Misc Unsigned Bands - Smokie robinson and the miracles - shop around

^GWhen I became of age, my mother ^Ccalled me to her side. She said, &^Aquot;Son, you're growing up now, pretty ^Dsoon you'll take a bride."

^DAnd then she ^Gsaid...Just because you've ^Cbecome a young man, now. ^GThere's still some things that you ^Cdon't

^GBefore you ask some ^Cgirl for her hand, now. ^GKeep your freedom for as ^Clong as you can, now. ^AMy mama told ^Dme..You better shop ^Garound^C. ^{G D}

^GThere's some things that I ^Cwant you to know, now. ^GJust as sure as the ^Cwind's gonna blow, now. ^GThe women come and the ^Cwomen gonna go, now. ^GBefore you tell 'em that you ^Clove 'em so, now. ^AMy mama told ^Dme..You better shop ^Garound. (Shop, shop around..shop, shop around.) Oh, ^Cyeah, you better shop a^Ground.^D

^CDon't try to get yourself a bargain, son. ^GDon't be sold on the very first one. ^CPretty girls come a dime a dozen, ^Atry to find you one who's gonna ^Dgive you true lovin'.

^GBefore you take a girl and ^Csay, 'I do.' now. ^GMake sure she's in ^Clove with you, now. ^AMy mama told ^Dme..You better shop ^Garound^G7.

^CDon't try to get yourself a bargain, son. ^GDon't be sold on the very first one. ^CPretty girls come a dime a dozen, ^Atry to find you one who's gonna ^Dgive you true lovin'.

^GBefore you take a girl and ^Csay, 'I do.' now. ^GMake sure she's in ^Clove with you, now. ^GMake sure that her ^Clove is true, now. ^GI'd hate to see you feelin' ^Csad and blue, now. ^AMy mama told ^Dme..You better shop ^Garound.

^CUh-huh don't let the first one ^Gget you.. (shop, shop a-round) Oh ^Cno, cause I don't wanna see her ^Gwit' you. Uh-^Chuh, before you let 'em hold you ^Gtight, yeah-^Cyeah. Make sure she's al^Gright^C. Before you let 'em take your ^Ghand, my son, under^Cstand, my son, be a ^Gman my son, I know you ^Ccan my son..(Fade.)