (Yeah, yeah)
(Oh, yeah, oh, yeah)
G FAnd she says that I can Do better, do, do-do-do
Verse 2
GOn a Tuesday morn' in his bedroom
FI lay tangled in his arms (Yeah, yeah)
GHe still lives in his mother's house
FBut it does add to his charms (Oh, yeah, oh, yeah, yeah)
GI lay my head on his tattooed chest
FThat spells out "Carpe Diem," baby (Yeah, yeah)
C D# FThen he asked me to be his lady,. gotta think 'bout (Oh, yeah, oh, yeah, yeah)
Chorus
C Girl, what would your mother say?
GShe said, "Take your time, baby, you can Go both ways"
C GGirl, what would your daddy say?.
Oh, said I could Do better, do, do-do-Do better
CWoo-woo-woo, what would your grandma do?
G F# F D#Oh, what would she do?
She would get on her knees and pray that I don't make this mistake
C C# D DGrandma calls the boy bad news
Bridge
D#And she calls the boy
DBad, bad news, baby (Oh).
D#Running, running 'round town with her baby
DFalling to her knees and she's praying (What would grandma do?)
D#And now she cussin' me out on the phone
DShe told me get a car and get my ass back home
C C#Hoping I will come to my senses, oh, oh, oh
Chorus
C Well, what would your mother say?
GShe said, "Take your time, baby, you can Go both ways"
CGirl, what would your daddy say?
GHe said I could Do better, do, do-do-Do better
CWoo-woo-woo, what would your grandma do?
G F# F D#Oh, what would she do?
She'd get on her knees and pray that I don't make this mistake
C C# DGrandma calls the boy bad news
Outro
C G And she says that I can Do (Yeah, yeah)
Do-do-Do better, do, do-do-Do (Yeah, yeah)
CAnd she thinks that I could (Yeah, yeah)
GDo better, do, do-do-Do (Yeah, yeah)
C GBut she thinks that I could (Yeah, yeah)
You could Do better, do, do-do-Do (Yeah, yeah)
CBut who knows if I will or won't or I won't Do (Yeah, yeah)
GDo better, do, do-do-Do (Yeah, yeah)
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