Locomotion
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| C | C Am G | C | C Am G |
[Chorus]
C Am C
Everybody's doing a brand new dance now
Am
Come on baby do the locomotion
C
I know you'll get to like it
Am C
if you give it a chance now
Am
Come on, baby do the locomotion
F Dm
My little baby sister can do it with me
F Am
It's easier than learning your A, B, C's
C G C
So, come on, come on, do the locomotion with me
[Verse 1]
F7
You gotta swing your hips now
C
Come on baby, jump up, jump back
G G7
Well, I think you got the knack, whoah whoa
[Chorus]
C Am C
Oh, now that you can do it let's make a train now
Am
Come on, baby do the locomotion
C Am C
a' chugga chugga motion like a railway train, now
Am
Come on, baby do the locomotion
F Dm
Do it nice and easy now, don't lose control
F Dm7
A little bit of rhythm and and whole lot of soul
C G C
Come on, come on, do the locomotion with me
[Instrumental]
| C | % | F7 | % |
| C | % | G | G7 |
| C | Am | C | Am |
| C | Am | C | Am |
| F | Dm | F | Dm7 |
| C | G | C7 | % | F7 | % |
| C | % | G | % |
[Chorus]
C Am C
Move around the floor in a locomotion
Am
Come on, baby do the locomotion
C Am C
Do it holding hands if you get the notion
Am
Come on, baby do the locomotion
F Dm
There's never been a dance that's so easy to do
F Dm7
It even makes you happy when you're feeling blue
C G C
So, come on, come on, do the locomotion with me
[Bridge]
F7
Come on, do the locomotion
C
Come on, do the locomotion
F7
Come on, do the locomotion
C F7
Come on, do the locomotion
Let me hear you say
C
Yeah, yeah
F7
Yeah, yeah
C
Oh yeah, oh yeah
F7
Yeah, yeah, yeah (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
C
I saida hey now (Hey now)
F7
I saida hey now
Hey now
C
I saida hey hey now (Hey hey now)
F7
I said yeah yeah (Yeah yeah)
C
Oh oh (Oh oh)
F7
Oh oh (Oh oh)
C
Oh oh woe (Oh oh woe)
F7
And let's go go go go go
[Outro]
C F7
Come on, do the locomotion
C
Come on, do the locomotion
F7
Come on, do the locomotion
C
Come on, do the locomotion
F7
Come on, do the locomotion
C
Come on, do the locomotion
F7
Come on, do the locomotion
C
Come on, do the locomotion
Come on, come on
G C
Do the locomotion with me
How to play Locomotion
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.