Misc Unsigned Bands - Smokie robinson and the miracles - shop around

^FWhen I became of age, my mother ^Fcalled me to her side. She said, &^Gquot;Son, you're growing up now, pretty ^Gsoon you'll take a bride."

^GAnd then she ^Fsaid...Just because you've ^Fbecome a young man, now. ^FThere's still some things that you ^Fdon't

^FBefore you ask some ^Fgirl for her hand, now. ^FKeep your freedom for as ^Flong as you can, now. ^GMy mama told ^Gme..You better shop ^Faround^F. ^{F G}

^FThere's some things that I ^Fwant you to know, now. ^FJust as sure as the ^Fwind's gonna blow, now. ^FThe women come and the ^Fwomen gonna go, now. ^FBefore you tell 'em that you ^Flove 'em so, now. ^GMy mama told ^Gme..You better shop ^Faround. (Shop, shop around..shop, shop around.) Oh, ^Fyeah, you better shop a^Fround.^G

^FDon't try to get yourself a bargain, son. ^FDon't be sold on the very first one. ^FPretty girls come a dime a dozen, ^Gtry to find you one who's gonna ^Ggive you true lovin'.

^FBefore you take a girl and ^Fsay, 'I do.' now. ^FMake sure she's in ^Flove with you, now. ^GMy mama told ^Gme..You better shop ^Faround^C7.

^FDon't try to get yourself a bargain, son. ^FDon't be sold on the very first one. ^FPretty girls come a dime a dozen, ^Gtry to find you one who's gonna ^Ggive you true lovin'.

^FBefore you take a girl and ^Fsay, 'I do.' now. ^FMake sure she's in ^Flove with you, now. ^FMake sure that her ^Flove is true, now. ^FI'd hate to see you feelin' ^Fsad and blue, now. ^GMy mama told ^Gme..You better shop ^Faround.

^FUh-huh don't let the first one ^Fget you.. (shop, shop a-round) Oh ^Fno, cause I don't wanna see her ^Fwit' you. Uh-^Fhuh, before you let 'em hold you ^Ftight, yeah-^Fyeah. Make sure she's al^Fright^F. Before you let 'em take your ^Fhand, my son, under^Fstand, my son, be a ^Fman my son, I know you ^Fcan my son..(Fade.)