Year: 1991 - Album: The Very Best of Cheap Trick
Written by Rick Nielsen
Intro 1: Ab Bb Intro 2: A B Verse 1: B F# E B Mother told me, yes she told me, I'd meet girls like you. She B F# E B also told me, stay away, you'll never know what you'll catch. E F# B Just the other day I heard of a soldier's falling off___ some E F# B Indonesian junk that's going 'round(Intro 2) Verse 2: 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. Now E F# B I had heard the WACs recruited old maids for the war. But E F# B Mommy isn't one of those; I've known her all these years. (Chorus 1 then Intro 2) Verse 3: 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.Chorus 1: B G#m F# E Mommy's all right, Daddy's all right, they just seem a little weird. B G# F# E Surrender, Surrender, but don't give yourself away, E ay,______ ay.______________Outro: C Am G F (3x) Surrender, Surrender, but don't give yourself away. (Mommy’s alright) (Daddy’s alright)Chorus 2: C Am G F Mommy's all right, Daddy's all right, they just seem a little weird. C A G F Surrender, Surrender, but don't give yourself away, F C F C G(GGG) ay,______ ay._______Away!