Don't Do It, Son chords by Rick Rydell

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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Telephone my mom and tell her
don't get along
A little bit of starving
never did too much harm
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And tell her not to worry,
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I'll be home when I  can
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I took a job playing guitar
in a rock and roll band
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I'm not going home
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because I'm leaving today
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And I know just what you'll say
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Don't do       it, don't do it, son
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Traveling around the country
ain't no life for no one
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Don't do it, don't do it, son
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Won't you listen to me,
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think of all that I've done
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I've only been a -picking
with the guys at the top
And when I got the offer,
man, I just couldn't stop
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I went to see the practice
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and they let me sit in
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And when they heard me play
they said, Hey boy, where you been?
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They asked if I was free
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to take a roll with the band
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And mama laughed and understood
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Don't do       it, don't do it, son
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Travelin' round the country
ain't gonna happen no more
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Don't do       it, don't do it, son
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Won't you listen to me jingle all night long
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Interlude 1

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Mama

Verse 2
always hoped she'd say
that I'd get my break
But she never realized
exactly what was at stake
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She knew that playing music
was my only romance
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And now she has to understand
that this is my chance
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Mama, make it easy,
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don't you stand in my way
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Don't you ever let me hear
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you say
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Don't do it, don't do it son
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Gonna be the taste of
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love
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Don't do it, don't do it
Don't
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Travelling round the country
ain't no laughing no more.
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Don't do it, don't do it, son.
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Won't you listen to the people
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that I've done?
Don't do it, don't do it, son.
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Travelling round the country
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ain't no laughing no more.
Don't do it, don't do it, son.
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Won't you listen to the people
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that I've done?
Don't do it, don't do it, son.
Travelling round the country ain't no
I'm the loved one, don't you,
don't you, don't you