Key: C
Am
Bb
B
F#
E
B
Mother told me yes she told me I'd meet girls like you
B
F#
E
B
She also told me "Stay away you'll never know what you'll catch"
E
F#
B
Just the other day I heard a of a soldier's falling off
E
F#
B
Some Indonesian junk that's going round
B
G#
F#
E
Mommy's alright Daddy's alright they just seem a little weird
B
G#
F#
E
Surrender surrender but don't give yourself away ay ay ay
B
2x
B
F#
E
B
Father says "Your mother's right she's really up on things"
B
F#
E
B
"Before we married Mommy served in the WACS in the Philippines"
E
F#
B
Now I had heard the WACS recruited old maids for the war
E
F#
B
But mommy isn't one of those I've known her all these years
B
G#
F#
E
Mommy's alright Daddy's alright they just seem a little weird
B
G#
F#
E
Surrender surrender but don't give yourself away ay ay ay
B
2x
C
G
F
C
Whatever happened to all this season's losers of the year?
C
G
F
C
Every time I got to thinking where'd they disappear?
F
G
C
Then I woke up Mom and Dad are rolling on the couch
F
G
C
Rolling numbers rock and rolling got my KISS records out
C
A5
G
F
Mommy's alright Daddy's alright they just seem a little weird
C
A5
G
F
Surrender surrender but don't give yourself away ay ay ay
C
A5
C
G
C
A5
C
G
Awaaaay awaaaay awaaaay awaaaay
(x5)
C
A5
G
F
Mommy's alright (surrender) daddy's alright (surrender) but don't give yourself away
C
E
F9
D#9
Bb