Mashed Potato Time chords by Dee Dee Sharp

Chords with lyrics

Mashed Potato Time chords
Dee Dee Sharp *

A augmentedA
It's the latest, it's the greatest,
F# minorF#m
Mashed Potato, ya, ya ,ya, ya

A augmentedA
A majorA Mashed Potato started long time ago;
F# minorF#m
with a guy named Sloppy Joe
D MajorD
You'll find this dance is so cool to do;
E MajorE
Come on baby, gonna teach it to you.

A augmentedA
Mashed Potato, feel it in your feet now
F# minorF#m
Mashed Potato, come on get the beat now
D MajorD
Baby, it's the latest,

come on honey, it's the greatest,
    E MajorE
come on baby, ya, ya, ya, ya

A augmentedA
And then they dance it through and through,
F# minorF#m
They look for records they can do it to
D MajorD
They found a dance what is outta sight;
E MajorE
Doing "The Lion Sleeps Tonight".

A augmentedA
Mashed Potato, ya a weem o wep a weem o wep,
F# minorF#m
Mashed Potato, ya, ya, ya, ya,
D MajorD
It's the latest, ah baby, (it's the greatest)
    E MajorE
come on honey, ya, ya, ya, ya

A augmentedA F# minorF#m D MajorD E MajorE

A augmentedA
Now everybody is doing fine,
E MajorE
They dance alone or in a big boss line
F# minorF#m
And they discovered it's the most, man;
E MajorE
the day they did it to "Please Mr. Postman".

A augmentedA
Mashed Potato, wait a minute, wait a minute
F# minorF#m
Mashed Potato, deliver de letter
D MajorD
It's the latest, come on baby, (it's the greatest)
    E MajorE
come on honey, ya, ya, ya, ya

A augmentedA
Well they got with it more and more,
F# minorF#m
Ya ought to see 'em around the floor
D MajorD
The Mashed Potato, it's a long, long list ;
E MajorE
they even do it to the "Dear Lady Twist".

A augmentedA
Mashed Potato, get up from your chair now
F# minorF#m
Mashed Potato, ya, ya, ya, ya
D MajorD
It's the latest, come on baby, (it's the greatest)
    E MajorE
Ah, ah honey, ya, ya, ya, ya

* Alternate:

Capo II

A augmentedA  = G+G
F# minorF#m = E minorEm
D MajorD  = C majorC
E MajorE  = D MajorD

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