Intro:Am Bb(2x)  

informe o(s) compositor(es)  
B               F#                E                   B  
Mother told me  yes  she told me I'd meet girls like you.  
B                  F#                 E                       B     
She also told me  "Stay away  you'll never know what you'll catch."  

E               F#                  B             
Just the other day I heard a of a soldier's falling off.  
E                F#                 B   
Some Indonesian junk that's going round.  
      
Chorus)  
  B                G#               F#                       E               
 Mommy's alright  Daddy's alright  they just seem a little weird.  
 B            G#            F#                  E  
Surrender  surrender  but don't give yourself away  ay  ay  ay.  

  Am B(2x)  

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."  
E                    F#              B  
Now  I had heard the WACS recruited old maids for the war.  
E                F#                   B  
But mommy isn't one of those  I've known her all these years.  

Chorus)  
  B                G#               F#                       E  
 Mommy's alright  Daddy's alright  they just seem a little weird.  
 B           G#             F#                  E  
Surrender  surrender  but don't give yourself away  ay  ay  ay.  

  Am B(2x)  

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 x2)  
  C                A5              G                       F  
 Mommy's alright  Daddy's alright  they just seem a little weird.  
 C            A5             G                 F  
Surrender  surrender  but don't give yourself away  ay  ay  ay.  

 C     A5  C     G   C     A5  C     G  
 Awaaaay   awaaaay   awaaaay   awaaaay  

(x5)          
(surrender)  
 C                             A5                                G                 F  
 mommy's alright (surrender)  daddy's alright (surrender)  but don't give yourself away   

Final:C E C  
      F9  D#9  Bb