Does Your Mother Know chords by
Abba (Official Version)

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Key: G majorDifficulty: Intermediate

Intro 1

F5

F5

F5

F5

F5

F5

F5

F5

F

F

F

F

Verse 1

F

Dm

You're so hot, teasing me

F

Bb

F/A

So you're blue but I can't

Gm7

F

C

take a chance on a chick like you

F

F

That's something I couldn't do

Verse 2
F F 
 
Dm Dm 
 
There's that look in your eyes
F F 
 
Bb Bb 
 
F/A F/A 
 
I  can read in your face
Gm7 Gm7 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
that your feelings are driving you wild
F F 
 
Ah, but girl you're only a child
F F 
 
F/G F/G 
 
F/Ab F/Ab 
 
F/A F/A 
 
Well I     can

Chorus 1
Bb Bb 
 
Bbsus4 Bbsus4 
 
dance with you honey
Bb Bb 
 
Bbsus4 Bbsus4 
 
If  you think it's funny
Bb Bb 
 
Does your mother know that you're out
F F 
 
F/G F/G 
 
F/Ab F/Ab 
 
F/A F/A 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Bbsus4 Bbsus4 
 
And I     can chat with you baby
Bb Bb 
 
Bbsus4 Bbsus4 
 
Flirt a little maybe
Bb Bb 
 
Does your mother know that you're out
F F 
 
F/G F/G 
 
F/Ab F/Ab 
 
F/A F/A 
 
Take  it

Bridge 1
F F 
 
F7 F7 
 
easy (take it  easy)
Bb/F Bb/F 
 
Bbm/F Bbm/F 
 
Better slow   down girl
F F 
 
Bbm/F Bbm/F 
 
That's no way to go
F F 
 
Bbm/F Bbm/F 
 
Does your mother know?
F F 
 
F7 F7 
 
Take it easy (take it  easy)
Bb/F Bb/F 
 
Bbm/F Bbm/F 
 
Try to cool   it girl
F F 
 
Bbm/F Bbm/F 
 
Take it nice and slow
F F 
 
Bbm/F Bbm/F 
 
Does your mother know?

Interlude 1

F5

F5

F5

F5

F

F

F

F

Verse 3

F

Dm

I can see what you want

F

Bb

F/A

But you seem pretty young

Gm7

F

C

to be searching for that kind of fun

F

F

So maybe I'm not the one

Verse 4
F F 
 
Dm Dm 
 
Now you're so cute, I like your style
F F 
 
Bb Bb 
 
F/A F/A 
 
And I know what you mean
Gm7 Gm7 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
when you give  me a flash of that smile (smile)
F F 
 
But girl you're only a child
F F 
 
F/G F/G 
 
F/Ab F/Ab 
 
F/A F/A 
 
Well I     can

Chorus 2
Bb Bb 
 
Bbsus4 Bbsus4 
 
dance with you honey
Bb Bb 
 
Bbsus4 Bbsus4 
 
If  you think it's funny
Bb Bb 
 
Does your mother know that you're out
F F 
 
F/G F/G 
 
F/Ab F/Ab 
 
F/A F/A 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Bbsus4 Bbsus4 
 
And I     can chat with you baby
Bb Bb 
 
Bbsus4 Bbsus4 
 
Flirt a little maybe
Bb Bb 
 
Does your mother know that you're out
F F 
 
F/G F/G 
 
F/Ab F/Ab 
 
F/A F/A 
 
Take  it

Bridge 2
F F 
 
F7 F7 
 
easy (take it  easy)
Bb/F Bb/F 
 
Bbm/F Bbm/F 
 
Better slow   down girl
F F 
 
Bbm/F Bbm/F 
 
That's no way to go
F F 
 
Bbm/F Bbm/F 
 
Does your mother know?
F F 
 
F7 F7 
 
Take it easy (take it  easy)
Bb/F Bb/F 
 
Bbm/F Bbm/F 
 
Try to cool   it girl
F F 
 
Bbm/F Bbm/F 
 
Take it nice and slow
F F 
 
Bbm/F Bbm/F 
 
Does your mother know?
F F 
 
F/G F/G 
 
F/Ab F/Ab 
 
F/A F/A 
 
Well I     can

Chorus 3
Bb Bb 
 
Bbsus4 Bbsus4 
 
dance with you honey
Bb Bb 
 
Bbsus4 Bbsus4 
 
If  you think it's funny
Bb Bb 
 
Does your mother know that you're out
F F 
 
F/G F/G 
 
F/Ab F/Ab 
 
F/A F/A 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Bbsus4 Bbsus4 
 
And I     can chat with you baby
Bb Bb 
 
Bbsus4 Bbsus4 
 
Flirt a little maybe
Bb Bb 
 
Does your mother know that you're out
F F 
 
F/G F/G 
 
F/Ab F/Ab 
 
F/A F/A 
 
Well I     can

Chorus 4
Bb Bb 
 
Bbsus4 Bbsus4 
 
dance with you honey
Bb Bb 
 
Bbsus4 Bbsus4 
 
If  you think it's funny
Bb Bb 
 
Does your mother know that you're out
F F 
 
F/G F/G 
 
F/Ab F/Ab 
 
F/A F/A 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Bbsus4 Bbsus4 
 
And I     can chat with you baby
Bb Bb 
 
Bbsus4 Bbsus4 
 
Flirt a little maybe
Bb Bb 
 
Does your mother know that you're out
F F 
 
F/G F/G 
 
F/Ab F/Ab 
 
[Repeat and fade]

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsF5 F Dm Bb F/A...

Chords

F5
F
Dm
Bb
F/A
Gm7
C
F/G
F/Ab
Bbsus4
F7
Bb/F
Bbm/F

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

F5: 1-3-x-x-x-x
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
Dm: x-x-0-2-3-1
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
F/A: x-0-3-2-1-x
Gm7: 3-5-3-3-3-3
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
F/G: 3-x-3-2-1-x
F/Ab: shape not available
Bbsus4: x-1-3-3-4-x
F7: 1-3-1-2-1-1
Bb/F: 1-x-3-3-3-x
Bbm/F: 1-x-3-3-2-x

Capo: No capo

Transpose: -2

-2

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

F is one of the chords beginners ask about the most. A short walkthrough on how to fret it cleanly and switch in and out of it. Learn the F chord

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This is the definitive original version of Does Your Mother Know by ABBA, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of G major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of ABBA's performance.

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