Love Shack    (1989)     (video)

 

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    If you see a faded sign at the side of the road that says:

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    15 miles to the love shack, love shack, yeah, yeah !

 

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1. I‘m headin‘ down the Atlanta highway,

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    lookin‘ for the love getaway,      headed for the love getaway,

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    I got me a car, it‘s as big as a whale,

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    and we‘re headin‘ on down to the love shack.

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    I got me a Chrysler, it seats about twenty,

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    so hurry up and bring your jukebox money.

 

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The love shack is a little old place where        we can get together,

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    love shack, baby (a love shack, baby).

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Love shack, baby, love shack ! Love shack, baby, love shack !

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Love shack, baby, love shack ! Love shack, baby, love shack !

 

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2.     Sign says: Stay away, fools, ‘cause love rules at the love shack !

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    Well, it‘s set way back in the middle of a field,

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    just a funky old shack, and I gotta get back.

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    Glitter on the mattress,      glitter on the highway,

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    glitter on the front porch,       glitter on the hallway.

 

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The love shack is a little old place where        we can get together,

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    love shack, baby (a love shack, baby),

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Love shack, that‘s where it‘s at ! Love shack, that‘s where it‘s at.

 

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3. Huggin‘ and a-kissin‘, dancin‘ and a-lovin‘,

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    wearin‘ next to nothin‘, ‘cause it‘s hot as an oven.

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    The whole shack shimmies,        the whole shack shimmies,

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    The whole shack shimmies, when everybody‘s movin

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    around and around and around and around !

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    Everybody‘s movin‘, everybody‘s groovin‘, baby,

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    folks linin‘ up outside, just to get down.

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    Everybody‘s movin‘, everybody‘s groovin‘,

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    baby, funky little shack, funky little shack.

 

+  A - G - A - G (2x)

 

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4. Hop in my Chrysler, it‘s as big as a whale

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    and it‘s about to set sail.

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    I got me a car, it seats about forty,

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    so come on and bring your jukebox money.

 

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The love shack is a little old place where        we can get together,

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    love shack, baby (a love shack, baby),

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Love shack, baby, love shack ! Love shack, baby, love shack !

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Love shack, baby, love shack ! Love shack, baby, love shack !

 

+  A - G - A - G (2x)

 

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+  Bang, bang, bang on the door, baby.        Knock a little louder, baby !

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    Bang bang, bang on the door, baby !             I can‘t hear you.

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    Bang, bang, bang on the door, baby !      Knock a little louder, sugar !

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    Bang bang, bang on the door, baby !          I can‘t hear you !

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    Bang bang, bang on the door, baby ! Bang bang bang on the door !

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    Bang bang.        On the door, baby ? Bang bang.       On the door ?

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    Bang bang.        On the door, baby ? Bang ba….ng !

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    You’re what ? Tin roof, rusted !

 

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+  Love shack, baby, love shack ! (4x)

 

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+  That’s where the love’s at.

 

(orig. = capo 3rd)    (The B-52s)