Papa Loves Mambo

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−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
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PAPA LOVES MAMBO
By Al Hoffman, Dick Manning & Bix Reichner
Key:C
Mambo

-6 -6   -6   -6 6
Pa-pa loves mam-bo
-6 -6   -6   -6 6 
Ma-ma loves mam-bo
-4   -5  -6  7    -6  -5
Look at 'em sway with it
4    5   6   -7  6   5
Get-tin' so gay with it
-3    -4  -5  -6   -5  -4   6
Shout-in' "o-lay" with it, wow (huh)

-6 -6   -6   -6 6
Pa-pa loves mam-bo
-6  -6   -6   -6 6
(Pa-pa loves mam-bo)
-6 -6   -6   -6 6
Ma-ma loves mam-bo
-6  -6   -6   -6 6
(Ma-ma loves mam-bo)
-4 -5  -6   7    -6  -5
Pa-pa does great with it
4       5   6   -7  6   5
Swings like a gate with it
-3 -4  -5   -6   -5  -4   6
He los-es weight with it, now

-5  -6  6    5   6    -5
He goes to, she goes fro
4   5    -5    -4  -6   6
He goes fast, she goes slow
6   7    -7    -5  -6   6 
He goes left  she goes right

6   -6    -7  -7   -7 -7 -7
(Pa-pa's look-in' for Ma-ma)
-7   -6 -6 -6 -6  -7   7   -8
(But ma-ma is no-where in sight) (huh)
-6 -6   -6   -6  6
Pa-pa loves mam-bo
-6 -6   -6   -6  6
Ma-ma loves mam-bo

-4  -5   -6     7   -6 -5
Hav-in' their fling a-gain
4      5   6    -7   6  5
Young-er than spring a-gain
-3   -4   -5   -6 -5  -4    6
Feel-in' that zing a-gain, wow (huh)

-6 -6   -6   -6 6
Pa-pa loves mam-bo
-6  -6   -6   -6 6
(Pa-pa loves mam-bo)
-6 -6   -6   -6 6
Ma-ma loves mam-bo
-6  -6   -6   -6 6
(Ma-ma loves mam-bo) 

-4     -5  -6   7  -6    
Don't let her rhum-ba 
-5   4     5   6  -7  6
and don't let her sam-ba
5      -3 -4  -5   -6 -5  -7  7
'Cause Pa-pa loves Mam-bo to-night (huh)

(Papa loves mambo)
(Mama loves mambo)

(Papa loves mambo)
(Mama loves mambo)

He goes to, she goes fro
He goes fast, she goes slow
He goes left 'n' she goes right
(Papa's lookin' for Mama)
(But Mama is nowhere in sight) (huh)

Papa loves mambo
(Papa loves mambo)
Mama loves mambo
(Mama loves mambo)
Havin' their fling again
Younger than Spring again
Feelin' that zing again, wow (huh)

(Papa loves mambo)
Mambo Papa
(Mama loves mambo)
Mambo Mama
(Don't let her rumba and don't let her samba)
'Cause Papa
Loves a mambo tonight

(Huh)

Perry Como;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbNRHuyuPSA

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