Shop Around chords by Helen Shapiro

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Verse 1
G 
 (G major) When I became of age my
C 
mother called  (C major) me to her side,
A 
She said,  (A major) "Son, you're growing up now
D 
pretty soon  (D major) you'll take a bride"
G 
And then she  (G major) said,
C 
G 
"Just because you've be (C major) come a young man  (G major) now,
C 
There's still something (C major) s that
you don't understand now,
G 
C 
 (G major) Before you ask some  (C major) girl for
G 
her hand now  (G major) 
C 
Keep your freedom for as  (C major) long
A 
as you can now."  (A major) 

Verse 2

My mama told me, "You better shop around,

(Shop, shop)

Oh yeah, you better shop around"

(Shop, shop around)

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Verse 3

Ah, there's somethings that

I want you to know now

Just as sure as the winds gonna blow now

The women come and

the women gonna go now

Before you tell 'em that

you love em so now.

Verse 4

My mama told me, "You better shop around,

(Shop, shop)

Oh yeah, you better shop around"

(Shop, shop around)

Verse 5
C 
A- try to get yourself a  (C major) bargain son
G 
Don't  (G major) be sold on the
C 
very  (C major) first one
A- pretty girls come a dime a dozen,
A 
A- try  (A major) to find one who's
D 
 (D major) gonna give you true lovin'

Verse 6
G 
C 
 (G major) Before you take a girl and  (C major) say I do,
G 
now,  (G major) 
C 
Make sure she's in  (C major) love
A 
with- a you now.  (A major) 
D 
My mama told  (D major) me,
G 
"You better shop  (G major) around."

Interlude 1

Ooh yeah,

Verse 7
C 
 (C major) 
a- try to get yourself a bargain son
G 
C 
Don't  (G major) be sold on the very first one  (C major) 
A- pretty girls come a dime a dozen,
A 
A-  (A major) try to find one who's
D 
 (D major) gonna give you true lovin'.

Verse 8
G 
C 
 (G major) Before you take a girl and  (C major) say I do,
G 
now,  (G major) 
C 
Make sure she's in  (C major) love
G 
with- a you now.  (G major) 
C 
Make sure that her  (C major) love is true now.
G 
 (G major) I hate to see you feelin'
C 
A 
 (C major) sad and blue now"  (A major) 

Verse 9
D 
My mama told  (D major) me,
G 
"You better shop around  (G major) (Shop, shop)
Don't let the first one get you
C 
Oh  (C major) no 'cause I don't
G 
want to see her  (G major) with you
C 
G 
Uh  (C major) huh before you let  (G major) her hold you
C 
tight, ah yeah make sure she's  (C major) alright
G 
Uh huh before you let  (G major) her take
C 
 (C major) your hand my son
G 
Under (G major) stand my son,
C 
G 
be  (C major)  (G major) a man my son I know you can my son I love you"