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ABBA - Does Your Mother Know Chords

Chord reference G, Em, C, Am, D, Cm
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[G]You’re so hot, teasing [Em]me [G]So you’re [C]blue but I [G]can’t take a [Am]chance on a [G]chick like [D]you That’s something I couldn’t [G]do

[G]There’s that look in your [Em]eyes [G]I can [C]read in your [G]face that your [Am]feelings are [G]driving you [D]wild Ah, but girl you’re only a [G]child

Well I can [C]dance with you [C]honey [C]If you think it’s [C]funny [C]Does your mother know that you’re [G]out? And I can [C]chat with you [C]baby [C]Flirt a little [C]maybe [C]Does your mother know that you’re [G]out?

[G]Take it easy (take it [G7]easy), better [C]slow down [Cm]girl That’s no [G]way to [Cm]go, does your [G]mother [Cm]know? [G]Take it easy (take it [G7]easy), try to [C]cool it [Cm]girl, Take it [G]nice and [Cm]slow, does your [G]mother [Cm]know?

[G]I can see what you [Em]want [G]But you [C]seem pretty [G]young to be [Am]searching for that [G]kind of [D]fun So maybe I’m not the [G]one

Now [G]you’re so cute, I like your [Em]style [G]And I [C]know what you [G]mean when you [Am]give me a [G]flash of that [D]smile (smile) But girl you’re only a [G]child

[G]There’s that look in your [Em]eyes [G]I can [C]read in your [G]face that your [Am]feelings are [G]driving you [D]wild Ah, but girl you’re only a [G]child

Well I can [C]dance with you [C]honey [C]If you think it’s [C]funny [C]Does your mother know that you’re [G]out? And I can [C]chat with you [C]baby [C]Flirt a little [C]maybe [C]Does your mother know that you’re [G]out?

[G]There’s that look in your [Em]eyes [G]I can [C]read in your [G]face that your [Am]feelings are [G]driving you [D]wild Ah, but girl you’re only a [G]child

Artist ABBA
Album Voulez-Vous
Genres Pop
Year 1979
Key G

How to Play Does Your Mother Know on Guitar?

ABBA - Does Your Mother Know can be played in the key of G using the G, Em, C, Am, D, Cm chords.

  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
  • For Cm, To play Cm, press fret 3 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 3 on the A string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 3 on the high E string with finger 3, let G ring open, mute B.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Does Your Mother Know with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.